TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gitlin,Marty
TI  - The greatest sitcoms of all time
SN  - 081088724X (hbk. : alk. paper)
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Scarecrow Press, Inc.
KW  - Situation comedies (Television programs)
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Seinfeld -- All in the Family -- M*A*S*H -- I Love Lucy -- The Mary Tyler Moore Show -- Cheers -- The Andy Griffith Show -- Frasier -- The Dick Van Dyke Show -- Taxi -- The Honeymooners -- Murphy Brown -- The Crosby Show -- The Simpsons -- 30 Rock -- Everybody Loves Raymond -- The Jack Benny Program -- Family Ties -- Modern Family -- Leave It to Beaver -- The Golden Girls -- Will & Grace -- The Larry Sanders Show -- Friends -- The Odd Couple -- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show -- Barney Miller -- The Office -- Get Smart -- Family Guy -- Curb Your Enthusiasm -- Roseanne -- Father Knows Best -- Arrested Development -- The Wonder Years -- Soap -- Happy Days -- The Big Bang Theory -- Green Acres -- Malcolm in the Middle -- Bewitched -- The Phil Silvers Show -- South Park -- Two and a Half Men -- Make Room for Daddy -- The Courtship of Eddie's Father -- Sanford and Son -- The Beverly Hillbillies -- Night Court -- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis -- Maude -- Home Improvement -- The Jeffersons -- Hogan's Heroes -- The Monkees -- Rhoda -- The Addams Family -- Designing Women -- NewsRadio -- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman -- That Girl -- Kate & Allie - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. -- Our Miss Brooks -- The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet -- My World and Welcome to It -- The Bob Cummings Show -- Coach -- The Flintstones. Appendixes: A. Emmy Awards and nominations -- B. The Just-missed list: Top 10 sitcoms for each decade -- C. Ten best spin-offs -- D. Fifty funniest male characters -- Fifty funniest female characters
N2  - In this book the author has assembled the top seventy sitcoms in television history. The rankings are based on such factors as longevity, ratings, awards, humor, impact, and legacy
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