'The Simpsons' Named the Best Sitcom of All Time

Sitcoms have been there for us throughout our entire lives, especially now during a pandemic when we’ve needed them the most.

Rolling Stone has put together a list of the ‘100 Best Sitcoms of All Time,’ and as their Instagram explains, “From family stories to band-of-misfits hangouts, classic rom-coms to workplace mockumentaries, cringe comedies to antihero showcases, and some shows that defy definition, these are the hundred series that have made us laugh, think, occasionally cry, and laugh all over again.?”

 

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As it turns out, The Simpsons take the top spot for ‘best sitcom of all time.’

 

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Below are the top 50 best sitcoms of all time.’

1.  The Simpsons (1989 – Present)

2.  Cheers (1982 – 1993)

3.  Seinfeld (1989 – 1998)

4.  I Love Lucy (1951 – 1957)

5.  All in the Family (1971 – 1979)

6.  M*A*S*H (1972 – 1983)

7.  The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970 – 1977)

8.  The Honeymooners (1955 – 1956)

9.  Parks and Recreation (2009 – 2015)

10.  The Larry Sanders Show (1992 – 1998)

11.  The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961 – 1966)

12.  Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000 – Present)

13.  Fraser (1993 – 2004)

14.  The Andy Griffith Show (1960 – 1968)

15.  Arrested Development (2003 – 2006)

16.  The Cosby Show (1984 – 1992)

17.  Taxi (1978 0 1983)

18.  30 Rock (2006 – 2013)

19.  Roseanne (1988 – 1997)

20.  BoJack Horseman (2014 – 2020)

21.  Fleabag (2016 – 2019)

22.  South Park (1997 – Present)

23.  The Office U.S. (2005 – 2013)

24.  Community (2009 – 2014)

25. Atlanta (2016 – Present)

26. The Bob Newhart Show (1972 – 1978)

27.  Louie (2010 – 2015)

28.  Malcolm in the Middle (2000 – 2006)

29.  It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005 – 2012)

30.  The Office (U.K.) (2001 – 2003)

31.  Fawlty Towers (1975 – 1979)

32.  The Golden Girls (1985 -1 992)

33.  Better Things (2016 – Present)

34.  SpongeBob SquarePants (1999 – Present)

35.  Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 – 2005)

36.  Sex and the City (1998 – 2004)

37.  Bob’s Burgers (2011 – Present)

38.  Friends (1994 – 2004)

39.  Black-ish (2014 – Present)

40.  Review (2014 – 2017)

41.  King of the Hill (1997 – 2010)

42.  Brockmire (2017 – 2020)

43.  Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 – Present)

For Rolling Stones’ full list, click here.