funniest shows ever on tv?

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Wondershowzen

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Oh, dear God.

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I Love Lucy for the win. Has anyone noticed that the older comedies (marx Brothers, Dick Van Dyke, et al.) were funnier when you were a kid? I think we get more cynical, jaded and picky as we get older.


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family guy is great. did anyone notice how simpsons has started to try to do that thing family guy does where it says "like that time chris tried to join the circus (or whatever)"... and then has some cutaway. simpsons needs to go away now. so unfunny i had to turn it off half way through last time. but it was great like 8 years ago.

i want to put in my vote for "news radio".
phil hartman = comedy genius.

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Actually, The Simpsons did it first and then dropped it. The producers actually mention it on one of the commentaries, saying something to the effect of: "Yeah, once family guy started doing it, we knew we should stop". They're jealous of FG's success, if you ask me.

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Well, it depends on what you want to accomplish with the episode. If you want a bunch of crazy one- or two-line gag, the cutaways are good. If you want to develop a coherent plot, not so good.

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what is fawlty towers

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It's a british comedy that ran back in the 1970s for 12 episodes. It's about a dysfunctional hotel run by Basil Fawlty (John Cleese).

I don't want to spoil it, you can read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawlty_towers

The whole DVD series costs $29.97 on Amazon.

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Cookl, I just bought it.

[CallMeIshmael]

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I Love Lucy for the win. Has anyone noticed that the older comedies (marx Brothers, Dick Van Dyke, et al.) were funnier when you were a kid? I think we get more cynical, jaded and picky as we get older.


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family guy is great. did anyone notice how simpsons has started to try to do that thing family guy does where it says "like that time chris tried to join the circus (or whatever)"... and then has some cutaway. simpsons needs to go away now. so unfunny i had to turn it off half way through last time. but it was great like 8 years ago.

i want to put in my vote for "news radio".
phil hartman = comedy genius.

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Actually, The Simpsons did it first and then dropped it. The producers actually mention it on one of the commentaries, saying something to the effect of: "Yeah, once family guy started doing it, we knew we should stop". They're jealous of FG's success, if you ask me.

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"LOL"

[EliteNinja]

Red Dwarf
Futurama

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1. Simpsons (seasons 1-9)
2. The Office (UK)
3. Futurama
4. Arrested Development
5. Seinfeld

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Wow. That's exactly how my list would look, except I'd probably try to squeeze Red Dwarf and Fawlty Towers in there too.

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I can't believe that no one has mentioned The Odd Couple.

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1. Simpsons (seasons 1-9)
2. The Office (UK)
3. Futurama
4. Arrested Development
5. Seinfeld

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Wow. That's exactly how my list would look, except I'd probably try to squeeze Red Dwarf and Fawlty Towers in there too.

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ZeTurd,

Ive never seen Red Dwarf, but, this comment combined with a Manny Calavera avatar means I'll be seeing it soon

[I Gotta Push]

The Office (UK)

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bakersfield, davis rules, yes, minister........b