Research Catalog

Title

The greatest sitcoms of all time / Martin Gitlin.

Author

Gitlin, Marty

Publication

Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2014.

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Details

Description

ix, 419 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

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.

Subject

• Situation comedies (Television programs) > United States
• Situation comedies (Television programs)
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 9780810887244 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 081088724X (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780810887251 (ebk.) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013023335

OCLC

• 851068426
• SCSB-11588731

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library