Is this the MT. Rushmore of black sitcoms?

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Sanford & Son
The Jeffersons
The Cosby Show
Good Times

Some of yall skippin' over the OGs, workin' on Mt Rushmore 2.
 

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Replace the cosby show with everybody hates chris and we good.:dame:

Honorable mentions to the wayan bros.

That show was hilarious.:manny:

Cosby show is overrated.:yeshrug:

Cosby show aint overrated. It did more for the culture than most people give it credit for.
A black doctor with a wife who's a lawyer who wasn't fukking up or on some bullshyt?

Crushing stereotypes left and right
 
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Same list I made, I even like S&S over Good times. But Good Times had more of a cultural and pop impact. I mean JJ and DYNOMITE was a catch phrase everyone was saying in the 70s. We've all made jokes about Penny getting beat. We know DAMN, DAMN, DAMN. James dying was as memorable as a real relative dying. We even remember when Keith injured his leg trying to get the family out the ghetto.

The only memorable scene in pop culture from S&S was when Grip claimed he was Lamont's real father and Esther went off.


IDC IDC IDC Sanford and Son is arguably the funniest Black sitcom ever. Is it the most iconic No. But IMO that shyt is easily the best, and the fukking prototype for the modern Black sitcom.
 

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I would put the Cosby Show, The Jeffersons, Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, and Family Matters.
 
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Cosby show aint overrated. It did more for the culture than most people give it credit for.
A black doctor with a wife who's a lawyer who wasn't fukking up or on some bullshyt?

Crushing stereotypes left and right

Definitely overrated. The show wasn't even funny like that. No way the show is funnier than Sanford and son, good times, and the Jeffersons.

It ain't even seeing everybody hates chris.

The symbolism is nice, but the fresh Prince of bel air did it also and it was much better show.:yeshrug:

When I look at a sitcom the #1 priority is the comedy. The cosby show imo ain't even sniffing the top 5.:dame:
 

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Bernie Mac has to be on because the concept was so unique.
A different world because it revitalized the importance of black schools and gives us looking back a glimpse of the black excellence and pride of the late 80//early 90s
fresh prince up to season 4. After that, quality went down but that's my personal opinion.
Cosby Show for obvious reasons, even though…well you know. Showed the world that there were black upper class families who didn't c00n out.
Sanford and Son but I didn't understand the show until I was much older. Lamont Still a ham though.

Honorable mentions:
Wayans Bros
Thea
Smart Guy
The Hughley's (DL my favorite comedian)
Girlfriends
 

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Sorry, but after the first 2 seasons, Blackish gotta be in that convo.


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Legitimately one of the funniest shows EVER.
 
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