Favourite Sitcoms

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Over the last prob 40 years we have been blessed with some quality sitcoms

From Blackadder to Dads Army and Allo Allo and Only Fools etc are always mentioned as people favourites

But what about the under the radar ones ?

What's your fav ?

I'll start with Coupling and especially the early couple series - loved it especially Jeff who was brilliant

So what's yours ?
 
No sitcom will ever match the greatness of The Office. It's just perfect. Lost count the amount of times I've watched it all the way through.
 
Phoenix nights and IT Crowd were good.

How about Fall and Rise of Reggie Perrin. Not sure it ever got the critical acclaim it deserved. Brilliantly observed and loved Leonard Rossiter in it. Rarely repeated and one that has never tried to be copied
 
Just goes to emphasise what was in the other comedy thread. Tastes differ.

Absolutely loved Red Dwarf but would sooner have scooped my eyes out with a wooden spoon than watch the Office.
 
Tongo said:
A mate of mine lent me the DVD's for this. The sort of comedy that doesnt make you belly laugh but still makes you smile a long time after you've watched it.
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Some really good actors in Early doors, and better than the Royal Family in my opinion. More believable characters.

Forget to mention Rab C Nesbitt, even if I did have to watch it with sub titles.:)

Frasier must be one of the few spin offs that was better than the original (Cheers)

I used to like Taxi as well, but that might have had something to do with Marilu Henner.:whistle:

Early series of MASH were very good, again with top character actors.
 
Black books
Citizen Smith
The Young Ones
The New Statesman
Yes Minister
Thee Big Bang theory
The IT crowd
Cheers
Frasier
Teachers
Gimme Gimme Gimme

i could name 50 more but have got bored but The Office and Mrs Browns Boys would still not be on the list
 
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Yes Minister. Great shout. Did I hear/read it's being redone?
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Been watching this on Yesterday the last couple of weeks. Still brilliant, and barely aged at all.

From others already mentioned, Outnumbered (the tennis episode with the calendar scene), MASH and Father Ted are the standouts for me. I'd include Green Wing as well, for the jaw-dropping oddness. And in a similar vein, Mighty Boosh, slightly hit and miss but genius when it worked.
 
I have too many to narrow it down so...

Hancock's Half Hour
Steptoe & Son
Whatever Happened to the Likeky Lads
Happy Days
The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin
Porridge
Royle Family
Hi De Hi
Father Ted
All Alan Partridges
Friends
Still Game

I have a really soft spot for Dad's Army but can't include it in my list because of the character of Corporal Jones. He was a facile and totally unnecessary sledgehammer for the masses to get a cheap and simple laugh. However after the same joke was included for the two thousandth time in the third episode it became terminally tedious for me.

His repeated and dreadfully lame schtick every episode of 'Don't panic!" "I'd like to volunteer for..." and "They don't like it up 'em" bored me to tears in what was otherwise a script of total comedy genius. He should've been invalided out after episode two.
 
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