Can you name the Longest Running TV Sitcoms all-time (U.S.)?

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Longest Running Sitcoms Quiz

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Created Nov 26, 2008 in Television
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	Ben:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 15:58 GMT	17 points
	A Sitcom is also known as Situational Comedy... so ER and Beverly Hills 90201 do not fall into that category... sorry

	Tim_Allen:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 16:06 GMT	12 points
	Great quiz. I was hoping my namesake's show would be on the list, but it came up four months short.

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	Morbo:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 16:21 GMT	8 points
	I can't believe The Andy Griffith Show is not on this list. As often as that thing is in reruns, I figured it was on for at least a decade.

	sdh:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 16:27 GMT	5 points
	@Elyse, T.Matthews: There's no formal definition, but the term "sitcom" generally refers to a half-hour comedy series with recurring characters and settings. See, for example, the Emmy awards, where "comedy" generally means "half-hour series" and "drama" generally means "hour-long series."

	raggedyanne:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 16:35 GMT	4 points
	Yeah, there were several shows I thought would be here and weren't, including the ones already mentioned by Tim and Ernest. And I didn't really consider MST3K as a sitcom, but I suppose it is by a broad definition.

	Ben:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 16:35 GMT	5 points
	Ok... Bewitched was 8, Andy Griffith was 8, Bonanza wasnt a sitcom... otherwise we fixed a few things...

	Camden:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 16:45 GMT	4 points
	I agree raggedyanne. Not to defend Elyse's stupid comment, but looking at the shows on here, I don't MST3K qualifies anymore than the ones she mentioned. How is that a sitcom?

	Tel:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 16:54 GMT	8 points
	Good to see Seinfeld added. I hope there's going to be a U.K version of this quiz. We've had loads of long-running sitcoms, not all great though. Another idea could be along the lines of TV shows with the most episodes, or something like that.

	Booger:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 17:03 GMT	4 points
	Great quiz. Can't get that Facts of Life song out of my head. Anyway, I'm not sure "Love Boat" would qualify as a sitcom. It was an hour long show with so many heart hitting moments.

	Matt8204:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 17:16 GMT	2 points
	Damnit, I missed so many obvious ones! Boy, a lot of these shows fell into the nine seasons category. Gotta hand it to the Simpsons for lasting 20 seasons. I don't watch it as much as I used to, so I can't speak to the show's quality, but it's still quite impressive that it's lasted this long.

	Annie:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 17:29 GMT	2 points
	I didn't realize that animated shows count as sitcoms.

	Quest:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 17:43 GMT	1 point
	I think Annie meant "cartoons" and not "animated shows." How long was The Cosby show running for?

	Bouchkilele:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 18:04 GMT	4 points
	I'm a sitcom fan but only got 15. Got Simpsons but missed King Of The Hill and South Park. Couldn't believe Honeymooners and I Love Lucy weren't there.

	Annie1:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 18:21 GMT	4 points
	I do remember now that Love Boat had a laugh track but I would never have thought of it. 15/28

	Kicking222:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 19:46 GMT	4 points
	That did not go well... great quiz, though.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 20:11 GMT	4 points
	The Honeymooners, despite its popularity, only ran for one season, and I Love Lucy lasted six.

	chillicothe20:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 21:11 GMT	5 points
	Cosby ran eight, Will and Grace too. Hard to believe Facts of Life lasted longer than W&G.

	SixNapoleons:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 22:22 GMT	0 points
	I got 10, which is pretty good considering I'm from the UK. A UK version of this would be great, especially seeing as we've got the longest running sitcom in the world (although The Simpsons has had more episodes because US series are much longer).

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	beckleyman:	Nov 26th, 2008 at 22:44 GMT	-1 points
	hard to believe that a different world didn't make it, or saved by the bell-maybe too early saturday morning.

	Ben:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 01:26 GMT	5 points
	I wondered about SBTB... only 4 seasons... very surprising... that doesnt include the new class, college years or any of that... just regular SBTB

	RandallPinkston:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 04:56 GMT	2 points
	Thanks for the updates, Ben, and great quiz. I wonder if anyone has an opinion about alphabetizing "tied" answers in these quizzes. It seems like some quizzes do that, and others do not. Personally, I like it when they're alphabetized, as it serves as a little hint when you've already filled in a few answers. But perhaps some of you prefer it this way, where it's a little more challenging?

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	C_W_Browne:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 22:47 GMT	3 points
	Damnit, i would have done so well if i hadn't forgotten animated ones. Maybe it's just my stupidity but i don't think of them as sitcom.

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	LordManiMani:	Dec 3rd, 2008 at 23:17 GMT	4 points
	I think this quiz could use a little more time, granted, I didn't get many, but still six minutes doesn't feel like its enough.

	Father_Time:	Dec 4th, 2008 at 18:54 GMT	-1 points
	I didn't south park would count as a sitcom so I didn't put it.

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	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Jan 23rd, 2009 at 22:35 GMT	2 points
	I think the Honeymooners was often just part of the Jackie Gleason Show. And maybe part of some other variety shows as well. I'm pretty sure it was around for more than one year, but perhaps it was only a stand-alone show for one season.

	Fnnkybutt:	Jan 30th, 2009 at 16:15 GMT	2 points
	Interesting how very few of these longest running shows have children as main characters.

	Etheridge2:	Jan 30th, 2009 at 17:25 GMT	6 points
	Is the love boat really considered a sit-com?

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	timtom:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 20:20 GMT	1 point
	I don't think the Honeymooners made it to 60 episodes. And the UK would be really hard - do you define a show's running length by episodes aired or by years active? Because quite a few shows have taken multiple years off before filming another 'series'.

	vince:	Mar 21st, 2009 at 22:34 GMT	-4 points
	Why isn't saved by the bell on this list? In all it's different forms it seems like more than 9 years.

	AJQuiz:	May 19th, 2009 at 03:32 GMT	7 points
	Love Boat? I call shennanigans.

	L102:	Jun 16th, 2009 at 20:10 GMT	-1 points
	Never heard of the one that was on 14 years.

	defineexistence:	Jul 20th, 2009 at 03:36 GMT	1 point
	@Fnnkybutt, there's a reason for that. If the show focuses on children, it can only last while they are still children (normally).

	MovieVGManiac:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 15:29 GMT	-1 points
	Shouldn't Futurama technically count as 10 years running now? It just had 4 movies made into a series for sky and it has a new season in production...