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Greatest sitcoms by decade

Dub2Dub2 Posts: 2,869
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For me..

Sixties - Steptoe and Son


Seventies - Rising Damp

Eighties - Only Fools and Horses

Nineties - Father Ted

Naughties - The Office

Teenies - Inbetweeners?
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  • pembo2004pembo2004 Posts: 4,097
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    #2
    60s - steptoe and son
    70s - on the buses
    80s - only fools and horses
    90s - 2.4 children
    2000s - my family
    2010s - white van man
  • mrblankmrblank Posts: 5,687
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    #3
    50s bilko 60s likely lads 70s porridge 80s only fools and horses 90s the larry sanders show 2000s the office
  • FroodFrood Posts: 13,180
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    pembo2004 wrote: »
    60s - steptoe and son
    70s - on the buses
    80s - only fools and horses
    90s - 2.4 children
    2000s - my family
    2010s - white van man

    You said On the Buses.

    Your votes are invalid.

    Just about the worst sitcom ever.

    60s - Steptoe and Son
    70s - Fawlty Towers
    80s- OFAH
    90s- Drop the Dead Donkey
    00s- The Inbetweeners
    10s- Mongrels
  • darnall42darnall42 Posts: 4,080
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    #5
    50s -hancocks half hour
    60s -Steptoe
    70s -porridge or dads army
    80s - only fools and horses
    90s - Father ted
    00s - The IT Crowd
    10s - cant think of any :)
  • tjbantamtjbantam Posts: 1,330
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    70's Porridge
    80's Only Fools And Horses
    90's Drop The Dead Donkey
    00's Scrubs
  • BuboBubo Posts: 110
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    70's Porridge
    80's The Young Ones
    90's Father Ted
    00's Spaced
  • Bob PaisleyBob Paisley Posts: 3,627
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    60s - Hancock
    70s - Fawlty Towers
    80s - Blackadder 2
    90s - Father Ted
    00s - Peep Show
    10s - Dunno...The IT Crowd maybe...
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,926
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    Bob Paisley wrote: »
    10s - Dunno...The IT Crowd maybe...

    Only Series 4 was in this decade, and it was definitely a mixed bag compared to earlier series.

    70's - Fawlty Towers
    80's - Blackadder
    90's - I'm Alan Patridge
    00's - The Office
    10's - The Trip
  • DomestiquesDomestiques Posts: 1,720
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    No terry and june?
  • Artie FischalArtie Fischal Posts: 1,034
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    50s The Lucy Show
    60s Steptoe & Son
    70s Fawlty Towers
    80s Blackadder Goes Forth
    90s One Foot In The Grave
    00s The Worst Week Of My Life
    10s A bit early but it's Benidorm thus far.

    With a special mention for Only Fools & Horses which spanned three decades.
  • darnall42darnall42 Posts: 4,080
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    darnall42 wrote: »
    5

    10s - cant think of any :)

    go on then i'll go for

    10s - Mrs browns boys :)
  • JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    1950s: The Phil Silvers Show (aka "Bilko")
    1960s: Steptoe and Son / Till Death Us Do Part / Hancock
    1970s: Fawlty Towers
    1980s: Only Fools And Horses / Blackadder
    1990s: One Foot In The Grave
    2000s: The Office
    2010s: The Big Bang Theory / Not Going Out
  • stud u likestud u like Posts: 42,100
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    1960s Two In Clover,Steptoe And Son and George And The Dragon
    1970s Are You Being Served?, The Liver Birds and Man About The House
    1980s Chance In A Million, Watching,After Henry
    1990s One Foot In The Grave, The Brittas Empire,Second Thoughts and Father Ted
    2000s My Hero, Benidorm, The Office, The Inbetweeners
    2010s Miranda, Mrs.Brown's Boys
  • stud u likestud u like Posts: 42,100
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    Domestiques wrote: »
    No terry and june?

    I've been watching them on ITV3.
  • unknown17unknown17 Posts: 3,797
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    90s - Friends, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
    00s - Two Pints..., Scrubs, Coming of Age
    10s - Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, Mongrels
  • November_RainNovember_Rain Posts: 9,145
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    70s - Fawlty Towers
    80s - Only Fools & Horses
    90s - Father Ted
    00s - Gavin & Stacey
  • cudzndripscudzndrips Posts: 384
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    Come on guys, 2000s and 2010s there's only one sitcom:

    HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER!
  • ilovewallanderilovewallander Posts: 41,962
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    Can't narrow it down to one a decade!

    70's - Porridge/Butterflies/Rising Damp/Open All Hours
    80's - Blackadder/OF&H/Watching/Young Ones/Yes Minister(&PM)
    90's - One Foot in the Grave/Father Ted/Frasier/DTDD/I'm Alan Partridge
    00's - Green Wing/Garth Marenghi's Darkplace/Phoenix Nights/Dinnerladies
    10's - None!
  • GrecomaniaGrecomania Posts: 19,590
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    I'm going to go US/UK

    50s Bilko/Hancock
    60s Monkees/Steptoe
    70s M*A*S*H/Ripping Yarns
    80s Police Squad/Blackadder
    90s Larry Sanders/I'm Alan Partridge
    00s CYE/Peep Show
  • Dr. LinusDr. Linus Posts: 6,445
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    60s - Steptoe and Son
    70s - Fawlty Towers
    80s - Blackadder
    90s - I'm Alan Partridge
    00s - Peep Show/Gavin and Stacey (dead heat)
    10s - Miranda
  • allthingsukallthingsuk Posts: 6,035
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    70s - Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
    80s - Blackadder/Only Fools and Horses
    90s - Drop the Dead Donkey/2 point 4 Children/Brittas Empire/One Foot in the Grave/OFAH
    00s - Inbetweeners/IT Crowd/Gavin and Stacey/My Family (early episodes)
    10s - Miranda/Benidorm.

    Trickiest decade to decide by far, is the 90s. So many quality sitcoms during this period
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,577
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    1950s Hancock's Half Hour, Phil Silvers Show
    1960s Steptoe and Son, Til Death Us Do Part
    1970s Fawlty Towers, Citizen Smith, Rising Damp, George and Mildred
    1980s Only Fools and Horses, Just Good Friends, Cheers, Duty Free
    1990s Frasier, Drop the Dead Donkey
    2000s EXTRAS, Phoenix Nights, The Office
    2010s Mrs Brown's Boys, An Idiot Abroad
  • GrecomaniaGrecomania Posts: 19,590
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    allthingsuk wrote: »
    70s - Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
    80s - Blackadder/Only Fools and Horses
    90s - Drop the Dead Donkey/2 point 4 Children/Brittas Empire/One Foot in the Grave/OFAH
    00s - Inbetweeners/IT Crowd/Gavin and Stacey/My Family (early episodes)
    10s - Miranda/Benidorm.

    Trickiest decade to decide by far, is the 90s. So many quality sitcoms during this period

    Funny, I was thinking it was one of the hardest to think of good ones, guess funny is subjective:)
  • WhisperingGhostWhisperingGhost Posts: 4,762
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    I dont have my own to add but I'm just amazed that, due to it's huge global popularity, Friends hasn't been mentioned once lol overexposure tainted its legacy maybe? Or the fact that as it's still shown everyday, it doesn't really feel like it belongs to a particular decade (it's now into its 3rd decade continuously showing in the UK).
  • ilovewallanderilovewallander Posts: 41,962
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    WhisperingGhost wrote: »
    I dont have my own to add but I'm just amazed that, due to it's huge global popularity, Friends hasn't been mentioned once lol overexposure tainted its legacy maybe? Or the fact that as it's still shown everyday, it doesn't really feel like it belongs to a particular decade (it's now into its 3rd decade continuously showing in the UK).

    No, it's because it's not funny:p:D
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