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The 100 Best Sitcoms, according to Rolling Stone

Name the top 100 sitcoms of all time, according to a 2021 list by Rolling Stone magazine.
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Rank
Network / years
Character(s)
Sitcom name
100
Pop TV, 2015-2020
Moira Rose
Schitt's Creek
99
CBS, 1987-1988
Frank Parrish
Frank’s Place
98
Netflix, 2018-Present
Granda Joe
Derry Girls
97
NBC, 1984-1992
Bull
Night Court
96
ABC Kids, 2018-Present
Bandit
Bluey
95
FX, 2016-2019
Chip and Dale
Baskets
94
HBO, 2016-Present
Issa Dee
Insecure
93
Netflix, 2017-Present
Hormone Monsters
Big Mouth
92
MTV, 1997-2002
Jake and Helen
Daria
91
NBC, 1983-1984
Bill Bittinger
Buffalo Bill
90
CBS, 2007-2019
Sheldon Cooper
The Big Bang Theory
89
NBC, 1987-1993
Whitley and Dwayne
A Different World
88
Starz, 2009-2010
Henry and Ron
Party Down
87
ABC, 1977-1981
Benson
Soap
86
Fox, 1993-1998
Khadijah
Living Single
85
CBS, 1950-1958
Gracie
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
84
ABC, 2009-2020
Phil and Claire
Modern Family
83
Crave, 2016-Present
Squirrelly Dan
Letterkenny
82
CBS, 2005-2014
Ted Mosby
How I Met Your Mother
81
NBC, 1998-2006, 2017-2020
Karen Walker
Will & Grace
80
NBC, 1972-1977
Fred and Lamont
Sanford and Son
79
CBS, 1978-1982
Dr. Johnny Fever
WKRP in Cincinnati
78
Channel 4, 2003-2015
Mark and Jez
Peep Show
77
Netflix, 2017-2019; Pop, 2020
Penelope and Elena
One Day at a Time
76
Fox, 2011-2018
Schmidt, Nick and Winston
New Girl
75
BBC One, 1983-1989
Baldrick
Blackadder
74
Fox, 1999-2003; Comedy Central, 2008-2013
Fry and Bender
Futurama
73
BBC, 1992-1996
Edina and Patsy
Absolutely Fabulous
72
HBO, 2005, 2014
Valerie Cherish
The Comeback
71
Adult Swim, 2013-Present
Jerry and Beth
Rick and Morty
70
CBS, 1955-1959
Private Doberman
The Phil Silvers Show
69
HBO, 2007-2009
Bret and Jemaine
Flight of the Conchords
68
CBS, 1972-1978
Walter Findlay
Maude
67
CBS, 1950-1964; NBC, 1964-1965
Rochester Van Jones
The Jack Benny Program
66
NBC, 1965-1969; CBS, 1969-1970
Agent 99
Get Smart
65
Disney, 2007-2015
Dr. Doofenshmirtz
Phineas and Ferb
64
FX, 2019-Present
Laszlo and Nandor
What We Do in the Shadows
63
CBS, 1986-1993
Julia Sugarbaker
Designing Women
62
BBC Four, 2005-2007; BBC Two, 2009-2012
Malcolm Tucker
The Thick of It
61
Channel 4, 2015-2019
Rob and Sharon
Catastrophe
60
CBS, 1974-1979
JJ "Kid Dynomite"
Good Times
59
Channel 4, 1999-2001
Tim and Daisy
Spaced
58
Showtime, 1986-1990
Nancy Bancroft
It's Garry Shandling's Show
57
FX, 2014; FXX, 2015-2019
Jimmy and Gretchen
You're the Worst
56
CBS, 1988-1998, 2018
Corky Sherwood
Murphy Brown
55
ABC, 1970-1975
Oscar and Felix
The Odd Couple
54
Fox, 2001-2006
Bernard McCullough
The Bernie Mac Show
53
NBC, 2001-2008; ABC, 2009-2010
JD and Turk
Scrubs
52
BBC Two, 1997-2002
Lynn Benfield
I'm Alan Partridge
51
ABC, 1982
Frank Drebin
Police Squad!
50
NBC, 1995-1999
Jimmy James
NewsRadio
49
ABC, 1975-1982
Wojo and Fish
Barney Miller
48
CBS, 1975-1988
George and Weezy
The Jeffersons
47
NBC, 1990-1996
Uncle Phil
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
46
NBC, 2016-2020
Eleanor and Chidi
The Good Place
45
Comedy Central, 2014-2019
Ilana and Abbi
Broad City
44
HBO, 2012-2019
Selina Meyer
Veep
43
Fox, 2013-2018; NBC, 2019-Present
Capt. Holt
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
42
IFC, 2017-2020
Jim and Jules
Brockmire
41
Fox, 1997-2010
Hank and Peggy
King of the Hill
40
Comedy Central, 2014-2017
Forrest MacNeil
Review
39
ABC, 2014-Present
Dre and Rainbow
Black-ish
38
NBC, 1994-2004
Ross and Rachel
Friends
37
Fox, 2011-Present
Tina Belcher
Bob's Burgers
36
HBO, 1998-2004
Carrie Bradshaw
Sex and the City
35
CBS, 1996-2005
Debra Barone
Everybody Loves Raymond
34
Nickelodeon, 1999-Present
Patrick Star
SpongeBob SquarePants
33
FX, 2016-Present
Sam Fox
Better Things
32
NBC, 1985-1992
Blanche and Dorothy
The Golden Girls
31
BBC, 1975-1979
Basil and Manuel
Fawlty Towers
30
BBC Two 2001-2003
David Brent
The Office (U.K.)
29
FX, 2005-2012; FXX, 2013-Present
Charlie Kelly
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
28
Fox, 2000-2006
Reese and Dewey
Malcolm in the Middle
27
FX, 2010-2015
Lilly and Jane
Louie
26
CBS, 1972-1978
Dr. Bob Hartley
The Bob Newhart Show
25
FX, 2016-Present
Paper Boi
Atlanta
24
NBC, 2009-2014; Yahoo! Screen, 2015
Jeff Winger
Community
23
NBC, 2005-2013
Dwight Schrute
The Office (U.S.)
22
Comedy Central, 1997-Present
Cartman
South Park
21
BBC Three, 2016-2019
Hot Priest
Fleabag
20
Netflix, 2014-2020
Mr. Peanutbutter
BoJack Horseman
19
ABC, 1988-1997
Dan Conner
Roseanne
18
NBC, 2006-2013
Liz Lemon
30 Rock
17
ABC, 1978-1982; NBC, 1982-1983
Latka Gravas
Taxi
16
NBC, 1984-1992
Clair Huxtable
The Cosby Show
15
Fox, 2003-2006; Netflix, 2013-2019
Tobias Funke
Arrested Development
14
CBS, 1960-1968
Opie
The Andy Griffith Show
13
NBC, 1993-2004
Niles Crane
Frasier
12
HBO, 2000-Present
Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm
11
CBS, 1961-1966
Rob Petrie
The Dick Van Dyke Show
10
HBO, 1992-1998
Hank Kingsley
The Larry Sanders Show
9
NBC, 2009-2015
Ron Swanson
Parks and Recreation
8
CBS, 1955-1956
Ralph Kramden
The Honeymooners
7
CBS, 1970-1977
Ted Baxter
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
6
CBS, 1972-1983
Hawkeye Pierce
M*A*S*H*
5
CBS, 1971-1979
Edith Bunker
All in the Family
4
CBS, 1951-1957
Ricky Ricardo
I Love Lucy
3
NBC, 1989-1998
Kramer
Seinfeld
2
NBC, 1982-1993
Sam Malone
Cheers
1
Fox, 1989-Present
Montgomery Burns
The Simpsons
18 Comments
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Level 85
May 5, 2021
The Jeffersons was better than Modern Family? Rolling Stone's taste in sitcoms is about as good as its taste in music.
+4
Level 73
May 26, 2021
Um, yes. Yes it was.
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Level 82
May 26, 2021
Somewhat surprisingly, not a terrible list at all. Just a little bit biased toward older shows and against streaming media but that's to be expected.
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Level 70
May 26, 2021
What a stupid, USA-centric list. Only Fools and Horses, which was voted best British sitcom of all time, isn't even on here. Neither is Porridge or Open All Hours, Ronnie Barker's sitcoms
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Level 67
May 30, 2021
I mean, it's an American magazine so that's the audience it's writing for. There's a few British ones, though I personally would've place Fawlty Towers at the top, and added The IT Crowd and a few others.
+3
Level 63
May 26, 2021
Number 90 is missing its opening “The”.
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Level 67
May 26, 2021
added
+3
Level 79
May 26, 2021
Reading the article, interesting that they disqualify shows like The Wonder Years but include a show like Spongebob (not that I'm complaining about its inclusion). Also, "Doofenshmirtz" is misspelled.
+1
Level 67
May 26, 2021
fixed
+2
Level 73
May 26, 2021
"Burns and Allen" should be an acceptable type-in. Even with the usual arguments about opinion, great quiz.
+1
Level 67
May 26, 2021
Thanks, tweaked
+2
Level 69
Nov 18, 2021
Typing "office" or "the office" should give you the UK version as well as the USA version.
+1
Level 67
Nov 18, 2021
Absolutely. Fixed
+1
Level 49
Nov 18, 2021
Friends is the most overrated sitcom ever.
+2
Level 70
Nov 18, 2021
Wow, I count at least two Canadian shows! Surprised to see any up there if I'm being honest. Not sure about Schitt's Creek but Letterkenny is a pretty quality show. The humour didn't really click with me but I respect it anyways.
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Level 56
Nov 30, 2021
I thought I'd do so much better on this. I got 48 and with the exception of me just blanking when I KNEW the answer (30 Rock, One day at a time) the ones I didnt get ide either never heard of,, barely heard of, or just never watched.

And I know I'm in the minority but I cannot stand The Simpsons. I must be really missing something.

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Level 78
Mar 13, 2022
It's a crime that Third Rock From the Sun is not on this list.
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Level 54
Jun 1, 2024
Nice quiz! Some of these shows have ended (e.g. Curb, Brooklyn 99) and you may want to update the quiz to reflect that, or at least include a disclaimer