Longest Sitcom

Matt Poulsen

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Jun 11, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/11/98

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I was wondering if anybody could tell me what is the longest running
sitcom in America to date?

Thanks in advance,
Matt
pou...@rohan.sdsu.edu

{Michael}

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Jun 11, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/11/98

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>Matt Poulsen <pou...@rohan.sdsu.edu> writes:

It was "Married With Children", until Fox blew it off!

Regards,

Michael

Mike Smith

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Jun 11, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/11/98

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Matt Poulsen <pou...@rohan.sdsu.edu> wrote in message
3580880B...@rohan.sdsu.edu...

>I was wondering if anybody could tell me what is the longest running
>sitcom in America to date?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Matt

"The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet", which ran from October3, 1952 through
September 3, 1966. A total of 14 years.

djarum

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Jun 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/12/98

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In article <6lq480$48u$1...@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>,
vn10...@netcom.ca(*{Michael}*) wrote:

> >Matt Poulsen <pou...@rohan.sdsu.edu> writes:
>
> >I was wondering if anybody could tell me what is the longest running
> >sitcom in America to date?
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Matt

> >pou...@rohan.sdsu.edu
>
> It was "Married With Children", until Fox blew it off!

What was second? M*A*S*H ?

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ThekingoTV

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Jun 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/12/98

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Married with Children was the second with 10 years.
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriett ran for 14 years.
From the King of TV
"Who is the King?"-The King

Javert15

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Jun 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/13/98

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>"The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet", which ran from October3, 1952 through
>September 3, 1966. A total of 14 years.
>
>

Was Ozzie and Harriet in primetime the whole time? Married with Children's
claim to fame was the longest running primetime sitcom.

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Yankees937

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Jun 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/13/98

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All in the Family, I believe.

A. Levine

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the mob!"
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ThekingoTV

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Jun 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/13/98

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Once again, I am telling you. The longest running sitcom is The Adventures of
Ozzie & Harriet. 12 years.
Trust me on this one.

{Michael}

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Jun 14, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/14/98

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>yanke...@aol.com (Yankees937) writes:

>All in the Family, I believe.
>A. Levine

"Married With Children" holds the title!

Regards,

Michael

ThekingoTV

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Jun 14, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/14/98

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I will say it again... MArreid with Children was only on for 10 years.
The adeventures of Ozzie and Harriett ran for 12.
Please dont make me rerepeat myself

ThekingoTV

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Jun 14, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/14/98

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Yes Ozzie & Harriett was on prime time the whole time.
I defy you to show me where or when anyone connected with Married with Children
has claimed that their show was the "longest running prime-time sitcom".

ThekingoTV

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Jun 14, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/14/98

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Here is the evidence...
Ozzie & Harriett premired in 1952 on ABC at 8:00 and ran til 1966.
It changed days many times duting the run, but at no time did it stop running
in prime time.
All in the family only ran from 1971 to 1979, when the
title was changed to Archie Bunkers Place. Thereby, giving it a run of only 8
years. second to MArried with Childrens 10 years and 3rd to Ozzie & harriets 14
years.
What other proof do you need?
Let's not continue this debate, ok?

Larchman

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Jun 14, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/14/98

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M*A*S*H and Cheers ran for 11 years each, M*A*S*H being from 72-83, and
Cheers being from 82-93

Noxious

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Jun 15, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/15/98

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> What other proof do you need?
> Let's not continue this debate, ok?

....but.......but........but.........

JEdraw

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Jun 15, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/15/98

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"Larchman" <larc...@geocities.com> writes:
>M*A*S*H and Cheers ran for 11 years each, M*A*S*H being from 72-83, and
>Cheers being from 82-93

They both span 11 years, but neither has 11 seasons. A typical TV show
(unless it premiers mid-season, which I don't think either of these did) will
start in the second half of the year and end in the first half of the next year
each season.

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Ward Donald Griffiths III

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Jun 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/22/98

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Matt Poulsen wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anybody could tell me what is the longest running
> sitcom in America to date?

The NBC Nightly News.
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Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
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ThekingoTV

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Jun 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/23/98

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>The NBC Nightly News.

Wow, haven't heard that one in a while

Paul Canniff

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Jun 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/23/98

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Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:

Matt Poulsen wrote:
> 
> I was wondering if anybody could tell me what is the longest running
> sitcom in America to date?

The NBC Nightly News.

The NBC Nightly News is more of a military driven soap opera run by a slurred speech android named Tom Brokaw. His name was originally just "Tom", but Brokaw was later added when he malfunctioned while on the air (The clip is quite amusing). Married With Children is a more likely candidate for longest running sitcom.

Benjamin Robinson

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Jun 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/27/98

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In alt.tv.simpsons, on the "Re: Longest Sitcom" thread, Mike Smith wrote:

>"The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet", which ran from October3, 1952 through
>September 3, 1966. A total of 14 years.

I just saw A&E's "Biography" of the Nelson family, and they say "Adventures"
ran for 435 episodes (and yes, they confirm it was the longest-running
prime-time sitcom). This works out to be 31 or 32 episodes a year. "The
Simpsons," on the other hand, produces about 24 episodes a year, discounting
the first season which had 13 episodes. So, even if "The Simpsons" was to
run for 15 seasons, they will have made "only" 349 episodes; "O&H" fans
could still claim their show ran longest, based on the number of episodes
made. For "The Simpsons" to be the longevity champ, it would have to run
until 2007. See you there!
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Jun 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/27/98

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The longest sitcom was "The Misadventures of Satan the 30 Foot Boa
Constrictor"

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Noxious

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Jun 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/29/98

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> The longest sitcom was "The Misadventures of Satan the 30 Foot Boa
> Constrictor"

Ummm.....that's SANTA......not SATAN.
<g>

Brad Filippone

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Jul 14, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/14/98

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Noxious (mi...@swog.fhcrc.org) wrote:
: > The longest sitcom was "The Misadventures of Satan the 30 Foot Boa
: > Constrictor"

: Ummm.....that's SANTA......not SATAN.
: <g>

If I'm not mistaken the real answer is "The Adventures of Ozzie and
Harriet with about 18 seasons or so. Simpsons has a long way to go!

Brad