Classic Sitcoms: A Celebration of the Best of Prime-Time Comedy

by Vince Waldron

Book Overview

A true television lover's guide to the most successful and memorable situation comedies of the past 40 years. Classic Sitcoms is a delightful compendium of those unforgettable shows that millions of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0026227703
• ISBN13: 9780026227704
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 547 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

With insightful behind-the-scenes notes and anecdotes

Now in a newly revised and significantly expanded second edition, Classic Sitcoms: A Celebration Of The Best In Prime-Time Comedy by television history expert Vince Waldron provides tv sitcom fans with a complete episode-by-episode summary and guide to ten of the all-time best television sitcoms, as chosen by forty-five top TV critics. "I Love Lucy"; "The Honeymooners"; "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "All In The Family", "M*A*S*H", "The Bob Newhart Show", "Taxi", and "Cheers" are presented with insightful behind-the-scenes notes and anecdotes from the stars, writers, and producers. Complete credits, basic episode storylines, and tallies of Emmy awards and yearly ratings make Classic Sitcoms a superb and highly recommended resource for TV fans and trivia buffs alike.

The Classic TV Bible

If you're a Nick at Nite/TV Land couch chive, this is the book to keep on the sofa at all times. I can't say more.

A serious examination of some funny shows.

Rather than another nostalgia-derived look at fondly remembered but essentially lame sitcoms, this book reflects critics' picks of the very best examples of the genre, then examines them with the seriousness and insight they deserve. The author is an expert on the subject--he also wrote the definitive work on the Dick Van Dyke Show--and he treats each of the ten shows, from I Love Lucy to Cheers--with thoroughness and affection. This book will enhance the viewing experience of any television fan.

Time and time again we'll want Nick at Nite to stay the same

It was a very good book. I didn't read all of it because I am an I Love Lucy fan. I also watch Bewitched and Happy Days. One thing I would like to see is an updated version of this book. Since many shows have been replaced. One thing I would not like to see is the following shows above taken off the air. I think you should make a seperate channel for shows such as 'The Brady Bunch', 'Wonder Years', and all of the newer shows you are putting on there. There are too many I love Lucy fans out and if you keep changing what is on this channel it won't be Nick at Nite anymore.