Comedy 1970s versus today

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[rightwinger]

1970s or 80s?

 

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1970s or 80s?

most of the best routines were in the 1970s ... by the mid eighties -- crapolla

 

[mamooth]

These are not meant to be complete lists, just a general idea. In sitcoms, I give the edge to the 70s.

Top 70s sitcoms: (Some lasted into the 80s, but are children of the 70s)

All in the Family
M*A*S*H
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Happy Days
The Odd Couple
The Partridge Family
Maude
The Jeffersons
Laverne and Shirley
Mork and Mindy
One Day at a Time
Taxi
Soap
WKRP in Cincinnati
Three's Company
Alice
The Bob Newhart Show
Sanford and Son
Chico and the Man
Welcome Back Kotter

Top 80s sitcoms: (same thing. Some lasted into the 90s)

Cheers
The Cosby Show
Facts of Life
Family Ties
Married with Children
ALF
Different Strokes
Golden Girls
Newhart
Roseanne
Full House
Mr Belvedere
Small Wonder
Charles in Charge
Who's the Boss
Punky Brewster
Night Court

I leave out Seinfeld, being it's identified as _the_ 90s sitcom, even though it started in 89.