funniest shows ever on tv?

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I love the UK office, but it had 12 episodes. I would not consider it an all time great.

Da Ali G show fall under the same category for me.

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Ye the Mona Lisa is like one foot by two feet and people call it a master piece what’s up with that? If a picture isn’t at least 6 by 10 it can’t make my list.
Booth shows you mention ran for two series. Id say two series of tightly written funny shows beats several series where the episodes are of variable quality.

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Horrible analogy.
If you compared the 12 best episodes of the Simpsons, South Park, Seinfeld, etc. To The Office or Da Ali G Show most people would consider the first three to be better.

It is also a lot to easier to make 12 9's than 50 8.7's.
Just because the average episode of those shows might be better doesn't make the whole series better.