In my last column, I launched my second Dead-Of-Winter TV Survey.
By asking you readers to choose your favorite sitcom ever, I certainly started folks talking.
Early responses suggest that viewers truly miss the programs of days gone by. We seem “turned off” (pun intended) by the trashiness so rampant in current TV.
You know the saying “One man’s junk is another’s treasure.” But, c’mon, does anyone really treasure “My Name Is Earl”?
Crappy TV has always existed, maybe not as infused with sex as recent shows, but every bit as stupid.
So, let’s insult our intelligence.
Here are my candidates for WORST SITCOM EVER ! (I know we won’t agree on everything, but I’ll bet we agree on a lot!)
10. “The Brady Bunch.” Six perfect children with two wealthy perfect parents and a perfect housekeeper added up to insipid, mind-numbing drivel! I know a lot of people grew up watching this. They have my sympathy.
9. “Gomer Pyle.” “GOL-LEE!” Of all the Mayberry citizens to select for a spin-off series … Gomer?
8. “Green Acres.” Where did this come from? Put a Gabor sister on a farm? Let’s not forget that this gem spawned “Petticoat Junction,” a forerunner of the sex-obsessed sitcoms to follow. All aboard at Hooterville!
7. “Friends.” Attractive twenty-somethings holding an endless partner swap-meet did absolutely nothing for me.
6. “Everybody Loves Raymond.” No, everybody doesn’t! A bullying father and self-absorbed, smothering mother turn one son into a lazy lout and the other into a jealous sad sack. I didn’t laugh. I felt sorry for those people.
5. “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Buddy Ebsen was a respected Broadway and movie actor. What was he thinking? I needed a belt of moonshine just to watch one episode.
4. “Sanford and Son.” A little bit of Redd Foxx went a long way.
3. “ALF.” This show pushed the “stupidity meter” in my head to TILT! Would anyone care for a cat burger?
2. “Three’s Company.” What a dismal waste of the late John Ritter’s talent. And wait … I can make this worse. Remember the series that spun off from this one? “The Ropers”! Aaauuuggghh!
Now, my pick for WORST SITCOM EVER!
1. “Hogan’s Heroes.” Yes, let’s all laugh at the jovial, bumbling Nazi’s! Appalling! Tasteless! Outrageous! I’d say more but I can’t think of anything else rotten enough.
So, readers, what do you think?
What’s your choice for worst sitcom ever?
There’s still time to tell me about your favorites, too. I’ll report the results of our survey at the end of next month.
E-mail me at MsGeezerette@ aol.com, or write to me at The Tribune Democrat, 425 Locust Street, Johnstown, PA 15901.
You’re a great group and I so enjoy hearing from you.
Michele Mikesic Bender is a Johnstown resident and a member of The Tribune-Democrat’s Readership Advisory Committee.
Local News
Related Photos
-
Tribune-Democrat File Photo
Discussion
MICHELE M. BENDER | Flip side for sitcoms
- Local News
-
-
Mild winter speeds work: Entertainment venue may be complete by end of May
An unusually mild winter has accelerated construction of a new outdoor entertainment venue in Johnstown.
-
Man jailed on rash of charges
A Patton man is being held on $100,000 bond after police said he threatened to kill a woman, her family and himself unless she talked to him about a protection-from-abuse order.
-
Cambria abolishes 16 jobs
Following through on promises to cut budget costs, the Cambria County commissioners voted Thursday to abolish 16 positions, including nine full-time jobs.
-
Blogging with heart
Anyone else have this issue: The more I know, the more I want to learn.
As I am writing my heart month stories for this week’s packages, I occasionally come across a term or description unfamiliar to me. So I look it up. And then the definition or article has something else that sounds important, so I look that up. -
Wozniak defends his support of drilling bill
State Sen. John Wozniak, D-Westmont, one of only seven Democrats to support the Marcellus Shale legislation adopted this week, said the bill protects the environment and provides help to local communities impacted by the natural gas drilling.
-
Businessman hoping to unseat Wozniak
Tim Houser uses two words – “challenging opportunity” – to describe his goal in this year’s elections.
-
Judge tosses evidence in robbery
A Cambria County prosecutor said he’ll have to drop robbery charges against a Twin Rocks woman after much of his evidence was suppressed by a judge.
-
Shooting defendant pleads to attempted murder
A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty Thursday in county court to attempted murder and theft in a Nov. 18 home invasion in which the homeowner was shot.
-
Garrett man sought in Somerset crime
An arrest warrant has been issued for Samuel McFarland Jr., 33, of Berlin Street in Garrett in connection with Saturday’s robbery of two boys outside Dollar General on East Main Street in Somerset.
-
City man shot during alleged burglary
A Johnstown man was shot during a burglary attempt in Indiana County and then burglarized a home in Armstrong County before he was arrested, authorities said Thursday.
- More Local News Headlines
-
Denver's Largest-Ever Drug Bust Nets Dozens
Marines: No Punishment for Nazi-like Flag
Vets Look to Translate Military Skills Into Jobs
Expert: Removing LA School's Staff 'Appropriate'
Raw Video: School Bus Burst Into Flames
LA School Reopens Amid Sex Abuse Scandal
$25B Settlement Reached Over Foreclosure Abuses
Pentagon: Allow Women Closer to Front Lines
Obama Gives Education Waivers to 10 States
Giffords Aide to Run for Her Seat
LA School in Sex Abuse Scandal Reopens
Winter Slamming North Asia, Parts of Europe
Syrian Forces Renew Bombardment of Homs
States, Banks Reach Foreclosure-abuse Settlement
Raw Video: Italy's Mount Etna Bursts Into Life
Greeks March; Angry Despite Debt Deal
Raw Video: U.S. Pullout Celebration
Raw Video: Annual Empire State Building Run-Up
Man Killed in Courthouse Shootout
Air Force Airlines: Leaders Get Polished Service
