Favourite Sitcom Family

[Bee Gees Fan]

A thread to vote for which TV family is your favourite.

My vote goes to the Keatons.

[Wezzo]

I'm going to be boring and vote for The Simpsons.

[Bee Gees Fan]

Who voted for the Taylors on Home Improvement?

Come on! Reveal yourself!

[Paul B]

I'll have to be boring like Wezzo and vote for the Simpsons.

[Bee Gees Fan]

Now, now, just because you're voting for The Simpsons doesn't mean your boring. I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that you're more interesting than I am.

[DHP]

I'd say the funniest family are the Griffins, but the most lovable are the Trotters. For me anyway. Admittedly, there's a huge sense of nostalgia as I grew up watching the antics of the Trotters, and love watching their comedy mishaps as well as their more moving and dramatic moments.

And 24,100,000 viewers for a single episode (roughly half the country) beats anything by any other TV family. I'm sure even The Simpsons don't get 50% of America for any single viewing of a single episode.

[Paul B]

And 24,100,000 viewers for a single episode (roughly half the country) beats anything by any other TV family. I'm sure even The Simpsons don't get 50% of America for any single viewing of a single episode.

You're right, I think the highest viewing figures The Simpsons has ever had was 20 million, for the "Bart Gets an F" episode sixteen years ago.

[Bee Gees Fan]

And 24,100,000 viewers for a single episode (roughly half the country) beats anything by any other TV family. I'm sure even The Simpsons don't get 50% of America for any single viewing of a single episode.

That's a good point. But America is a such a huge country (I read the population is nearing 300 million) that I would imagine it would be very difficult to get half of the country to tune in for a single episode, if not even impossible.

[DHP]

And 24,100,000 viewers for a single episode (roughly half the country) beats anything by any other TV family. I'm sure even The Simpsons don't get 50% of America for any single viewing of a single episode.

That's a good point. But America is a such a huge country (I read the population is nearing 300 million) that I would imagine it would be very difficult to get half of the country to tune in for a single episode, if not even impossible.

Yeah, but considering that 8 million is considered to be high viewing figures in the UK (I believe 35,000,000 is currently the highest in America, held by 24), you can see what such a uniting show Only Fools and Horses was, appealling to absolutely everyone. The reason that no show in America has reached such a percentage of viewers is that there's never been an equivalent show in America i.e. a show of high quality that can be enjoyed in its fullness by everyone.

[Bee Gees Fan]

The reason that no show in America has reached such a percentage of viewers is that there's never been an equivalent show in America i.e. a show of high quality that can be enjoyed in its fullness by everyone.

I kind of disagree here. I think that there have been a number of high quality American shows that have the potential to be enjoyed in their fullness by everyone, or almost everyone - but it's just that not everyone has caught on.

That sounds like a poor argument, I know, but it makes sense to me. I've seen numerous exceptional American shows, and I believe the reason that they haven't drawn in such a huge number of viewers is simply because, for whatever reason, some people haven't "caught on" to it.

[DHP]

Possibly true BGF, but if we take the closest examples as the likes of Cheers or Friends in terms of high quality with large appeal, even they didn't have the multi-generational, multi-class, cross-gender appeal that Only Fools & Horses had.

[Nervosa]

Possibly true BGF, but if we take the closest examples as the likes of Cheers or Friends in terms of high quality with large appeal, even they didn't have the multi-generational, multi-class, cross-gender appeal that Only Fools & Horses had.

Here here.

[Bee Gees Fan]

Possibly true BGF, but if we take the closest examples as the likes of Cheers or Friends in terms of high quality with large appeal, even they didn't have the multi-generational, multi-class, cross-gender appeal that Only Fools & Horses had.

I'd agree with that, but I don't think it makes them inferior shows.

I like to think of everything being on more or less the same level. Yes, shows have their weaknesses, and some shows are outstanding, but...I don't know, it's nicer to think of everything as being more or less the same. For me, anyway.

Besides, I don't like saying that I think things are better than other things, for fear of offending anybody. I don't think I'd ever say that a show I liked was better than a show somebody else liked, for fear of upsetting them.

[welshben23]

I was boring too and voted for The Simpsons. If anyone comes in to this thread and says that Michelle has missed one family out- The Barones! I will truly SCREAM Loudly!!

[Bee Gees Fan]

Actually, now you've reminded me, Ben. And I did really mean to include them. (I hope you're not screaming. ) I haven't seen much of Everybody Loves Raymond, but what I saw looked good. Sorry everyone, I really didn't mean to forget them.

[Mr Blue Sky]

Only Fools... for me. It's a dead heat at the minute!

[Leanne]

The Conners were looking lonely.

[Bee Gees Fan]

I'm glad the Conners got a vote.

KEATONS! (clap, clap, clap) KEATONS! (clap, clap, clap) KEATONS!

Come on Steven, Elyse, Alex, Mallory, Jennifer and Andy!

[Mr Blue Sky]

I'm glad the Conners got a vote.

KEATONS! (clap, clap, clap) KEATONS! (clap, clap, clap) KEATONS!

Come on Steven, Elyse, Alex, Mallory, Jennifer and Andy!

It's a cheerleader group of one so far!

[Bee Gees Fan]

I'll get Skippy to vote for them.

Maybe I could get Alex's "alter ego" Marty McFly to vote as well...

[Stratman]

The Simpson family for me.

[Frasier]

Its got to be the Trotters!