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The Dick Van Dyke Show---Buddy Sorrell v. Mel Cooley. Alan Brady v. Mel Cooley. Come to think of it, Alan Brady v. everybody. Greatest sitcom of all time, imo. When I signed up here I nearly signed up as Laura Petrie. That woman pretty much had it all. Spanning classic radio and television, I'd call it one of the ten best comedies of all time. Right there with Easy Aces, Seinfeld, the first three seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, The Fred Allen Show (a.k.a. Linit Bath Club Revue, Town Hall Tonight, and Texaco Star Theater), M*A*S*H (politics be damned, the show was funny for its first six seasons), All in the Family (the first four seasons especially), Duffy's Tavern, and The Henry Morgan Show (a.k.a. Here's Morgan).

Good List. I think The Bob Newhart Show is my second favorite show. I am such a HUGE fan of his.

I also loved Taxi, Cheers and WKRP, and would probably substitute Cheers for Seinfeld isn't as ageless, imo. I like it fine—it was such a phenomenon of the 90s, similar to the way Happy Days was a product of the late 70s, and The Cosby Show was of the 80s—it's just not in my top ten timeless classics.

But, I love classic television. Right now I'm hopelessly hooked on the Match Game since I was never allowed to watch anything that racy as a child. Dawson so incredibly intelligent/brilliant it's unbelievable. (Which reminds me...Hogan's Heroes is fun.)