Favorite Black Sitcom

[Fat_Sunny]

When You Consider All The Sitcoms That Had Primarily Black Casts, Which Was Your Favorite?

For Fat, It Is A No-Brainer: What's Happening?

Always A Good Message About Bettering Yourself (Or, The 'Man' Ripping You Off), And What A Phenomonal Group Of People:

Mama
Rog (He Was The Main Character, But The Weakest Link)
Dwayne (Pronounced Do-Ayne; Now A Scientologist)
Re-Run (Dead)
Shirley (Dead)
Dee (Fat LOVED Her)



So What Is Your Fav? All Answers Encouraged, Although Fat Is Hoping No One Picks The Show With Steve Urkel!

[PapaBear]

The "com" in "sticom" refers to something that would be funny. That said, there are only two funny "black sitcoms".

Good Times

Sanford and Son

Not necessarily in that order. Lock it up.

[tele7]

The "com" in "sticom" refers to something that would be funny. That said, there are only two funny "black sitcoms".

Good Times

Sanford and Son

Not necessarily in that order. Lock it up.

Can't top Sanford And Son. Two words: "Gorilla Cookies"

[Fat_Sunny]

Lock it up.

No Way! There Are A Bunch Of Others You Haven't Thought About! But Sanford And Son Certainly Is Top Of The Heap!

[sailor]

joey

[PapaBear]

I'll try it again...


another time. I fucking hate it, when I try to hit "spell check" and accidentally hit "new posts". A brief synopsis...

When I watched "Good Times" and "Sanford & Son" as a kid, I laughed... understood what it was like to be poor, and didn't really think about them being black (btw... I think "African American" is a title that is insulting to "black people").

"What's Happening" was funny, but bothered me on many levels. "The Jeffersons" was the harbinger of "The Cosby Show" (black people can be funny, if they are rich). I preferred them when they lived next to the semi-racist guy on "All In The Family"... When they made him think.

Fuck.... I guess I won't do it another time. I just did it.

Oh, yeah... One more thing. I think any "black sticom" that has surfaced since, is insulting to black people. Then again... so is every "white" sitcom. Sitcoms all suck.

Where is Blowhard when you need him?

[flavopop]

I was always a Good Times guy myself. Wilonna and Thalma always did it for me...
The Planet of the Apes TV series runs a close 2nd though...
Do I hear some Ani DeFranco music being cued up?

[Don Stugots]

Whats Happenin
Good Times
That's my Momma.

[AnnoyedGrunt]

After thinking about it the only black sitcom I've ever seen was Fresh Prince of Belair.

[Sheeplovr]

The Secret diares of Desmond Phfifer

http://epguides.com/SecretDiaryofDesmondPfeiffer/cast.jpg

[patsopinion]

man all in the family is the most underrated comedy of all time
love that show

..... all black cast... hmmm?
well i was hainging out with mr waynes a few weeks ago and he told me that his show "my whife and kids" was awful and that his new show on showtime is fucking halarious

i dont have show time but im going to buy the dvd of it because i support him because he treated me real good(the girl who took the pic deleted it(cunt i hate that bitch))

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper(hes a really good guy)(the show was very decent in retrospect)
The bernie mac show (really good one)

[cougarjake13]

no love for martin huh ????

http://www.crazyabouttv.com/Images/martin.jpg

[pennington]

Sanford & Son for me. But, as was mentioned by someone else, it wasn't a "black" sitcom as much as just a sitcom to me.

[Don Stugots]

i am glad i am not alone on the black sitcoms. EX #2 was too good to watch them and whenever i brought them up, she looked at me like i was nuts. Regina on the other hand has never seen these shows since she didnt speak english at the time.

[ToLEEdo]

Family Matters!!....ya know with Erkel.

[lleeder]

Cops...lock it up

[patsopinion]

Family Matters!!....ya know with Erkel.

good luck selling that one

[drjoek]

man all in the family is the most underrated comedy of all time
love that show



I hate to argue with you but There was nothing "underrated" about AITF it is considered one of top shows of all time. Groundbreaking, controversial, and all around well reviewed. Archie Bunker was amazing.

[Marc with a c]

homeboys in outerspace

[furie]

1 Good Times
2 What's Happening?
3 The Jeffersons

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I enjoyed AMEN


http://www.sitcomsonline.com/amencast.jpg


Sherman Hensley was Great as Deacon Frye

[Heather 8]

Cosby Show doesn't count? Then again, they acted whiter than any white folks I knew.

[Marc with a c]

no love for the fresh prince? the only show black sitcom that everyone knows the words to the theme song.

[patsopinion]

I hate to argue with you but There was nothing "underrated" about AITF it is considered one of top shows of all time. Groundbreaking, controversial, and all around well reviewed. Archie Bunker was amazing.

under appreciated now

id rather watch an all in the family then friends
with the emergence of a new late demo (the sports center/ adult swim demo) i think this show could be very successful again if spoon fed to the generation next stoners

[MrPink]

http://www.jamieross.com/autographs/sanfordandson.jpg

[mendyweiss]

amos n andy . I don't know why I can't post pics anymore!!!!

[Fat_Sunny]

amos n andy . I don't know why I can't post pics anymore!!!!

Oh WOW! Out Of Left-Field Comes The Forgotten Classic! Sapphire! The Mother-In-Law. Kingfish!!! Fat Is Changing His Vote From What's Happening To Amos 'N Andy! Good One, Mendyweiss!

[epo]

Does anybody remember "The New Odd Couple"?

It used Ron Glass (from Barney Miller) & Desmond Wilson (from Sanford & Son) as the traditional Oscar & Felix roles.

[reillyluck]

Reillyluck gotta agree with Fat Sunny. Reillyluck loved Whats Happening.

[Swannee]

Never liked the show, but thought it was funny when Ron used it as a slur for African Americans

[Drunky McBetidont]

i think this show is ok, i wasn't allowed to watch black shows as a kid.
http://www.magneticmediafed.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/evhatchris.jpg

[Drunky McBetidont]

i think this show is ok, i wasn't allowed to watch black shows as a kid.
http://www.magneticmediafed.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/evhatchris.jpg

[A.J.]

Baby I'm Back

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1500/babyimback-demondwilsondenisenicholas.jpg

Actually I loved Good Times -- up until they killed off James.

[Kevin]

Reillyluck gotta agree with Fat Sunny. Reillyluck loved Whats Happening.

Kevin gotta agree with Reillyluck, who agrees with Fat Sunny,, Kevin also loved What's Happening.

Good Times
Sanford and Son
Whats Happening
Jeffersons

[Fat_Sunny]

Well, Well, F_S Has A New Found Respect For Kevin! You Gotta Love When ReRun (Fred Berry) Would Do His Fat_Ass Break Dancing!

[Kevin]

Well, Well, F_S Has A New Found Respect For Kevin! You Gotta Love When ReRun (Fred Berry) Would Do His Fat_Ass Break Dancing!

Momma. you have to stop coming to my apartment so much.. i am all growns up now

[Fat_Sunny]

:lol:

[reillyluck]

ok, now i cant get the "whats happening" theme out of my head!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpj6ihSwPXw

[Kevin]

ok, now i cant get the "whats happening" theme out of my head!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpj6ihSwPXw

RA RA RA RA RA RA RA RA RARARRARRA RA RARA RA RARARA RA RARARARRA RA BOM BOM BOM BOM

[burrben]

"welcome back kotter"


it wasn't all blacks but it was blacks and low-income whites and they're the same to me

[Fat_Sunny]

ok, now i cant get the "whats happening" theme out of my head!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpj6ihSwPXw

Fat Has Found That The Best Way To Get A Song Out Of His Head Is To Replace It With AnotherSong. Reilly Should Try Humming This For A While:


"Come And Knock On My Door...Mike A Wish That Is True...Where The Laughter Is Hers And Hers And His...Three's Company Too".


(Running For Cover.....!)

[flavopop]

Whoever said "MARTIN" before was on the money too. Before he started losin his marbles, that show was a riot!

[cougarjake13]

Whoever said "MARTIN" before was on the money too. Before he started losin his marbles, that show was a riot!

at least someone agreed with me


and who didnt want to bang the 2 chicks on that show

[LilLibra]

at least someone agreed with me


and who didnt want to bang the 2 chicks on that show

I agree. It's not the best Black comedy but it's definitely a favorite of mine. Martin was a hilarious show. Now that season one is on DVD, hopefully it'll sell enough for the other seasons to be put on DVD. It's been a long-awaited release.

[El Mudo]

ok, now i cant get the "whats happening" theme out of my head!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpj6ihSwPXw




How can you? Between Dwayne falling off the skateboard straight onto his ass and the hammerin' organ, it may be the greatest TV theme of all time...





But then again, this one gives it a real run for its money... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbnLYROCj8)

[Snacks]

Kevin gotta agree with Reillyluck, who agrees with Fat Sunny,, Kevin also loved What's Happening.

Good Times
Sanford and Son
Whats Happening
Jeffersons

those plus Cosby Show and the fresh prince

[RingWraith]

no love for martin huh ????

http://www.crazyabouttv.com/Images/martin.jpg


I agree with you on this one. The first couple of seasons were really funny.

Others like Fresh Prince and currently Everybody Hates Chris I also like.

[bigredd]

Cops...lock it up

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[bigredd]

Sanford and Son ruled but I didn't think of it as a "black sitcom" either. That shit is still funny. How bad was The Fresh Prince? I always wanted to bang Hillary and eventually the younger sister. Someone already said it but the Jeffersons were funnier when they lived next door to Archie Bunker. You probably couldn't put All In The Family in network prime time today.