The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History
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!
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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- 41Up 356Down 244
Jim Cummings, Ken Weatherwax, Anjelica Huston More - 106Up 84Down 135
Rachael MacFarlane, Seth MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker More - 83Up 112Down 106
Mario López, Ernie Sabella, Mark-Paul Gosselaar More - 103Up 30Down 27
Kaley Cuoco, Martin Spanjers, James Garner Moreadded by: JordanAnderson - 76Up 130Down 146
Steve Landesberg, Jack Soo, Max Gail More - 131Up 73Down 110
Caroline McWilliams, Rene Auberjonois, Inga Swenson More - 50Up 248Down 187 Alice Pearce, Dick Sargent, Dick York More
- 150Up 54Down 116 Holland Taylor, Telma Hopkins, Lucille Benson More
- 94Up 78Down 103 Maitland Ward, Rider Strong, Will Friedle More
- 128Up 86Down 123 Mimi Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, Thomas Gibson More
- 87Up 155Down 254 Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, Bob Saget, Scott Weinger More
- 152Up 40Down 81 Ken Berry, Bob Steele, Forrest Tucker More
- 101Up 101Down 121 Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Kelsey Dohring More
- 24Up 494Down 410 Taran Noah Smith, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas More
- 64Up 171Down 156 Kenneth Mars, Betty Garrett, David Lander More
- 113Up 43Down 66 Joe Flynn, Gary Vinson, Carl Ballantine Moreadded by: woody
- 72Up 154Down 156 Shelley Fabares, Conrad Janis, Tom Poston More
- 154Up 17Down 25 Fergie, Kellie Martin, Tracy Wells Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 137Up 81Down 162
Alisan Porter, Jo Marie Payton, Bronson Pinchot More - 122Up 56Down 75 William Duell, Peter Lupus, Ed Williams More
- 85Up 102Down 98 Connie Britton, Michael J. Fox, Jennifer Esposito More
- 123Up 9Down 13 Jeff Mooring, Joshua Malina, Robert Guillaume More
- 149Up 27Down 74
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Ricky Nelson More - 65Up 187Down 198 Susan Olsen, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight More
- 82Up 112Down 117 Ryan Stiles, Drew Carey, John Carroll Lynch More
- 66Up 50Down 17 Bea Benaderet, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 88Up 49Down 51 Jill Whelan, Fred Grandy, Gavin MacLeod More
- 32Up 411Down 322 Dan Lauria, Danica McKellar, Fred Savage More
- 53Up 242Down 228 Don Knotts, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers More
- 62Up 169Down 168 John Travolta, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Marcia Strassman More
- 146Up 61Down 154
What's Happening!!
Shirley Hemphill, Ernest Lee Thomas, Haywood Nelson More - 75Up 55Down 49 Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, Tony Danza More
- 45Up 354Down 374 John Goodman, Michael Fishman, Sara Gilbert More
- 69Up 166Down 170 Arthur Peterson, Jr., Robert Mandan More
- 89Up 128Down 153 Kris Kamm, Shelley Fabares, Craig T. Nelson More
- 44Up 312Down 267 Bill Quinn, Brett Somers, Pamelyn Ferdin More
- 22Up 628Down 491 Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson More
- 49Up 105Down 52
The Addams Family
Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring More - 111Up 90Down 159 Reginald VelJohnson, Judyann Elder, Jo Marie Payton More
- 79Up 91Down 89 Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Hugh Beaumont More
- 148Up 66Down 170 Sasha Mitchell, Patrick Duffy, Staci Keanan More
- 108Up 7Down 10 Judd Apatow, Nancy Cartwright, Nick Jameson Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 95Up 112Down 164 Charlotte Rae, Dixie Carter, Todd Bridges More
- 23Up 453Down 394 Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver More
- 93Up 9Down 16 Tony Robinson, Robert East, Patrick Allen More
- 96Up 11Down 29 Grant Stevens, Patrick McManus, Robert Liddement Moreadded by: persongee
- 144Up 28Down 77 John Inman, Norman Mitchell, Trevor Bannister More
- 71Up 216Down 222 Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Ballard Berkeley More
- 127Up 7Down 18 Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Christopher Ryan More
- 60Up 225Down 246 Mackenzie Crook, Patrick Baladi, Jane Lucas More
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