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The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History

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The best situation comedies ever to air on television. What's the best sitcom of all time? This list includes the best and most funny all-time sitcoms and funny TV shows. Anyone can vote on this list, making it a definitive representation of the Ranker community's sit-com tastes. You can even add your own ranking of shows to nominate your favorites.

A sitcom (or situational comedy) is loosely defined as "a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life". What are the greatest sitcoms ever? You can decide for yourself what fits that term and rank as you see fit, adding what you see missing!

List Criteria: Situational Comedies only. (No Dramas, Procedurals etc.)

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  1. 1
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    Larry David, Liz Sheridan, Estelle Harris More
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    James Michael Tyler, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Jennifer Aniston More
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    Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden More
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    John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Kelsey Grammer More
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    Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch More
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    Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr More
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    Keith Thibodeaux, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball More
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    Danielle Brisebois, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor More
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    Christina Moore, Debra Jo Rupp, Ashton Kutcher More
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    Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Hale More
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    Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer More
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    Fergie, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Coleman More
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    Bob Saget, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders More
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    Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Trey Parker More
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    Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Alec Sulkin More
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    John Krasinski, David Denman, Oscar Nunez More
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    Joseph C. Phillips, Lisa Bonet, Erika Alexander More
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    Alfonso Ribeiro, Joseph Marcell, Tatyana Ali More
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    Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Scott Baio More
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    Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Sullivan Sweeten More
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    Aloma Wright, Travis Schuldt, Christa Miller More
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    Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson More
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    Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver More
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    Taran Noah Smith, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas More
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    Andy Griffith, Maggie Peterson, Howard Morris More
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    Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
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    Justin Berfield, Jennette McCurdy, Frankie Muniz More
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    Tim Reid, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders More
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    Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Jim Backus More
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    John Lutz, Kevin Brown, Tracy Morgan More
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    Dan Lauria, Danica McKellar, Fred Savage More
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    Kelly Stables, Angus T. Jones, Jon Cryer More
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    John Larroquette, Markie Post, Paula Kelly More
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    French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More
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    Estelle Getty, Betty White, Beatrice Arthur More
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    Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Brian Bonsall More
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    Steve Whitmire, John Lovelady, Richard Hunt More
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    Jim Cummings, Ken Weatherwax, Anjelica Huston More
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    Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Riley, Bill Daily More
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    Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Larry Mathews More
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    Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong More
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    Jackie Gleason, Joyce Randolph, Sheila MacRae More
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    Bill Quinn, Brett Somers, Pamelyn Ferdin More
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    Betty White, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight More
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    John Goodman, Michael Fishman, Sara Gilbert More
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    Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Patricia Ann Priest More
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    The Looney Tunes Show

    Stephanie Courtney, Bob Bergen, Jim Cummings More
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    Don Adams, Jane Dulo, Edward Platt More
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    Jason Lee, Nadine Velazquez, Ethan Suplee More
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    The Addams Family

    Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring More
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    1. shrimp cockfail
      The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History at 1/12/2013 3:30 AM
      Not enough best TV sitcoms .
    2. Genesis Cardani
      The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History at 10/07/2012 4:30 PM
      Nice best sitcoms ever here.
    3. Ji Mckibbon
      The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History at 7/06/2012 3:22 PM
      Favorable sitcoms list, brother.
    4. bhanuchander
      The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History at 3/12/2012 3:39 AM
      Yes, Its good to see this type of lists
    5. KirkSawyers
      The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History at 3/03/2012 3:55 AM
      No Flintstones, Gilligan's Island, Hogan's Heroes or many great older shows like The Phil Silver's Show, Leave it To Beaver or Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C and yet the list includes Blossom and Charles in Charge?
    6. imafunker2
      Arrested Development at 7/19/2011 3:38 PM
      Very happy to see this awesome show at least made the top 10! Where were all these fans when the show needed 'em...?

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