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Posted by: Klaus 11th August 2018, 10:31 AM

Welcome to the World Cup of Sitcoms! Over the next few days/weeks, some of your all time favourite sitcoms will be battling it out against each other to be the ultimate winner.

STAGES

• GROUP STAGE: 8 Groups
• QUARTER FINALS: 4 Groups
• SEMI FINALS: 2 Groups
• FINAL: 1 Group

Before that, we need to find which sitcoms should qualify for the Group Stage! So, in this thread, NOMINATE A MAXIMUM OF THIRTY SITCOMS from around the world - they do not have to be ranked. ~40 of the sitcoms with the most nominations will then be split into 8 groups for the Group Stage. To help generate ideas for nominations, I've tried to draw up an extensive list of both UK & US sitcoms but please please note THIS IS NOT AN EXTENSIVE LIST so don't feel you have to only nominate sitcoms on the list!!! You can nominate any show but it must come within a vague definition of sitcom - essentially it would be a scripted comedy show. Possibly controversial but I won't be accepting any animated shows, we've already got a separate competition for that!

Have fun nominating! You have until Wednesday 15th August!!

IDEAS for nominations:

2 Broke Girls
30 Rock
3rd Rock from the Sun
8 Simple Rules
Absolutely Fabulous
Allo Allo
Are You Being Served?
Arrested Development
Atlanta
Back
Bad Education
Benidorm
Birds of a Feather
Black Books
Black…ish
Blackadder
Bless This House
Bottom
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Catastrophe
Cheers
Citizen Khan
Come Fly With Me
Community
Coupling
Cuckoo
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dad's Army
Dear White People
Derek
Derry Girls
Dinnerladies
Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23
Episodes
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Loves Raymond
Extras
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Frasier
Fresh Meat
Fresh off the Boat
Friday Night Dinner
Friends
Full(er) House
Gavin & Stacey 
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Green Wing
Happy Days
Haters Back Off
Hi-De-Hi
How I Met Your Mother
I'm Alan Partridge
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ja'mie: Grammar School Girl
Kath & Kim
Keeping Up Appearances
Last of the Summer Wine
Life's Too Short
Little Britain
Love Thy Neighbour
Lovesick
M*A*S*H
Malcolm in the Middle
Man About The House
Married… With Children
Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Men Behaving Badly
Miranda 
Modern Family
Mom
Mr Bean
Ms. Browns Boys
My Family
My Hero
My Name is Earl
New Girl
Nighty Night
Not Going Out 
On the Buses
One Day at a Time
Only Fools and Horses 
Open All Hours
Outnumbered 
Parks & Recreation
Peep Show
Peter Kay's Car Share
Phoenix Nights
Porridge
Psychoville
Raised By Wolves
Red Dwarf
Rising Damp
Roseanne
Santa Clarita Diet
Scrubs
Seinfield
Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
Spaced
Stella
Steptoe & Son
Summer Heights High
The Big Bang Theory
The Brady Bunch
The Catherine Tate Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Golden Girls
The Good Life
The Good Place
The Green Green Grass
The Inbetweeners
The IT Crowd 
The Job Lot
The League of Gentleman
The Middle
The Office
The Office (US)
The Rise & Fall of Reginald Perrin
The Royle Family
The Thick of It
The Vicar Of Dibley 
The Young Ones
This Country
Trollied
Twenty Twelve
Two and a Half Men
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
W1A
We Can Be Heroes
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
Will & Grace
Yes (Prime) Minister

Posted by: troublepink 11th August 2018, 10:47 AM

Do they need to be nominated in order of favourites? Or can they be nominated in any order?

Posted by: Klaus 11th August 2018, 11:13 AM

Nominated in any order!

Posted by: danG 11th August 2018, 11:38 AM

The Big Bang Theory
Friends
Modern family
Brooklyn nine nine
The inbetweeners

Posted by: HausofTove 11th August 2018, 11:42 AM

Friends will do amazingly well and I'm here for it, but as I'm watching through Seinfeld, I must say, half of the gags and plot points from Friends are directly taken from Seinfeld. It's quite odd to watch but it's so clearly influenced it reveals a lot about its originality.

Posted by: Andrew. 11th August 2018, 12:00 PM

Birds Of A Feather
Come Fly With Me (;o)
Father Ted
Friday Night Dinner
Miranda
Not Going Out
Outnumbered
The Inbetweeners

Didn’t watch much comedy growing up but getting into more old and new now! I adore all of these but I’d actually put Not Going Out as my fave, so many laughs even if it is a bit predictable. They have ruined it (sort-of) with the kids :’( Miranda said if she would do another series she and Gary would’ve had kids as well, yay x

Posted by: Dickston 11th August 2018, 12:24 PM

30 Rock
Arrested Development
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Community
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fresh Meat
Friends
Gavin & Stacey
How I Met Your Mother
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Modern Family
Only Fools and Horses
Parks & Recreation
Peep Show
Seinfield
The Inbetweeners
The IT Crowd
The Office (US)
The Thick of It
The Vicar Of Dibley
Veep

Plus these which weren't on the OP list:
Joey
Green Acres
Rules of Engagement
Anger Management

I did think about putting forward some Australian ones just for the reach but it's all crap

IASIP & Veep are my Top 2 tv shows of all time fyi so if neither of them go through (which I think will be the case) I will cry. In fact a good bunch of those I've nominated would be in my Top 50. More realistically I hope The Office (US), Seinfeld, and Arrested Development can do well here.

Posted by: Slick 11th August 2018, 12:47 PM

Absolutely Fabulous
Birds of a Feather
Extras
Friends
Gavin & Stacey
Keeping Up Appearances
Miranda
Modern Family
Only Fools and Horses
The Inbetweeners
The Vicar Of Dibley
Cuckoo

Posted by: King Rollo 11th August 2018, 01:15 PM

Dads Army
Fawlty Towers
The Rise & Fall Of Reginald Perrin
Are You Being Served
Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
Trollied
Early Doors
The Royle Family
The Good Life
Peep Show
Man About The House
Red Dwarf
Porridge (original series)
Lame Ducks
Bottom
Mr Bean
Blackadder
One Foot In The Grave
Goodnight Sweetheart
The Goodies
Don't Wait Up
Citizen Smith
Butterflies
Brush Strokes
Big School
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
The Office
Colin's Sandwich
Peter Kay's Car Share
The Inbetweeners

Posted by: Slick 11th August 2018, 01:29 PM

'Cuckoo' really deserves to be on the main list so more people consider nominating it. Love it.

Posted by: Klaus 11th August 2018, 01:31 PM

It’s added!

Posted by: Slick 11th August 2018, 01:33 PM

Thanks!

Posted by: coi 11th August 2018, 01:49 PM

Come Fly With Me
Not Going Out
Outnumbered
Peep Show
The IT Crowd

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 11th August 2018, 02:13 PM

Chucklevision
Bad Education
Benidorm
Blackadder
Come Fly With Me
Cuckoo
Fresh Meat
Friday Night Dinner
Full(er) House
Miranda
Modern Family
Mr Bean
Ms. Browns Boys
Open All Hours
Outnumbered
The Inbetweeners
The League of Gentleman
My Parents Are Aliens
Bad Move
Yonderland
White Gold
Ja'mie: Private School Girl
Big School
Plebs
This Country

Posted by: ThePensmith 12th August 2018, 11:44 AM

Here's my nominations:

- Dad's Army
- The Good Life
- Friends
- Absolutely Fabulous
- The Vicar of Dibley
- Father Ted
- Miranda
- As Time Goes By
- Dinnerladies
- Coupling
- Green Wing
- Will & Grace
- 8 Simple Rules
- Jam and Jerusalem
- Frasier
- Ja'mie: Grammar School Girl
- Derry Girls
- The Young Ones
- Blackadder
- Bottom
- The IT Crowd
- Black Books

Posted by: lotita. 12th August 2018, 11:53 AM

Friday Night Dinner

Posted by: Klaus 12th August 2018, 11:59 AM

add more plz x

we cant do a comp with one show!!

Posted by: lotita. 12th August 2018, 12:05 PM

It’s the only show that matters x

Friday night dinner
Brooklyn 99
Parks and rec
Cuckoo
Outnumbered
Gavin and Stacey
Little Britain
Come fly with me
Jamie private school girl
Miranda
Community
The office US

Posted by: troublepink 12th August 2018, 12:13 PM

Blackadder
Bottom
Dad's Army
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Friday Night Dinner
Friends
I'm Alan Partridge
Last of the Summer Wine
Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Only Fools and Horses
Open All Hours
Outnumbered
Peter Kay's Car Share
Phoenix Nights
Porridge
The Big Bang Theory
The Inbetweeners
The Royle Family
The Young Ones
Trollied

Posted by: AaronTM 12th August 2018, 01:51 PM

Absolutely Fabulous
Bad Education
Birds of a Feather
Cuckoo
Extras
Fawlty Towers
Friends
Gavin & Stacey
Keeping Up Appearances
Malcolm in the Middle
Miranda
Modern Family
Mr Bean
My Family
Not Going Out
Only Fools and Horses
Peep Show
The Good Life
The Inbetweeners
The Middle
The Office
The Royle Family
The Vicar Of Dibley
Two and a Half Men
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

Posted by: gavindeejay 12th August 2018, 02:39 PM

Black Books
Blackadder
Fawlty Towers
Gavin & Stacey
I'm Alan Partridge
Keeping Up Appearances
Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Miranda
Mr Bean
Not Going Out
Only Fools and Horses
Open All Hours
Outnumbered
Peep Show
Peter Kay's Car Share
Phoenix Nights
Porridge
Scrubs
Spaced
The Inbetweeners
The Vicar Of Dibley

Posted by: Popchartfreak 12th August 2018, 03:51 PM

I second the nomination for Green Acres, genius mad inspiration of The Simpsons.

Let's have some other ancient American shows just for balance:

The Phil Silvers Show (Bilko)
I Love Lucy
The Addams Family
The Munsters
The Monkees
Sledge Hammer!
The Beverley Hillbillies
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Get Smart
Soap
Police Squad
Newhart
The Golden Girls
Cheers
Frasier

Obv I'm the only going to vote for them but they were great in their day...

Posted by: Botchia 12th August 2018, 04:18 PM

8 Simple Rules
Bad Education
Black…ish
Citizen Khan
Come Fly With Me
Dear White People
Fawlty Towers
Friends
Keeping Up Appearances
Malcolm in the Middle
Miranda
Modern Family
Mr Bean
My Family
My Hero
Outnumbered
Peter Kay's Car Share
The Big Bang Theory
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Inbetweeners
The Vicar Of Dibley
Twenty Twelve
W1A

Posted by: Seinfeld 12th August 2018, 05:33 PM

Seinfeld
Frasier
Everybody Loves Raymond
The King of Queens
Curb Your Enthusiasm
3rd Rock from the Sun
Fawlty Towers
Only Fools and Horses

Posted by: Theo. 12th August 2018, 06:32 PM

You can't nominate this and not Summer Heights High! Can that also be added to the OP as I know it has a fan base here? X

I will nominate some time this week, please remind me to if I forget!

Posted by: Theo. 13th August 2018, 10:06 AM

Back <--- Add to O.P also please!
Catastrophe <--- Add to O.P also please!
Come Fly With Me
Friday Night Dinner
Friends
Gavin & Stacey
Little Britain
Miranda
Modern Family
New Girl
Nighty Night <--- Add to O.P also please!
Outnumbered
Parks and Recreation
Peep Show
Summer Heights High
The Catherine Tate Show
The Inbetweeners
The IT Crowd
We Can Be Heroes <--- Add to O.P also please!

Posted by: Klaus 13th August 2018, 07:19 PM

30 Rock
Allo Allo
Arrested Development
Blackadder
Catastrophe
Community
Dad's Army
Derry Girls
Episodes
Extras
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Friday Night Dinner
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
My Family
Only Fools and Horses
Outnumbered
Parks & Recreation
Peter Kay's Car Share
The Catherine Tate Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Good Place
The IT Crowd
The Office
The Office (US)
The Royle Family
The Thick of It
The Vicar Of Dibley
Twenty Twelve
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
W1A

MAY OR MAY NOT BE TACTICAL by not nomming Inbetweeners & Friends

Posted by: Botchia 13th August 2018, 07:37 PM

omg fix!!!!! We see you

Posted by: Klaus 13th August 2018, 08:05 PM

haven't added anything up yet, just know they'll be popular already!

Posted by: cantthinkofaname 14th August 2018, 02:10 PM

Happy Endings

> Criminal that no one has nominated this yet.

Posted by: LewisGT 14th August 2018, 03:08 PM

Atlanta
Bad Education
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Come Fly With Me
Community
Everybody Hates Chris
Extras
Fraiser
Fresh Meat
Friends
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Life's Too Short
Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Mr Bean
Ms. Browns Boys The first series of this were pretty decent. It's pretty rubbish now though
My Family
My Name Is Earl A bit late to add this to the OP but it's a shame no one else has nominated this. A modern classic
New Girl
Not Going Out
Only Fools and Horses
Peep Show
Phoenix Nights
Scrubs
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Inbetweeners
The Office
The Vicar Of Dibley
Trollied
Two and a Half Men
White Gold

Seriously my favourite genre of TV. There's so many on here that I'm meaning to watch in the future. Friends/Community/It's Always Sunny... are my 3 favourite shows of all time.

Posted by: Mattias 14th August 2018, 03:37 PM

My literal SHORT LIST of nominations:

Black Books
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Friends
Scrubs
That 70s Show

Posted by: pippa 14th August 2018, 03:50 PM

My Shortlist:

Absolutely Fabulous
Benidorm
Birds of a Feather
Big Bang Theory
Father Ted
Friends
Hi-De-Hi
Keeping Up Appearances
Mrs Browns Boys
The Inbetweeners
Only Fools and Horses
Steptoe and Son
Peter Kay's Car Share
Vicar of Dibley

Posted by: Mattias 14th August 2018, 03:51 PM

omg can I add Golden Girls please, completely forgot about it, that was hilarious haha

Posted by: Sarah 15th August 2018, 01:16 AM

Absolutely Fabulous
Birds of a Feather
Citizen Khan
Come Fly With Me
Dad's Army
Dinnerladies
Fawlty Towers
Friends
Gavin & Stacey
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Hi-De-Hi
Keeping Up Appearances
Last of the Summer Wine
Miranda
Mom
Mr Bean
Ms. Browns Boys
Not Going Out
Only Fools and Horses
Open All Hours
Outnumbered
Peter Kay's Car Share
The Big Bang Theory
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Vicar Of Dibley
Two and a Half Men
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
The Job Lot
The Thin Blue Line

Posted by: Klaus 15th August 2018, 10:20 AM

LAST DAY to get your nominations in - your noms could be what pushes through those borderline shows!!

Posted by: Dexton 15th August 2018, 10:39 AM

More love for Always Sunny pls

Posted by: Suedehead2 15th August 2018, 05:29 PM

Absolutely Fabulous
Back
Black Books
Blackadder
Cuckoo
Dad's Army
Dinnerladies
Extras
Fawlty Towers
I'm Alan Partridge
Outnumbered
Porridge
Red Dwarf
The Good Life
The IT Crowd
The Office
The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Royle Family
The Vicar Of Dibley
Twenty Twelve
W1A
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
Yes (Prime) Minister

Just for the sheer hell of it even though only one or two other people might even have heard of it...

Sorry I'm A Stranger Here Myself

Also,

To The Manor Born
Help

And so John doesn't feel too lonely

The Monkees

Posted by: Klaus 15th August 2018, 06:56 PM

We currently have 148 different shows nominated....

Only the ones with the most nominations (that give us close to 40 shows) go through and this is YOUR LAST CHANCE to secure your faves go through!!!!

Philomena

Posted by: coi 15th August 2018, 07:11 PM

Ah I loved Cunk on Britain!

Posted by: Klaus 15th August 2018, 10:19 PM

last last last chance for any noms, do it now!!!

Posted by: Botchia 15th August 2018, 10:37 PM

^

Posted by: JosephAvery 15th August 2018, 10:42 PM

Benidorm
Birds of a Feather
Keeping Up Appearances
Miranda
Mrs Brown's Boys
My Family
Outnumbered
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Good Place
The Green Green Grass

Posted by: Mack. 15th August 2018, 10:44 PM

Absolutely Fabulous
Allo Allo
Are You Being Served?
Birds of a Feather
Cheers
Dad's Army
Everybody Loves Raymond
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Friends
Gavin & Stacey
Hi-de-Hi
Keeping Up Apperances
Little Britain
Malcolm In The Middle
Mr Bean
My Family
My Hero
My Name Is Earl
Only Fools and Horses
Open All Hours
Porridge
Red Dwarf
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Am
The Catherine Tate Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
The Good Life
The Vicar of Dibley
Two Pints of Lager and a packet of Crisps
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Posted by: Jay ☆ 15th August 2018, 10:55 PM

30 Rock
3rd Rock from the Sun
Absolutely Fabulous
Arrested Development
Bad Education
Champions
Derry Girls
Friends
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Ja'mie: Private School Girl
Kath & Kim
Miranda
Summer Heights High
The Catherine Tate Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Good Place
The Inbetweeners
The IT Crowd
The Vicar Of Dibley

Posted by: JAKE 15th August 2018, 10:57 PM

nighty night
kath & kim
summer heights high
derry girls

Posted by: Seinfeld 15th August 2018, 11:45 PM

Looks like I'm the only one who voted for The King of Queens.

Such an underrated sitcom - Kevin James, Leah Remini and Jerry Stiller are all brilliant!