Overview
TV's Greatest Sitcoms is the first comprehensive look at the top situation comedies of the past six decades. From the early hits of I Love Lucy, Ozzie and Harriet and Leave It to Beaver to revolutionary '70s comedies like All in the Family and M*A*S*H, it includes classic recent success stories from Seinfeld to The Osbournes. In all, the book covers over 150 comedies including "The 20 Most Influential Sitcoms of All Time." Behind-the-scenes stories include the author's personal discussions with comedy greats like Mary Tyler Moore, Eddie Albert from Green Acres, Shelly Fabares of Coach, Alan Young from Mr. Ed, and the actors who played Beaver Cleaver, Eddie Haskell, Mike Seaver, Greg Brady, Elly Mae Clampett, Goober Pyle, and Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island. Get the inside story on the death of the sitcom format in 1983 and its resurrection with The Cosby Show or the daycare roots of popular modern comedies like Friends. The book uses ratings information to prove that more people watched The Munsters and Gilligan's Island than any comedy on TV today and debunks the opinion that The Simpsons is now the longest-running comedy in television history. The book also names the ten "worst sitcoms of all time" and the actors who have appeared in the most situation comedy flops.
Synopsis
TV's Greatest Sitcoms is the first comprehensive look at the top situation comedies of the past six decades. From the early hits of I Love Lucy, Ozzie and Harriet and Leave It to Beaver to revolutionary '70s comedies like All in the Family and M*A*S*H, it includes classic recent success stories from Seinfeld to The Osbournes. In all, the book covers over 150 comedies including "The 20 Most Influential Sitcoms of All Time." Behind-the-scenes stories include the author's personal discussions with comedy greats like Mary Tyler Moore, Eddie Albert from Green Acres, Shelly Fabares of Coach, Alan Young from Mr. Ed, and the actors who played Beaver Cleaver, Eddie Haskell, Mike Seaver, Greg Brady, Elly Mae Clampett, Goober Pyle, and Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island. Get the inside story on the death of the sitcom format in 1983 and its resurrection with The Cosby Show or the daycare roots of popular modern comedies like Friends. The book uses ratings information to prove that more people watched The Munsters and Gilligan's Island than any comedy on TV today and debunks the opinion that The Simpsons is now the longest-running comedy in television history. The book also names the ten "worst sitcoms of all time" and the actors who have appeared in the most situation comedy flops.