
A while back, I rounded up some classic sitcoms people think aged either surprisingly well or super terribly. In the comments, members of the BuzzFeed Community shared even more examples.
Here are 11 sitcoms people aged super terribly:
1.”The Andy Griffith Show is total cringe. So much misogyny, and the number of times Barney accidentally fired his weapon — it’s hard to believe that was once considered funny.”
—kbbpll
“It was cringe when I was a kid. I never liked The Andy Griffith Show.
I had a blind date with a guy who told me that not only did he love TAGS, but that when TV Land (or Nickolodeon — this was a very long time ago) would show ‘8 Great Hours of The Andy Griffith Show,’ he would watch it. There was no second date (although it had more to do with the fact that he was unemployed, living in his parent’s basement, and would go out drinking on his credit card).”
—silkyshark53
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2.”I find Growing Pains unwatchable, the way Mike always calls his sisters names and the fat jokes.”
“I also thought, with a mom who is a reporter and a father who works in mental health, they would have seen the signs. It’s just not funny.”
—creativealligator53
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3.”I will die on this hill: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air did not age well, and Uncle Phil isn’t even the top 5 best TV dads. Will was a teenager dating grown women every other episode, and Phil and Vivian just let it happen. Phil blamed Will for everything that went wrong, even if he had nothing to do with it.”
“The show was funny and rewatchable, but it’s hard to ignore all of its issues.”
—justchillman
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4.”I still enjoy Seinfeld, but one thing that stands out 30 years later are the episodes where they poked fun at suicide.”
“Granted, it was all about being irreverent about everything, but in retrospect, that was a little over the line.”
—kbbpll
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5.”Sex and the City aged horribly, too. Samantha, Aidan, and Steve were the only good people in that show.”
“The gay stereotypes were awful. Everything was AWFUL.”
—artisticorca74
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6.”The Love Boat. Never missed an episode back in the day. Now, it just seems awful. Having the ship’s doctor chasing after passengers, ugh.”
“My husband and I have been on 18 cruises. The captain, doctor, purser, and cruise director have all been too busy for such shenanigans.”—smartwitch66
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7.”I loved Night Court as a young adolescent, and I wasn’t alone — it was widely considered very funny. I watched some last year, and it’s not even remotely funny.”
“I was 12 — what was everyone else’s excuse?”
—annab4fef789d4
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8.”I Love Lucy. Loved it. Now hate it. The way Lucy had to manipulate her husband constantly.”
—smartwitch66
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9.”At some point, I loved Hot in Cleveland, but when I decided to pick it back up again, I just couldn’t. It was terrible!!”
—emohedgehog824
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10.”I used to love My Wife and Kids when it was originally on. When Hulu added it, I tried watching it again and just couldn’t make it through.”
“It does not hold up.”
—doofenshmirtzevilinc
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11.”Married…with Children was always awful, but it’s a guilty pleasure.”
—mrsmommaf
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And here are 17 sitcoms people say aged surprisingly well:
12.”Reba help up well.”
—ramblinredrose
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13.”You missed the best comedy of all time, Friends. Still as funny as it was in 1994!”
—boringlegend16
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14.”The Facts of Life. They deal with consequences, drinking and driving, being attacked, and more.”
“Of course, some jokes pertain to that time period (as with any show), but it’s still funny, and I love how they all bring something different. At the end of the day, it’s about camaraderie and being there for one another, no matter how you were raised.”
—peacefulkitten596
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15.”The Middle! I barely watched it when it first came out when I was younger, but my husband and I recently started it from the beginning, and holy CRAP, it is the absolute funniest!”
“The entire family has fantastic lines/delivery, and Chris Kattan as Bob, Frankie’s friend/coworker, is just *chef’s kiss*!”
—theicebox720
“Best and most underrated series of all time.”
—famousmule53
“Sue Heck is one of the best TV characters of all time!”
—relly
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16.“Corner Gas! If you haven’t seen this Canadian gem, you’re missing out! Basically like the premise of Seinfeld, it’s ‘a show about nothing,’ but the characters are actually good people. “
“I love when reruns come on the weekends!”
—leahm491b1c910
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17.”Only Fools and Horses will always be funny. Every episode is memorable.”
—trendypunk871
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18.”WKRP In Cincinnati is still hilarious, despite being over 45 years old!”
—clairefreeman1
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19.”I can’t believe no one has mentioned M*A*S*H. It is still great and endlessly rewatchable.”
—theap438ab322c
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20.”New Girl holds up, and I still watch it regularly. However, there were some things that don’t hold up, like the fat jokes and the earlier treatment of Cece’s character on the show.”
“I don’t get all this new Jess slander I’ve seen around, though. She had problems, sure, but I still love her as a character.”
—isabellalshulman
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21.”I think Modern Family holds up pretty well.”
—boringcat61
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22.”I’ve always thought The Nanny holds up remarkably well.”
—winstonwald
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23.”Going way back, The Dick Van Dyke Show aged pretty well.”
—kbbpll
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24.”Brooklyn Nine-Nine for the aged well category.”
—elongb2015
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25.”Scrubs holds up still.”
—witchyhedgehog654
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26.”Cybill, the sitcom starring Cybill Shepard and Christine Baranski, aged surprisingly well.”
“It can be hard to find at times, though.”
—shelleye
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27.”Will & Grace — the original seasons are still hilarious!”
—pnwsea6363
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28.And finally: “Hands down, probably the top best sitcom of all time: The Golden Girls. So progressive.”
—michellek51
“Love it, I totally got shamed for watching it when I was younger. Now, I have my golden girls, and we might replicate it.”
—trudecool
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Now, let’s do the opposite. Which TV drama series do you think aged surprisingly well or super terribly? Why? Share your thoughts in the comments!