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10.” Night Court”  I think the greatness of this show is it’s very basic concept.  When you think of going to court you see a lot of strange people but how about if the court is taken place at night where the real interesting people come out to have too much fun.  Throw in a goofey judge a couple of lawyers that always fight, and  a few court helpers that made the show complete.  Even though many of these televison actors are past there prime as far as well known actors however they still will always be known for their laughter on Night Court

9.  “Family Guy” When this show first aired it did not last very long as it did get cancelled after its first couple of shows mostly because peopel felt it was just the Simpsons with more crude humor.  Well now the creator of Family Guy has a slough of shows that are making FOX Sundays Animation Domination Days and much credit has to go to Family Guy.  You may be truned away by some of the mature orientation of the show but for some reason this show just makes you laugh and you don’t know why and you keep coming back for more.

8.  “the Office” Honestly this show is the best on television right now but because of its still relatively youth as far as longevity it had to be take down a  few notches.  Once this show closes its doors for good the following will be much the same as when Seinfeld Friends and Cheers stopped production.  Thankfully even after only 5 season this show is now being syndicated like crazy among all networks and the following will only become greater as how can you not relate to this show as almost everyone can relate to working in a strange work place.

7.  “Cheers”  One of television all time favorite shows is still one of my favorite shows of all time.  I think Woody replacing “Coach” did it for me as I became obsessed with this show as the small time guy from Indiana just kept the laughs rolling.  Even though Coach was great and was hard to see go Woody jumped right in and the show never lost a step.  Even after Dianne left I was kind of happy, as we all got tired of the Sam and Dianne drama that had preceded for many years. Kristie Alley was not great but bot bad either as she complemented the cast of Cheers very well.  As for Carla she reminds me of so many hard working mothers out there that do anything to protect there large Italian family

6.  “Friends” Even after seeing many shows and many seasons of Friends you still find yourself laughing.  That is a sign of a any good show as no matter how much you see a certain show it still makes you laugh.  I still find myself checking out old re runs and laughing every time.  Ross was my favorite character as he was not the most perfect guy, had a lot of baby mama drama but always was a good Dad to his kids and I thought that was a good message to send to its mostly younger viewers.  Even though relationships can get a little hairy no matter what you still stick it out for your kids.

5.  “Cosby Show”  Bill Cosby is a genius when it comes to family comedy.  No one was better than him and the Cosbys will still go down as one the best shows of all time.  You still can catch classic reruns all over the tube and it is because the show is timeless where any new viewer that first watches the show for the first time or the hundredth time will still crack a smile.  Bill Cosby wanted to show the world that you can make people laugh without being crude rude or derogatory and this show is example of what he was trying to say and continues to say to this day.

4.  “Roseanne” Most people either hated Roseanne or loved Roseanne there really was no in between.  I think mostly because Roseanne was a controversial actress in which people got turned off by all of her outside the show controversy.  However despite all of that the show was great for middle class America and still can be a sample of how hard working parents try to live week to week year to year without killing each other among all that comes with having a family. John Goodman as Dan is still one of my favorite father characters in television history.

3.  “Will & Grace” The show that broke barriers for same sex relationships on television is still very funny.  Even a straight person like myself can respect a show of this magnitude because really as you look at non cable programming there really was no show like this prior to Will & Grace.  Every character of the show was funny and not just because they acted gay or straight but because they all were friends that stuck through hard times when relationships broke down and is a show that proves to people that no matter what kind of person you are there are people out there that have your back no matter what comes your way.

2.  “Seinfeld” Perhaps Seinfeld would be number one on this list but that series finale was just not that great and really was a sort of disappointment.  However how do you end a show about nothing?  The show really did not have the romance between characters the same way a show like Freinds did as ths show just made you laugh for a full thirty minutes about the smallest little things people sometime take for granted.  Right now Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld are attempting this same series finale on Larry David’s other HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in which I may have to check out just to see the cast of Seinfeld all together one more time.

1.  “The Simpsons” How can you have any great list without The Simpsons the longest ever running comedy show of all time.  Even though many will attempt to say it is a cartoon, however if you have watched one episode then you will say this is far from a  cartoon and is one of the funniest show ever.  My personal favorite episodes are more from the early days of the show when the show was still gatheirng popularity.  This one show which has eclipsed twenty years has to be included on this list as this show has been on for two thirds of my life anything that last that long has got to be memorable.