View Poll Results: Best Sitcom Finale of all time?
Seinfeld
23
12.50%
Friends
9
4.89%
Bob Newhart (It was all a Dream!)
56
30.43%
Cheers
33
17.93%
Cosby
0
0%
M*A*S*H*
37
20.11%
Night Court
4
2.17%
Mary Tyler Moore
6
3.26%
Taxi
2
1.09%
Other
14
7.61%
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Best Sitcom Finale of all time?
05-07-04 | 12:21 PM
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Best Sitcom Finale of all time?
Just thought i'd post a little poll since this seems to be a water cooler topic today in the wake of ushering in the post-friends era....If you choose Other, tell which one and why....
05-07-04 | 12:30 PM
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I voted for Newhart. 
Another finale I liked was Roseanne. It's certainly one of the strangest, but I thought it worked, and it almost made up for the last season.
Almost.
Rob
Another finale I liked was Roseanne. It's certainly one of the strangest, but I thought it worked, and it almost made up for the last season.Almost.
Rob
05-07-04 | 12:31 PM
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I didn't watch most of those shows, but of the few I did see, the Cheers one really choked me up the most. I'd say that one.
05-07-04 | 12:37 PM
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Originally posted by Red Dog
Newhart, followed by Mary Tyler Moore and MASH.
Did Taxi even have a real finale. Wasn't it abrutly cancelled?
Newhart, followed by Mary Tyler Moore and MASH.
Did Taxi even have a real finale. Wasn't it abrutly cancelled?
05-07-04 | 12:39 PM
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From: Formerly known as "Vryce"/Detroit, Michigan
Can we have a recap of some of them.
I stopped watching Rosanne about the last season, so I'm not sure exactly what happened.
And for the life of me, I cannot recall what the Night Court finale was. I watched that show every week. I guess that shows how memorable the ending was.
I stopped watching Rosanne about the last season, so I'm not sure exactly what happened.
Spoiler:
And for the life of me, I cannot recall what the Night Court finale was. I watched that show every week. I guess that shows how memorable the ending was.
05-07-04 | 12:45 PM
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Originally posted by Deftones, Esq
I didn't watch most of those shows, but of the few I did see, the Cheers one really choked me up the most. I'd say that one.
I didn't watch most of those shows, but of the few I did see, the Cheers one really choked me up the most. I'd say that one.
05-07-04 | 12:47 PM
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Originally posted by Vryce
And for the life of me, I cannot recall what the Night Court finale was. I watched that show every week. I guess that shows how memorable the last few seasons were.
And for the life of me, I cannot recall what the Night Court finale was. I watched that show every week. I guess that shows how memorable the last few seasons were.
I can't believe how far Night Court fell in its last few seasons. The whole Phil Foundation, Dan as the Phantom of the Courthouse, Christine being pregnant, Harry adopting the kid...
*shudder*
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05-07-04 | 12:49 PM
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Newhart, because the episode itself was hilarious without the twist, and then the twist was absolutely brilliant. I would probably take MTM and M*A*S*H tied for second (hard to compare the kleenex move against the rock message), with Cheers very close behind.
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05-07-04 | 12:52 PM
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Originally posted by Vryce
Can we have a recap of some of them.
I stopped watching Rosanne about the last season, so I'm not sure exactly what happened.
And for the life of me, I cannot recall what the Night Court finale was. I watched that show every week. I guess that shows how memorable the ending was.
Can we have a recap of some of them.
I stopped watching Rosanne about the last season, so I'm not sure exactly what happened.
Spoiler:
And for the life of me, I cannot recall what the Night Court finale was. I watched that show every week. I guess that shows how memorable the ending was.
Spoiler:
05-07-04 | 12:55 PM
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While it's probably obvious which show you mean, you may want to edit the poll to reflect that it was called Newhart to avoid confusion with The Bob Newhart Show.
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05-07-04 | 12:57 PM
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One thing that should be pointed out is that of all the finales, listed MASH was unique in that it played like the finale of a drama, rather than that of a sitcom.
05-07-04 | 12:59 PM
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Originally posted by Groucho
One thing that should be pointed out is that of all the finales, listed MASH was unique in that it played like the finale of a drama, rather than that of a sitcom.
One thing that should be pointed out is that of all the finales, listed MASH was unique in that it played like the finale of a drama, rather than that of a sitcom.
True. Of course, MASH walked that fine line throughout its run.
05-07-04 | 12:59 PM
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One thing that should be pointed out is that of all the finales, listed MASH was unique in that it played like the finale of a drama, rather than that of a sitcom.
One thing that should be pointed out is that of all the finales, listed MASH was unique in that it played like the finale of a drama, rather than that of a sitcom.
das
05-07-04 | 01:11 PM
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From: WAS looking for My Own Private Stuckeyville, but stuck in Liberty City (while missing Vice City)
Originally posted by das Monkey
Hilarious show. Best sitcom ever.
Hilarious show. Best sitcom ever.
Originally posted by das Monkey
Of course, M*A*S*H was never a typical sitcom anyway, frequently straying into drama territory.
Of course, M*A*S*H was never a typical sitcom anyway, frequently straying into drama territory.
actually, I didn't really process the thread title until it was too late...