Where does "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" rank among the great sitcoms of all time?

[Doober]

I despise both Seinfeld and Friends.

Philly eclipses them both easily.

 

[Kevin360]

Quite low.

It's funny but everyone is fucking horrible. There's absolutely no possible relation to any of the characters. Their houses are also all disgusting and unclean so you don't get a homely feeling when watching the show.

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Isn't their horribleness the whole point?

 

[Paper Wario]

Easily top-10

 

[Tarot Deck]

top 10 sitcoms (not in order)
Sunny
Scrubs
The Office (US)
Friends
30 rock
Parks and Rec
Seinfeld
SImpsons
New Girl
Arrested Development

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Wow, you put scrubs in top 10.

Would change friends and new girl though ( considering this is a US only list... If I consider UK the list would be massively different).

 

[Wallace Wells]

Definitely one of the GOATs. Last season was a great return to form following the decidedly so-so, virtually Dennis-less S13.

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How can you call S13 so so when it gave us


and this

 

[HStallion]

Better question- where does Dennis rank in all-time sitcom characters?

Because the five star man is easily top 3 for me.

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Sitcoms? Dennis is up there with Griffith and Judge Holden.

 

[Lobster Roll]

Not my official top 10, just 10 that I thought of off the top of the my head that are several tiers of comedy above Friends. Friends isn't even remotely funny, at its best. The characters are completely unremarkable and unrelatable. I can't imagine how somebody would advocate for their Top 10 status.

Seinfeld
Curb your Enthusiasm
The Office (US)
Workaholics
The League
Trailer Park Boys
Community
Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Arrested Development
30 Rock

 

[GrrImAFridge]

How can you call S13 so so when it gave us


and this

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Oh, it definitely had its moments (the reveal of the Dennis sex doll being another example), but overall it struck me as noticeably less consistent.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Seinfeld wouldn't even be in my top 100.

Frasier however would be number 1. I'm not much of a fan of Sunny either though.

 

[Creamium]

I dropped out after s7 or so because I thought it started getting less consistent in quality, but overall it definitely belongs in the top tier. When they announce the final season feels like a good time to go back and watch all the seasons I missed, it's a lot at this point.

 

[badboy78660]

For me it's very close between Seinfeld and Sunny. Seinfeld was my "first love" (duh, cause it came first), but Sunny it damn good. Never gave a shit about Friends.

 

[HStallion]

Hot take, I'd rank The Trailer Park Boys, even their weaker seasons, over stuff like Seinfeld and many other beloved sit coms. Jim Lahey alone is quite possibly one of the best comedic characters in the last couple decades.

 

[sapien85]

Near the top along with Seinfeld. Friends has aged very poorly.

 

[Tarot Deck]

I loved this show before they added Dany De fucking Vito, witch elevated the show to insane highs.

 

[ryan299]

Top 3 for me along with Seinfeld and Curb

 

[mztik]

At the very top.

 

[Mona]

possibly in top 10

 

[uncelestial]

Quite low.

It's funny but everyone is fucking horrible. There's absolutely no possible relation to any of the characters. Their houses are also all disgusting and unclean so you don't get a homely feeling when watching the show.

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Yeah comedy is supposed to be brilliant attractive people doing everything perfectly

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

I'd say top 5.

 

[Tpallidum]

It's certainly my favorite

 

[Soj]

Top 10 easy.

My personal favourite.

 

[BlueTsunami]

If based purely on rewatch factor it's up there with Seinfeld for me, as in I could have it on constantly as something I can slip in and out of in the background

 

[Ryuelli]

Seinfeld sucks, so whatever tier that isn't in.

 

[Jarrod38]

Seinfeld sucks, so whatever tier that isn't in.

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[Peek-a-boo!]

For me:

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm (the king of comedy, as far as I am concerned)
2. Always Sunny in Philadelphia (even the least consistent seasons always have a couple of genuine laugh out loud episodes)
3. Seinfeld (season 1, 2, 8 & 9 are actually more miss than hit IMO)
4. The Simpsons (before season 9 came along)

 

[Briareos]

"of all time", thread proceeds to list mostly material made in last ten years. One mention of Larry Sanders in entire thread. Do your homework, people.