Sitcoms

[Avaitor]

Thanks to the AV Club, I'm compelled to make a top episode list of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

1- (tie) The Lars Affair/Chuckles Bites the Dust
2- Put on a Happy Face
3- Rhoda's Sister Gets Married
4- The Dinner Party
5- Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
6- Rhoda the Beautiful
7- Ted's Change of Heart
8- Murray Takes a Stand
9- The Seminar
10- (tie) Support Your Local Mother/The Lou and Edie Story

There's just so many good episodes to choose from for here.

[Lord Il]

Thanks to the AV Club, I'm compelled to make a top episode list of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

1- (tie) The Lars Affair/Chuckles Bites the Dust
2- Put on a Happy Face
3- Rhoda's Sister Gets Married
4- The Dinner Party
5- Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
6- Rhoda the Beautiful
7- Ted's Change of Heart
8- Murray Takes a Stand
9- The Seminar
10- (tie) Support Your Local Mother/The Lou and Edie Story

There's just so many good episodes to choose from for here.

That's a blast from the past. I haven't seen that show for years on end. There's a lot I forget about it but I remember Ed Asner's character (Lou) getting some funny lines in. I'll use your list if I decide to look this show up again.

Just like All In The Family, this seemed to be one of those must-see sitcoms of the 70s.

[Avaitor]

Actually, I just found this list from the author of the MTM book I just read. This one is based off of impact more than direct quality, but there's still some good choices, including crossover with my personal choices, and YouTube links to the eps in question.

[Avaitor]

You guys were talking about Mill Creek in another thread, but I just wanted to point out that they are releasing Married With Children sets next year that has the opening theme intact.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Married-Children-Seasons-1-and-2/19163

Not only will the next set keep the original theme in, but they're going to keep in unedited episodes as well, unlike the last time season 4 was released.

[Commode]

That 70s Show is on TV Land now.  Wow.

[Avaitor]

Eh, so is (was?) Curb. That's not too surprising.

[Kiddington]

Curb really doesn't belong on cable. Watching it edited is a surreal (and frankly kinda boring) experience.

[Avaitor]

Beloved what?

[Avaitor]

Here's a theory- HIMYM is a bizarro-world Cheers.

Think about it. The first couple of seasons of both shows have similar designs- at first, it introduces these characters, a man who has been a part of a circle for a little while, and a woman who is just now entering this circle, and takes it from there. A lot of the first season of both suggests that one or the other would like to try a relationship, but something always happens to prevent this until the end, where they hook up. The second season of both then spends the year showing how they do and don't work as a couple, until a depressing end. Things... trail off after that, but generally the next part of the show for both has hints of there still being a spark, and the odd reconciliation, until around season 5, where things definitely change for both.

Until the finale, and we all know what happened to HIMYM's. But Cheers was one of the HIMYM showrunner's biggest influences, yet it's fascinating to see how drastically different they both end up.

[Spark Of Spirit]

The Cheers theme might be the only sitcom theme in the world that everyone in the room will start singing when the first notes are hummed.

And I'm perfectly okay with that.

[Avaitor]

Y'no, I have to ask, would it be fair to call MWC one of the most underrated show of all time?

It never shows up on most greatest lists, despite being as strong as it is, and there isn't a better lead actor in a sitcom than Ed O'Neill as Al, and he wasn't even nominated for an Emmy. The show still has its fans, but I do think that it deserves better.

[Dr. Insomniac]

11 seasons, 4 remakes, half of the cast still getting TV roles even to this day, and an 8.2 on IMDB don't make an underrated show.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Y'no, I have to ask, would it be fair to call MWC one of the most underrated show of all time?

It never shows up on most greatest lists, despite being as strong as it is, and there isn't a better lead actor in a sitcom than Ed O'Neill as Al, and he wasn't even nominated for an Emmy. The show still has its fans, but I do think that it deserves better.

I think it does when some people pass it off as simply "stupid", but that's the whole point. As far as live action cartoons go, I don't think there are many better.

But if that's not what you want from a sitcom, you might simply not fit the appeal it has.

[Avaitor]

I guess. I just wish that I heard it discussed more than it does, since it's honestly a better comedy than some of the greats. Definitely not for everyone, but fuck, nothing is for everyone.

[Spark Of Spirit]

A list of the music they couldn't clear for The Wonder Years release

Time Life did a good job overall.