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All '80s-'90s American 22-minute sitcoms with at least 1,000 votes.

by prolelol • Created 4 years ago • Modified 5 months ago
  • I'd like to mention that this list doesn't include animated shows, non-American shows, and sketch or talk comedies. Only American 22-minute sitcoms and comedy shows that can be classified as sitcoms are considered. Please note that this list may not be entirely accurate, as I'm not sure if all the shows listed here belong, or if I have missed adding some.
  • The list is ranked from the highest number of episodes to the lowest number of episodes.



I did the best I could with this list, and I hope you enjoy it.
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  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)

    1. Cheers

    1982–1993270 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (65K)
    The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
    CreatorsJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesStarsTed DansonRhea PerlmanJohn Ratzenberger
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)

    2. Frasier

    1993–2004263 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (100K)
    Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
    CreatorsDavid AngellPeter CaseyDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde Pierce
  • Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)

    3. Married... with Children

    1987–1997263 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (115K)
    Al is the quintessential working class dad. Peggy, his wife, always wants more from him. With their children, they go through the highs and lows of ordinary life.
    CreatorsRon LeavittMichael G. MoyeStarsEd O'NeillChristina ApplegateKatey Sagal
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)

    4. Happy Days

    1974–1984255 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.4 (22K)
    In Milwaukee Wisconsin, hardware store owner Howard Cunningham, his wife Marion, and their children Richard and Joanie live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
    CreatorGarry MarshallStarsRon HowardHenry WinklerMarion Ross
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)

    5. The Jeffersons

    1975–1985253 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (11K)
    Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.
    CreatorsNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie Roker
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)

    6. M*A*S*H

    1972–1983251 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.5 (67K)
    The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
    CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta Swit
  • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)

    7. Will & Grace

    1998–2020246 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (62K)
    Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.
    CreatorsDavid KohanMax MutchnickStarsEric McCormackDebra MessingMegan Mullally
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    8. Friends

    1994–2004235 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (1.1M)
    Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
    CreatorsDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa Kudrow
  • Drew Carey in The Drew Carey Show (1995)

    9. The Drew Carey Show

    1995–2004233 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.9 (20K)
    A sitcom about Drew's personal and professional life.
    CreatorsDrew CareyBruce HelfordStarsDrew CareyDiedrich BaderKathy Kinney
  • John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)

    10. Roseanne

    1988–2018230 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.1 (48K)
    A revival of the popular 1990s sitcom "Roseanne," which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.
    CreatorsRoseanne BarrMatt WilliamsStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie Metcalf
  • Reginald VelJohnson, Jaimee Foxworth, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Darius McCrary, Jo Marie Payton, Jaleel White, and Kellie Shanygne Williams in Family Matters (1989)

    11. Family Matters

    1989–1998215 epsTV-GTV Series
    6.6 (31K)
    The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
    CreatorsWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCrary
  • Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, and Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)

    12. Everybody Loves Raymond

    1996–2005210 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.3 (80K)
    Ray Barone, a successful sports writer and family man, deals with a resentful brother and meddling parents who happen to live across the street.
    CreatorPhil RosenthalStarsRay RomanoPatricia HeatonBrad Garrett
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., and Mackenzie Phillips in One Day at a Time (1975)

    13. One Day at a Time

    1975–1984209 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.6 (5.5K)
    The misadventures of a divorced mother, her family and their building superintendent in Indianapolis.
    CreatorsWhitney BlakeNorman LearAllan ManingsStarsBonnie FranklinPat Harrington Jr.Valerie Bertinelli
  • Jerry Stiller, Kevin James, and Leah Remini in The King of Queens (1998)

    14. The King of Queens

    1998–2007207 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (92K)
    Deliveryman Doug Heffernan has a good life: He has a pretty wife (Carrie), a big television, and friends with which to watch it. Then Carrie's goofy, annoying father Arthur moves in with them.
    CreatorsDavid LittMichael J. WeithornStarsKevin JamesLeah ReminiJerry Stiller
  • Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Zachery Ty Bryan, Earl Hindman, and Taran Noah Smith in Home Improvement (1991)

    15. Home Improvement

    1991–1999203 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.2 (51K)
    The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.
    CreatorsCarmen FinestraDavid McFadzeanMatt WilliamsStarsTim AllenEarl HindmanTaran Noah Smith
  • Alice (1976)

    16. Alice

    1976–1985202 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.9 (5.9K)
    This sitcom spun off from the Martin Scorsese movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore deals with the misadventures and trials of aspiring singer Alice Hyatt, her son Tommy, and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona.
    CreatorRobert GetchellStarsLinda LavinVic TaybackBeth Howland
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)

    17. The Facts of Life

    1979–1988201 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.8 (9.1K)
    Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
    CreatorsDick ClairHoward LeedsJerry MayerStarsLisa WhelchelKim FieldsMindy Cohn
  • Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)

    18. That '70s Show

    1998–2006200 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (195K)
    A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.
    CreatorsMark BrazillBonnie TurnerTerry TurnerStarsTopher GraceLaura PreponMila Kunis
  • Shelley Fabares, Craig T. Nelson, Bill Fagerbakke, Kenneth Kimmins, and Jerry Van Dyke in Coach (1989)

    19. Coach

    1989–1997199 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.0 (8.8K)
    Hayden Fox is the head coach of a university football team, and eats, sleeps and lives football.
    StarsCraig T. NelsonJerry Van DykeBill Fagerbakke
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)

    20. The Cosby Show

    1984–1992197 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.4 (38K)
    The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
    CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal Warner
  • Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)

    21. Who's the Boss?

    1984–1992196 epsTV-GTV Series
    6.6 (16K)
    Tony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathan Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother.
    CreatorsMartin CohanBlake HunterStarsTony DanzaJudith LightAlyssa Milano
  • Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, and Richard Moll in Night Court (1984)

    22. Night Court

    1984–1992193 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.7 (19K)
    An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
    CreatorReinhold WeegeStarsHarry AndersonJohn LarroquetteRichard Moll
  • Mary-Kate Olsen, John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, and Scott Weinger in Full House (1987)

    23. Full House

    1987–1995193 epsTV-GTV Series
    6.8 (65K)
    A widowed sportscaster raises his three daughters with assistance from his rock and roll brother-in-law and madcap best friend.
    CreatorJeff FranklinStarsBob SagetJohn StamosDave Coulier
  • Newhart (1982)

    24. Newhart

    1982–1990184 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.8 (8.9K)
    The misadventures of an author-turned-innkeeper and his friends in rural Vermont.
    CreatorsBarry KempSheldon BullStarsBob NewhartMary FrannTom Poston
  • Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

    25. Diff'rent Strokes

    1978–1986181 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.7 (13K)
    The misadventures of suave Park Avenue millionaire Phillip Drummond, his teenage daughter Kimberly, and their current housekeeper Edna Garrett who adopted the two pre-teenage sons of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
    CreatorsJeff HarrisBernie KukoffStarsGary ColemanTodd BridgesConrad Bain

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