5 BEST TV SHOWS

[RCMerchant]

I'm amazed,-no shocked beyond electricity and death sentence hanging or beheading!! With much squirting blood!!-That  I'm the only one who mentioned MONTY PYTHON.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE

[RCMerchant]

OH! By the by!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZlBUglE6Hc

[Rev. Powell]

TWILIGHT ZONE (original)
THE MUPPET SHOW
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
THE WIRE
SEINFELD

runners-up:
BURNS & ALLEN
CHEERS
M*A*S*H*
THE YOUNG ONES
THE SIMPSONS

How did I forget MST3K? Shoot, I scratched off "Seinfeld" to make room on my list.

[Rev. Powell]

I'm amazed,-no shocked beyond electricity and death sentence hanging or beheading!! With much squirting blood!!-That  I'm the only one who mentioned MONTY PYTHON.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE

Sorry, I'm going to have to argue with you there, RC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y

I mentioned Monty Python and so did mithrandir!

I'm surprised I'm the only one who mentioned "Sesame Street." Hugely influential. Almost everyone's seen it and was a fan at one time. No other show has dominated its genre the way SS has.

[mithrandir]

I'm surprised I'm the only one who mentioned "Sesame Street." Hugely influential. Almost everyone's seen it and loved it at some time. No other show dominates it's genre the way SS does.

To add another category

Children/Family shows
Sesame Street
Electric Company
3-2-1 Contact
The Muppet Show
The Magic Garden

[VenomX73]

Sorry, I'm going to have to argue with you there, RC.
I mentioned Monty Python and so did mithrandir!

~ No you didn't
Oh yes I did!
~ Look. This isnt an argument... 

I'm surprised I'm the only one who mentioned "Sesame Street." Hugely influential. Almost everyone's seen it and was a fan at one time. No other show has dominated its genre the way SS has.

Whats the magic word today, kids? Yes thats right! Incarcerated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbD-0xkIYuA

You know the world is in deep dodo when Sesame Street talks about 'incarcerated parents'.

[HappyGilmore]

I was tempted to add Law and Order to my list.

[RCMerchant]

I'm amazed,-no shocked beyond electricity and death sentence hanging or beheading!! With much squirting blood!!-That  I'm the only one who mentioned MONTY PYTHON.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE

Sorry, I'm going to have to argue with you there, RC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y

I mentioned Monty Python and so did mithrandir!

I'm surprised I'm the only one who mentioned "Sesame Street." Hugely influential. Almost everyone's seen it and was a fan at one time. No other show has dominated its genre the way SS has.

DOH! Color me assmeller! Yer right,of course!
BUT-I was more influnced by CAPTAIN KANGAROO more than SESAME STREET.
Captain Kangaroo was like being awake and REM sleep at the same time. It hypnotized my little brain. Mr.GreenJeans,Moose and Bunny,Grandfather Clock....I dont know...it was like being on qualudes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VybxAyoXbw

[crackers]

Twin Peaks
The Young Ones
Cheers
The Munsters
I'm Alan Partridge
The League Of Gentlemen

[voltron]

The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall

[JaseSF]

Allhallowsday, I think you've made some great picks there. All terrific shows in their own right. All are shows I've also enjoyed. That said, I don't think I'd personally have any of them on my own top 5 list. There's a big difference between shows I feel are the best and those that are personal favourites but that line sure can get blurred at times. It's almost impossible to differentiate. My top 5 best shows probably is something like this:

1) All in the Family
2) The Dick Van Dyke Show
3) The Avengers
4) The Fugitive
5) The Twilight Zone (original)

Going with favourites, it's a longer list (and particularly sci-fi, spy-fi heavy). Tough to really limit it to just 5.

1) The Outer Limits (TOS)
2) The Twilight Zone (TOS)
3) Star Trek (TOS)
4) Doctor Who (TOS)
5) The Prisoner
6) The Avengers
7) The Fugitive
8) The Wild Wild West
9) The Man From UNCLE
10) The X-Files

Honorable Mentions:

Three's Company
Bonanza
The Munsters
All in the Family
The Time Tunnel
Lost in Space
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Boris Karloff's Thriller
Space: 1999
UFO
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Futurama
Are You Being Served?
Fawlty Towers
Kolchak: the Night Stalker
The Invaders
Batman: the Animated Series
Justice League
All in the Family
The Addams Family
Good Times
The Jeffersons
Gilligan's Island

[crackers]

Honorable Mentions number 1 (  there will be more of these )

Beavis and Butthead

[ChaosTheory]

The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall
The Kids In The Hall

Cripes.  How could I forget KITH?  Add that, HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS  and KING OF THE HILL to my Honorable Mentions list....

[Rev. Powell]

[HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS 

I absolutely loved the first season of HOMICIDE, though the rest of the series never quite lived up to it.

[messedup]

To narrow down 5 will be hard...i would say

Twin Peaks
Sherlock
Sopranos
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad