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this is my destiny this i'm supposed to do this damn it

don't tell me what i can't do don't tell me what i can't

welcome to watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 100

tv shows of all time so uh you guys have a good talk yeah great talk that cousin

of yours is a hell of a girl it's too bad you can't date her no i meant

but you wouldn't have a problem with that

for this list we are delivering the ultimate watch list looking over the

most impactful popular and high quality shows ever to hit the small screen to

rank this list we've turned to our mojo meter which aggregates everything across

watchmojo's infinite library of videos determining how much mojo each show

possesses we're including animated shows but not anime we're also leaving off

talk shows game shows docu-series reality shows and limited series hey we

have to draw the line somewhere to keep this list of just 100 please note that a

spoiler alert is now in effect what's your favorite tv show of all time let us

know in the comments now i'm here to answer any questions you children may

have about the monorail me can it outrun the flash you bet can

superman outrun the flash uh sure why not

number 100 daredevil not everyone deserves a happy ending

it is fascinating how much the entertainment landscape changed between

2003's disappointing daredevil film and the tv series that set a new standard

for gritty superhero shows back in the early 2000s when netflix was still a

male-based rental business nobody could foresee a live-action series of this

quality existing dripping in brooding visuals daredevil not only works as a

superhero drama but as a crime drama as well supernatural elements are kept to a

minimum with hard-hitting fight choreography that feels real

it's the casting that gives the show an authentic touch with defining portrayals

of matt murdock wilson fisk and bullseye cut down during its prime the initial

series ended amid netflix's falling out with disney but daredevil would live to

fight another day i give you a choice option one i call the fbi

and wilson fisk has you killed before you can tell them how you got out of

prison option two you tell this nice reporter hear the truth about what you

did for fisk and i'll let you run some place fiscal never find you number 99

charlie's angels well i must say for a casual weekend

quite an experience you don't know the half of it charlie

charlie's angels has seen reboots on both the big and small screens however

the original drama remains the most timeless timeless may sound like an odd

word choice as the show is clearly a product of the 70s that's part of what

keeps audiences coming back years later well i know one thing

you don't wait for your enemy to come to you

[Music] for anyone who ever wants to revisit the

70s or get their first taste of this shimmering decade charlie's angels is an

explosively fun time capsule despite only being a regular for the first

season the late farrah fawcett delivered her most iconic performance as jill

monroe the other angels held their own throughout the five season run but few

had a stronger presence than john forsyth's charlie one of pop culture's

greatest unseen characters well that's it until next time now i'd better get

back to the job at hand [Music]

what's that charlie same old thing burning the midnight oil bearing down on

our next case number 98 house you allow this sort of thing in your department

you're basically saying it's okay no i'm saying that i don't care what they do as

long as my life isn't interrupted by pointless conversations like this one

there are countless medical dramas but house stood out from others by

emphasizing the mystery angle virtually every week brought us a new medical

mystery with dr gregory house serving as the medicine equivalent to sherlock

holmes like holmes house is a brilliant yet complicated mind whose knack for

diagnosing patients is not matched by his non-existent bedside manner

[Music] or i snap your nose off

we wouldn't say that actor hugh laurie made the character likeable but his

layered performance made house one of tv's most absorbing presences for eight

seasons lori picked up the most to claim on the awards trail which included two

golden globes and two sag awards but house owes just as much of its success

to the inventive mysteries dark humor and a medical staff of character actors

you guys are sulking i don't really care why but apparently i can't do my job

without finding out twitter released our bank accounts horrible

horrible news number 97 community welcome to deandale

community colladin i'm a silly goose honk honk deanaly do look at me stop

this is my sister jeffrey stop you've hit gold save some for the screen

while not a ratings hit during its run community gained a passionate critical

and fan following this is reflected through the mojo meter with the series

being suggested 886 times bringing an unlikely study

group together the series started with a breakfast club sentiment even dedicating

its pilot to the late john hughes as the series found its distinct voice though

community matured into a meta commentary on pop culture as we know it the series

touched upon every subject imaginable from conspiracy theories to claymation

christmas specials to war movies with a paintball twist

pop what pop what

what is he trying to say pop what magnitude community found new ways to

innovate the sitcom for six seasons but until we get that movie we're still in

the darkest timeline

[Applause]

um did we mention how quotable the show is

pizza pizza going tommy

96 columbo you know i was up half the night i

couldn't sleep i kept going over my mind i couldn't figure it out why

why why would a girl like this young

beautiful talented girl with everything to live for why does she take a life

like that most crime dramas put the audience in a cop shoes allowing us to

unravel the mystery beside them instead of a whodunit columbo helped popularize

the how ketchum episodes identified the culprit up front revealing how they

committed the crime you would think this would suck out the suspense as

lieutenant colombo pieces the clues together now supposing just supposing

i'm right and you're wrong there he is locked in there by the

murderer and he

certainly must have known who that was what makes each game of cat and mouse so

absorbing is colombo himself before the first tv movie a few actors played

colombo and precursor projects including oscar winner thomas mitchell peter falk

became columbo though supplying the blue collar cop's mannerisms and even his

signature raincoat watching colombo solve a case is like giving someone a

wrapped gift we know what's inside but we cannot wait to see the recipient open

it only one person beside myself knew this address

that was you sir number 95 shit's creek i have lost all

my skills and now i know how it feels to be

utterly helpless like you and your sister

don't know if they'd call us helpless shit's creek crept up on viewers in more

ways than one premiering on the canadian broadcasting corporation in its native

canada and the pop network in the usa the series started with a small

following that would grow thanks in part to its later presence on netflix

positive word of mouth would turn shit's creek into a cultural phenomenon

sweeping the prime time emmys by its final season what caught us off guard

however was its sincerity the show starts on such a cynical note with four

seemingly shallow characters at the forefront someone keeps eating my yogurt

what kind of yogurt i was saving that for after my run david oh my god i guess

i was saving it for during your run then while the series never loses its edge

audiences are taken to surprisingly heartfelt and even life-affirming places

that challenge every expectation you wouldn't think a show called shit's

creek would touch you but that's the central theme finding love warmth

representation and acceptance in unexpected places well this could be a

very good thing i think maybe once or twice a week happening again number 94

samurai jack

number 93 oz i'm back

the following are being transferred out of them city when you hear your name

pack up your belongings line up behind officer johnson 938-234

out of bc number 92 supernatural i look fantastic

huh

number 91 murphy brown all right everybody listen up i'm gonna be in

editing for the rest of the day when my sister comes back don't tell her where i

am and don't let her in my office i don't want to see her again for the rest

of my lifetime you got that

dear god why won't that woman let someone love her number 90 ozark

so if if those boxes are already lined with

cash and our dirty money is in circulation before anyone's even looking

now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything and the one money

launderer who had no choice but to keep them all together although jason bateman

specializes in playing the voice of reason marty byrd is his most complex

role to date a white-collar criminal mixed up with the mexican drug cartel

marty struggles to balance work and home life while attempting to preserve his

public image marriage and life laura linney is equally phenomenal as

his high-strung wife wendy but it's julia garner's emmy-winning performance

as ruth that gives ozark its wild card factor i'm untouchable

that's what you said you know why don't we talk about this later you've been

through a lot no i want you to kill him listed over 100

times and watch mojo's suggestions this crime drama may be draped in a calming

blue color but it'll leave you paranoid around every twisted turn it's a

possible way out of here tell me where your ancestors are buried

it is desecration we do not disturb our death

then you're gonna rot in here number 89 will and grace

all right we're moving

88 gilligan's island

number 87 smallville

number 86 beavis and butthead hey butthead why are you so interested

in my butt uh have you heard that new guar album

number 85 the brady bunch every generation has a comfort food show that

might not tackle the most serious issues but it helps us escape our real life

problems for one reassuring half hour i like it here so do i

it's unanimous good

i know what unanimous means even if i can't

pronounce it too good while the brady bunch is visibly grounded in the late

60s and early 70s it is a comfort food show that spanned multiple generations

proving even more popular in syndication the theme song alone is guaranteed to

fill you with tranquil vibes here's the story

of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely

girls although the definition of lighthearted the brady bunch captured a

turning point in society with blended families becoming part of the new norm

whether hitting someone's nose with a football taking a hawaiian vacation or

feeling envious of marsha marsh and marsha well all i hear all day long at

school is how great marsha is at this or how wonderful

marsha did that marsha marsha marsha the bradys will always hold a special place

in tv history even additions like cousin oliver no i'm real good at ketchup you

gotta hit the bottom real hard like this [Music]

number 84 x-men

[Music] number 83 the big bang theory door

okay everybody and plie

number 82 batman let's get the skeletonizing process over with batman

while you're all killer have your last word for posterity only

this joker evil sometimes triumphs temporarily but never conquers number 81

the americans

number 80 teenage mutant ninja turtles even the army can't stop that creature

no but maybe we turtles can with a little rocket power when kevin eastman

and peter laird released the first ninja turtles comic they did not expect to

create a perennial franchise tmnt has never left the pop culture bubble though

being listed over 3 000 times in watchmojo's suggestions turtlemania was

at its peak with the 5-part animated mini-series and the ensuing show that

ran for nearly a decade this series introduced several mainstays like the

turtle's defining colored masks and pizza obsession how can you eat that

junk how can you eat raw fish

although initially conceived to sell toys and boy it did the show evolved

into something more with its mix of action comedy and imaginative world

building it would also showcase several emerging talents with rob paulsen as

raph james avery as the shredder and chuck lorre co-writing that infinitely

catchy theme song cowabunga indeed

[Music]

be your place of mine oh come on gray

i gotta wipe these kids then i guess it's gonna be mine rocky

number 78 murder she wrote well i've been working on my book yes you have

been working on your book you're always working on a book jessica

i wonder sometimes how you can tell them apart

number 77 futurama computer sentences then

to death

by snooze new yeah number 76 vikings i want to make you all

an offer

anyone from our homelands who wants good

rich lands to farm can come and live in my kingdom

number 75 the carol burnett show anybody and don't you

[Music] just call me

and don't you ever call me anything again who are you

following in lucille ball's footsteps carol burnett was not the first funny

woman to headline a tv series beyond sitcoms though the idea of a female-led

variety show was virtually unheard of in the late 60s cbs green lit the carol

burnett show because of a contract obligation to its star but the result

was an emmy favorite and an all-around game changer while the host was female

the cast was gender balanced with career best work from vicki lawrence harvey

corman and tim conway from one-offs like the dentist to recurring sketches like

the family this team unearthed a comedic gold mine

you were a cold ungrateful stuck-up little snip the day you were born and

you still are yeah you and that mealy face priss bruce you married you deserve

each other sister dear happy anniversary you quit picking on your sister ellen

just as memorable as the comedy bits were bob mackey's eccentric costumes

most notably the char woman's ensemble and the curtain dress from the show's

masterpiece went with the wind

number 74 how i met your mother are you like me

folks have you ever thought about how many

different kinds of fish there are and

the names of those fish let's uh let's take a little ride

trout am i right number 73 the mandalorian

now turn and face me

stand up [Music]

number 72 beverly hills 90210 you know i thought if we ever broke up i would feel

this tremendous sense of relief i could go

back to being myself but something happened i fell in love

with you or something and i stopped being a loner

dylan i think that's wonderful i think it's terrible number 71 arrested

development you know first of all we are doing this for her okay because neither

one of us wants to get divorced and secondly i know you're the big marriage

expert oh i'm sorry i forgot your wife is dead

number 70 the fugitive for the first time i feel i'm really

close to something and how to help us someday

you know that i'm sorry before the best picture nominated harrison ford

blockbuster there was the emmy-winning tv series starring david jansen as the

wrongfully convicted dr richard kimball this crime drama was a gripping game of

cat and mouse and dog as lieutenant philip gerard relentlessly pursued

kimball our hero attempted to track down his wife's true killer the elusive

one-armed man ever since then i've been running

hoping that someday i'd find a man with one arm face i can never forget

while the overarching mystery drove the plot forward the show was mostly

episodic as kimball raced across the us dodging the authorities and encountering

other colorful characters unlike some other dramas of this era the fugitive

would receive a proper finale with a satisfying payoff it's the journey that

matters most however and the fugitive kept audiences hooked for four

suspenseful seasons [Music]

number 69 bonanza don't even wiggle a tower i'll turn into a lead soldier

i don't know who you are mister this there's been a big mistake here the only

mistake you made was getting drunk when you should have kept running number 68

parks and recreation we know the people who run this government have no faith in

us my plan is going to change that and bring the budget back and the answer's

been right in front of us the whole time ew check your testicles no not that

although that is very good advice number 67 friday night lights we are not going

to allow any more big plays tonight gentlemen

what are you looking at you want to be out there in that field so bad yes they

show me something number 66 peaky

who am blinders

my brother is dead

number 65 the fresh prince of bel-air do you have anything to say

[Applause]

the 80s and 90s gave us several innovative african-american sitcoms such

as family matters the fresh prince of bel air not only stands out as one of

the funniest examples but also the most poignant while we remember the show for

the carlton we remember it just as much for tackling issues like racial

profiling and being perceived as quote unquote not black enough the series also

explored problems not exclusive to people of color such as gun violence and

parental abandonment speaking of which the latter delivered arguably the

saddest episode in sitcom history i learned how to drive i learned how to

shave i learned how to fight without them i had 14

great birthdays without him he never even sent me a damn car

with him

and we're just gonna say will smith's best performance to date for all the

tears fresh prince balanced things with plenty of laughs fourth wall breaks and

creative scenarios stop trying to butter me up well oh come on baby give mama a

kiss go away oh come on mama knows child come on

number 64. sons of anarchy these are reckless times clay

we are all doing impulsive things things that we would never do otherwise i know

i don't think you do losing able

number 63 happy days [Music]

excuse me they'll call you right back

number 62 stranger things how far is your trailer seven miles

nancy uh i know your house here is like

weirdly creepily frozen in time and but haven't you always had bikes

number 61 rick and morty seems good and nothing on the cob didn't

know that was a necessity but no it's nice i i think this might be it wow hey

look you guys the sun's rising

uh dad how long are the days on this planet number 60 monty python's flying

circus but recently you have been having this problem with your word order well

absolutely what makes it worse sometimes at the end of a sentence i'll come out

with the wrong fuse box

and the thing about saying the wrong word is that a i don't notice it and b

sometimes orange water given bucket of blaster when it comes to british humor

it's hard to top the loony brilliance of monty python outside of the comedy

troops movies their funniest bits derived from this revolutionary show the

six pythons sought to create a sketch series unlike any other with the end

product initially defying conventional categorization flying circus was

ingenious while also being unapologetically silly the routines were

masterfully written but could be random to the point that they sometimes felt

improvised poker with the soft cushion

[Applause] even terry gilliam's signature cutout

animation was distinctly python-esque and that's the word fans have come to

describe the series as not many shows can inspire their own adjective but

python-esque is the only word that sums up sketches like the spanish inquisition

and spam well that and hilarious could i have egg bacon spam and sausage

without the spam yeah what do you mean i don't like spam

number 59 black mirror have you prepared a speech is that it

[Applause] speak i haven't got a speech then plan

words i didn't even try to i just knew i had to get here to stand

here and i knew i wanted you to listen to really listen not just pull a face

like you're listening like you do the rest of the time number 58 scooby-doo

where are you hey scooby spot the clue footprints let's follow him hey you guys

go ahead scoob and me will stay here with old face in the box are you curious

not a bit scared yes number 57 arthur hey this is lettuce what kind of a salad

is this oh oh she's gonna pop

this is spinach here's something the matter this is

spinach and i hate spinach

[Music] number 56 grey's anatomy you just met

and already you're talking about bed not very subtle subtle's never been my

strong suit so

do you ever go out with co-workers

number 55 24. you can look the other way once and it's

no big deal except it makes it easier for you to

compromise the next time and pretty soon that's all you're doing is compromising

because that's how you think things are done 24 didn't invent serial dramas but

it helped popularize this storytelling format for prime time when procedurals

were still seen as the norm this wasn't a drama you could watch out of order or

jump into mid-season to get the full effect of each story you need it to

start and end every day beside jack bauer each hour encompassed the suspense

of a defusing bomb sometimes literally

it's armed first time

i can't tell could be any second

with most episodes ending on cliffhangers waiting for the next one

proved invigorating and frustrating of course that's what dvd sets and

streaming are for 24 was tailor made for binge watching before binge watching was

commonplace despite criticism for bowers over-reliance on torture as a

crime-fighting tool the series success overall led to other serialized

nail-biters like prison break but 24 had us at the edge of our seats down to the

last minute

number 54 dexter as bonded as we may feel there are still things i can't

share with miguel i got it oh this

it's too much work leaving no trace is my area of expertise

number 53 chappelle show black delegation request eminem well you've

got to see a minute rhondella that's not part of the park

all right well no hustling me talking to the ultimate hustler i tell

you what let's make all things fair we keep

eminem you get o.j simpson

number 52 full house hey you

just looking yeah just looking for a good spot to dive in

try some pate [Music]

number 51 it's always sunny in philadelphia

you roped that it's a win box style wow all right give me that one you know

that's the only ball i have and i didn't expect you to hit it that far i really

don't feel like going to get it so i'm the commissioner

i say you did it come on yeah number 50 law and order in the criminal

justice system the people are represented by two separate yet equally

important groups the police who investigate crime and the district

attorneys who prosecute the offenders these are their stories

in the primetime drama system there are two separate yet equally important shows

the serialized drama which has overarching storylines and the

procedural which is usually episodic some have argued that procedurals are

too formulaic but when a formula works it really

the one the works shot he had your gun in his hand

sing a song for me silky this is murder through spin-offs revivals and creator

dick wolf's original classic that started it all law order has kept a

familiar formula fresh for over 30 years with episodes divided between detectives

and the da's office law order still engages audiences with relevant crimes

often ripped from the headlines rewatching these stories in syndication

we're reminded of numerous real world crimes that define stranger than fiction

you're also sure to come across some prominent guest stars on the verge of a

big break hey robbie we're not going to bust your chops for trying to impress a

girl i can't believe she's dead

we we really connected yeah

when was the last time you saw number 49 the flintstones oh about that just as

we're making time we get behind one of those sunday drivers yep happens every

time fred come on come on let's move it give it a horn fred

number 48 battlestar galactica the articles say there's an election in

seven months now if you're telling me we're throwing out the law then i'm not

a captain you're not a commander and you are not the president

and i don't owe either of you a damned explanation for anything number 47 30

rock i went out with the interns those white boys are not kidding around

have you ever tasted scotch it's terrible and this thing they call box

seats at the rangers game it's so cold and what is your hypno tracy those are

roofies so i shouldn't have taken two of them for my headache number 46 buffy the

vampire slayer please

angel i know

[Music] don't suppose you want to help me get

down number 45 mr rogers neighborhood

it's a beautiful day in this neighborhood

all day for a neighbor would you be mine could you be mine there are some shows

that any generation can look to and safely say that's childhood these shows

usually didn't have the biggest budgets which only further encouraged youngsters

to use their imaginations they also usually had a charming host who made

audiences feel welcomed and secure much like a trustworthy family member or

teacher reading rainbow is one example with levar burton shaping our love of

literature however there will never be another host like fred rogers helping

other people and

letting other people help you can give you a very good feeling this

isn't only because of his unyielding sincerity but also because rogers was

such an unlikely star rogers didn't come from an entertainment background but he

saw tv's potential to nurture viewers even when addressing difficult subjects

like death and prejudice roger's calming delivery could resonate with any age my

grandmother heard me crying i remember and she came she just put her arm around

me

because she knew i was sad she knew how much i love that dog number

44 er

let's start on lidocaine 0.8 milligrams per minute it

doesn't go back to the v-fib number 43 the jeffersons green clamped

it well it didn't look too appetizing

sitting there all lumpy and white so i decided to fix it

how does it taste how come clam dipped it looks like

avocado dip tastes like peppermint what do you think turned it green

number 42 downton abbey my dear when tragedy strike

we try to find someone to blame and in the absence of a suitable

candidate we usually blame ourselves you are not to blame no one is to blame

number 41 atlanta music of my mind

masterpiece i love stevie

yeah me too i i like to uh listen to it on long drives

because his song is alone you know

number 40 twin peaks i mean

although it initially only lasted two seasons twin peaks couldn't have been

further ahead of the curve with director and co-creator david lynch at the center

this mystery series had an atmospheric even otherworldly aesthetic typically

reserved only for theatrical film the serialized drama surrounding the murder

of laura palmer made twin peaks a must-watch event every week

the show lost viewers as the story became more complex but with over 400

mojo meter listings its cult following remains huge she's dead

wrapped in plastic decades later numerous shows attempt to

recapture its cinematic and surreal quality its impact would pave the way

for lynch to continue the story in 2017 giving that cu again in 25 years line an

almost precognitive sentiment [Music]

man brings back some memories that's a damn fine cup of foreshadowing number 39

csi crime scene investigation if one was horrifying

what is two possible serial killer

i say that it takes the nephew and the neighbor off the hook

i doubt either one of them could afford a mini contractor anyway number 38

family guy hey lois wanna make out yeah what do you think of new sexy lips peter

yeah this is your life from now on enjoy it lucky wife number 37 the leftovers

you can't have a kid because then you'd have no excuse

you couldn't be a victim anymore you'd have to be okay

no one would feel sorry for you

i do not want people to feel sorry for me number 36 the golden girls if she

wants to talk about it fine but if she doesn't i don't want anybody asking any

embarrassing i'm questions

so did you and aunty play find the cannoli

number 35 the dick van dyke show

[Music]

carl reiner based this sitcom on his experiences as a comedy writer having

previously worked on your show of shows with the material so close to his real

life reiner originally intended to play the lead but when that didn't work out

the role was recast along with a title change honey

how much do you like that baby [Music]

this move turned dick van dyke into a household name and he's not the only one

as the show paved the way for talents like mary tyler moore gary marshall and

many others the show's equal exploration of home and work life was innovative for

the time just as innovative was moore's modern take on the american housewife

the dick van dyke show truly marked a turning point for society not to mention

tv comedy

[Applause]

number 34 mad men every time i turn around you've got your hand in my pocket

you want to raise you want this account put your nose down and pay attention to

your work because there's not one thing that you've done here that i couldn't

live without number 33 fleabag it says in here that you open the business with

your partner

okay i'm sorry that kind of thing won't get

you very far here anymore oh no sorry i thought i had a top one underneath

number 32 spongebob squarepants my friends don't hang out at weenie hut

juniors you tell them spongebob patrick what are you doing here i'm

always here on double weenie wednesday actually they move double weenie

wednesday to friday and besides today's monday oh so it's mega weenie monday uh

that's now on sunday vertical number 31 curb your enthusiasm you walked into my

daughter's room and you cut her judy's hair well she asked me to give it a

haircut uh-huh and did you happen to tell her that maybe it wouldn't grow

back he didn't tell it wouldn't grow back

i thought it was understood number 30 the cosby show our four remaining

children might go to law school and marry doctors and then

if each one had five children and they would go to law school and marry doctors

then i could open up a clinic and not worry about being sued it's impossible

to discuss this sitcom without addressing its once beloved star

co-creator many can no longer watch the cosby show the same way given its

namesake's fall to infamy while this should never be excused or forgotten we

shouldn't ignore the show's impact either reigning as the top top-rated

show for five seasons the cosby show proved that the sitcom wasn't a dying

breed at a time when azshara was struggling to bring in audiences

now take the sunglasses off

put the sunglasses back on it was also a major step forward for

african-american-led sitcoms breaking down stereotypes and opening the door to

others that followed we might not want to remember the show for its star but we

should remember it for felicia rashad raven simone and its place in the

history books naps what's wrong with naps maps for old people

i'm young and i'm up number 29 frasier

i don't believe it the betrayal

no one treats daphne like that

whatever you do do not engage him in a physical fight the whole thing would

just look too weird number 28 avatar the last airbender

number 27 sex and the city you're getting engaged i threw up i saw the

ring and i threw up that's not normal that's my reaction to marriage what do

you think you might do if he asks i don't know just say yes number 26 batman

the animated series ingenious the way they reconstructed

this temple completely accurate right down to the poison tip dot

number 25 lost

people dwell on the divisive ending but lost deserves to be judged as a whole

and as a whole we remember why this was the definitive water cooler show for six

seasons lost took the serialized drama a step beyond with a mystery and mythology

that turned each viewing experience into an obsession while the show usually

offered more questions than answers the vast cast of endearing characters added

a human element that kept us invested even when the plot was at its most

complicated i love you penny

i've always loved you from the diverse ensemble to the non-linear narrative to

the high concept almost every serialized drama today borrows from lost to an

extent without the series it's safe to say the entertainment landscape as we

know it would be lost remember what story i told you when you were stitching

me up [Music]

do you remember it yes yes i remember when you get safe

you radio me and you tell me that story number 24 dallas i swear you're heading

at 90 miles an hour towards a nervous breakdown

we're gonna do something about those ravens of yours

no j.r i'm not raving i am not drunk

i am just fine number 23 the walking dead walkers

listen he made a call it was a wrong dance shut

up you hear me shut up shut up rick this is a dead end number 22 star trek the

next generation date of what happened at the last moment i speculated that

three might refer to the number of rank insignia on commander riker's uniform

that indicated to me that his suggestion might be the correct course of action

number 21 south park so not cool how does someone just rip on us like

that i can't believe jimmy fallon hates us jimmy fallon loves everything why

would he slam our whole town because apparently he doesn't care that his

jokes are at the expense of actual people number 20 the mary tyler moore

show as you all know i have long been an opponent of nudity on the stage however

in this case i would make an exception at least it would give the audience

something to look at if the dick van dyke show presented the

american housewife in a new light then the mary tyler moore show introduced tv

audiences to the single working woman this trailblazing sitcom explored topics

that were once considered taboo but have since become more commonplace such as

divorce and women prioritizing work over marriage moore's mary richards notably

never settles down with anyone which is rare even by modern standards the show

also touched upon issues that remain relevant like equal pay and workplace

discrimination i would like to know why the last associate producer before me

made 50 dollars a week more than i do oh because

he was a man

for all the serious discussions the show could find humor in just about anything

even a clown's death aside from more ed asner cloris leachman and betty white

might have had radically different careers if it weren't for this tv

landmark my wife left today she's gonna be away for a whole month

now i know why number 19 the office get your charities

into pam i for example am playing for comic relief that doesn't exist anymore

comedy is very much alive as are homeless people as influential and

hysterical as the original uk series remains the us version of the office

took things further not just on a comedic level not just on a dramatic

level but thematically typically people watch sitcoms to escape the mundane

nature of their stressful work lives however we always wanted to spend more

time at dunder mifflin scranton branch an unlikely stomping ground for comedic

possibilities and forming relationships we don't normally download films

illegally because we're honest hard-working people

and we don't know how but andy does so we have to watch it

with him punishment fits the crime the show has been featured in nearly 100

watchmojo videos exploring its most romantic moments awkward moments and

characters i will have to grab a ghoul so what

the gaba ghoul i don't really know what that is you

know

even at their most flawed every office character wins you over the office

itself also serves as a character that we come to care about finding beauty in

the most ordinary of places number 18 the west wing i am talking about sending

me messages through the press and staking out agendas on morning shows we

are not going to be these people abby i'm not going to do it i'll walk up to

the hill right now this political drama was praised for accurately portraying

what it feels like to be in the west wing taking modern politics into account

though watching it today can feel like staring into a parallel universe it's a

reality where the politicians running the show are well-spoken competent and

willing to put personal agendas aside for the good of the people some even

look past party affiliations to make progress there are 4 000 protesters

outside this building worried about who's going to land in that seat

we can't afford to alienate all of them we all have our roles to play sir

yours is to nominate someone who doesn't alienate people we know insanity right

you may call it naive but we like to see the west wing as a beacon of hope

representing what could be if enough people strive towards a better tomorrow

in any case the series is masterfully written exceptionally acted and remains

tied for the most emmy wins in outstanding drama series

wrong with you every serious democrat is going to unite behind this president and

i'm not kidding around i think serious democrats should be thinking about

leading and not following yeah how's it going so far matter of fact it's going

all right and i'd do it again number 17 the x-files this guy's performing the

same routine as this stupendous yappie he's just doing it in a different style

no something told me scully something is telling me this guy's for real oh so now

you're psychic as far as eerie cult shows go we guess you could say that the

x-files picked up where twin peaks left off somewhere down the line though the

x-files transitioned from being a cult show to being a mainstream facet of pop

culture even if you've somehow never seen the show we all know that mulder is

the believer scully is the skeptic and that theme song makes the opening of

every episode feel like a gateway into the unknown

[Music] if the mystery and atmosphere don't draw

you in the dynamic between the central characters will the x-files also brought

some prestige to the then relatively new fox network becoming their first drama

to receive an outstanding drama series nomination at the emmys are you crazy

you know einstein right he predicts the theoretical possibility he also predicts

an atomic weapon that will destroy the world yeah

so what number 16 the wire you still don't get it do you

huh it's ain't about your money bro

the boy gave you up

that's right and we had to talk to his ass neither

not every acclaimed show wins an emmy the wire being arguably the most

notorious oversight although somewhat under appreciated during its five-season

run the wire is now regarded as one of the best crime dramas of all time

whereas most crime dramas stick to the familiar creator david simon took a

wholly original approach with each season centering on a different

baltimore organization although they all share a connection to law enforcement

every chapter feels like a slightly different show commentating on politics

the press and the school system why didn't you come to me

you don't trust me no more jimmy who dropped a dime to that newspaper

reported your honor as a former police reporter simon brought a sense of

realism to the wire rarely seen in crime dramas and the cast of character actors

only added to the authenticity i ain't jacking you up i'm trying to do right

for your boy who dropped him y'all did

they took him out cause he was talking to y'all number 15

cheers oh by the way tawny wasn't the only one looking sexy

out there in bowling shoes

thank you no no no i was talking about me

virtually every sitcom is about family this not only applies to immediate

families but also work families then when you want to escape home and work

you form another family at a friendly place where everybody knows your name

cheers brought together a group of misfits sharing a mutual need to drink

laugh and forget about their worries at the end of the day what is a brewed

alcoholic beverage consisting of barley and yeast

well i don't know usually you just have a beer

in many respects that's what sitcoms are designed for which might be why cheers

left such an impression popping up on almost 40 watch mojo lists although

initially not a ratings hit viewership picked up after the first season won the

emmy for outstanding comedy series the little show that could lasted 11 seasons

with the finale becoming the 90s most watched episode i didn't want to say

this in front of the others but you know what i think the most important

thing in life is is love

want to know what i love beer norm

yeah number 14 looney tunes how will you do

it might i inquire to ask i will do it with my spearwind magic

helmet your spear and magic helmet doing magic helmet magic helmet magic helmet

magic helmet you could argue that we're cheating

since the classic looney tunes debuted as theatrical short films many

pre-dating television for generations though tv was our gateway to bugs daffy

porky and the rest be it through the bugs bunny show reruns on nickelodeon

and cartoon network or streaming on hbo max tv keeps us coming back to the

looney tunes it's hard to think of a franchise from animation's golden age

that produced funnier characters and comedy routines

not me you swap artist

well where's the rest of me that's because it

assembled an unparalleled team of talent that included mel blanc tex avery for

his freeling bob clampett and chuck jones to name a few while new looney

tunes content will be produced for eons termite terrace captured lightning in a

bottle that may never be topped duck season

season i say it's duck season and i say fire

[Music] number 13 the twilight zone to eric

straighter she is a most unwelcome addition to his household

but without her he'd never enter twilight zone substance use disorder

bigotry mass hysteria most shows from the 50s and 60s would not touch these

subjects the twilight zone addressed all of the above under the guise of science

fiction demonstrating the genre's potential to have more than campy

escapism it's amazing how many episodes still mirror society the monsters are

due on maple street reflected the red scare but it can just as easily be

applied to a politically divided pandemic era what are you waiting for

well come on charlie come on who is it charlie tell us it's a kid

it's tommy he's the one the twilight zone inspired revivals and other

anthology shows but in more than 50 years nothing has compared to what rod

sterling created mentioned in almost 20 watch mojo videos the twilight zone

remains a master stroke of storytelling style and real world commentary this

dimension of imagination is closer to reality than you might think you're a

bad man you're a very bad man and you keep

thinking bad thoughts about me [Music]

number 12 friends look i you know i don't mind taking it slow i like him a

lot you know he's really interesting and he's really sweet and why won't he give

it up friends may be the definitive hangout

sitcom this isn't merely because it was about a group of friends who hung out it

created characters that we wanted to hang out with as the series aired

friends hung out at each other's apartments and houses to watch the

latest episode people hung out around the water cooler talking about when ross

and rachel would finally get together even today as we hang out with our

friends we can quote certain lines out of context and the rest of the gang will

catch on look at me i'm chandler could i be wearing any more clothes

in that sense the show strengthened friendships in the real world uniting

people in their love for the characters one-liners and dynamics appearing on 361

watch mojo lists it's been a friend to many

see all eyes on me

number eleven all in the family this country was ruined

by franklin delano roosevelt

you're fat

few individuals created more classic sitcoms than norman lear but all in the

family is his crowning achievement for years tv promoted the idyllic family

lear took a more honest approach with the sitcom revealing that idyllic and

family are two words that don't always go together why don't you give me one

good reason why you don't want cousin estelle visiting us i'll give you a

forward she dyes her hair she never shuts her big yap and she's got a rear

end like a bus

you said four she married a creep

families rarely see eye to eye resulting in serious conversations that snowball

into serious arguments although the series centered on the gap between the

gi generation and baby boomers the debates at the bunker household echo the

modern clash between boomers and millennials except now boomers fill the

gi role and eventually millennials will sing about the good old days

generational warfare never changes but neither do the bonds of family that kept

the bunkers together

well i'm gonna have to run out and buy a big muzzle

for a little puppy no wait it's for you number 10 game of thrones

joffrey baratheon is the one true heir to the iron throne

by the grace of all the gods lord of the seven kingdoms

and protector of the realm even with its controversial finale game of thrones

will go down as a legendary series when winter first came in april 2011 we were

already smack dab in the middle of peak tv with most premium channel shows

having cinematic direction writing and performances game of thrones took

everything to the next level with each episode having the quality of a lord of

the rings movie

whereas middle earth was divided between good and evil westeros brought nuance

with characters we shifted between loathing and rooting for of course there

were some figures we could always rally behind or against making it onto almost

200 watch mojo lists game of thrones reached beyond fantasy fans also serving

as a political drama an epic and a shakespearean tragedy

enough let it end

please number nine saturday night live you remember that one scene where jesus

goes into the temple and the money changers are there

and jesus starts punching him out and

starts dumping over the tables and then he just loses it on that one guy

yes uh what about it was that your idea

most sketch shows come and go but snl has been making audiences laugh cringe

gasp think and occasionally even get emotional for almost 50 years whenever

there's a controversy in the news or a world-changing event we are always

curious to see how snl will tackle it wikileaks founder julian assange was

arrested on monday and now all americans can sleep easy knowing they have nothing

more to fear from the bad man who wanted them to read

whether snl's response is spot on divisive or completely unexpected there

are bound to be people talking about it on sunday morning and beyond timely

writing aside a revolving door of comedians has kept the series alive with

numerous members going on to have prominent careers for even some of the

most successful former cast members though their best work was at studio 8h

few shows have attracted more talent or emmys what that queen

doesn't know is that who's coming is the very wicked queen of germany queen

duffel loops number eight doctor who you're treating

us like children am i the children of my civilization would be

insulted your urbanization yes my civilization

i tolerate this century but i don't enjoy it

have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension

watching every episode of every show on this list is easier said than done part

of that has to do with this generation spanning british sci-fi phenomenon

between the classic series and the modern revival that's been going strong

since 2005. doctor who has produced over 850 episodes nearly 100 of which are

hard to come by doctor why didn't the helium make your

voice go squeaky because i'm a time lord i've been around you know two hearts

respiratory bypass system i haven't lived 750 years without learning

something after you while you might need a tardis to track every episode down its

guinness world record as the longest-running sci-fi show is a

testament to its legion of dedicated fans with thousands of suggestions on

watch mojo the show's fanbase continues to debate the best era the best series

and even the best doctor

oh my god you're the marshal yeah

and you're the deputy the debates will likely endure until the end of time

itself much like the show

number seven sesame street dangerous

[Music]

from one long-lasting series to another sesame street has been teaching the

fundamentals of numbers and letters for over 50 years but it's done so much more

it's made every young viewer feel included regardless of their background

this has always been one of the show's main missions and sesame street has only

grown more inclusive introducing characters with autism divorced parents

and hiv any child can connect with big birds naivety oscar's grouchiness and

cookie monster's love of well cookies making for one of tv's most identifiable

ensembles for all ages that's good enough for me

c is for cookie that's good enough for me

c is for cookie that's good enough for me oh cookie cookie cookies touch with c

although he wasn't a co-creator we can all agree that sesame street would not

have been the same without the puppetry of jim henson who would master his craft

with another muppetational show

[Music]

number six i love lucy ricky this is it

even in a lot of contemporary sitcoms there's a mentality that women need to

be the responsible ones while the guys get into all the shenanigans

lucy ricardo will forever be an inspiration to any woman who's dreamed

of being a clown so why don't you join the thousands of happy puppy people and

get a great big bottle of mayamita benjamin

in addition to breaking down gender barriers i love lucy helped normalize

seeing interracial couples on the airwaves while lucille ball was behind

most of the show's physical comedy then real-life husband desi arnaz made

equally essential contributions like insisting on using the multiple camera

setup although arnaz didn't pioneer this method per se desilu productions

definitely pushed sitcom production in this new direction after all when you

attract record-breaking ratings other shows will take notice others replicated

the setup but there's only one lucy oh ricky you go hugo it's your son's dog

my son is me your son too well at three o'clock in the morning

number five the simpsons this is the snack holder where i can put my beverage

or if you will cupcake the simpsons was far from the first animated series to

arrive in prime time or the first animated project to be primarily

tailored for adults once simpson mania hit however prime time and adult

animation were no longer niche animation had officially arrived at a new frontier

virtually every animated show from the past 30 years owes something to the

simpsons inspiring generations with its razor-sharp writing roster of

unforgettable characters and jokes that have taken on lives of their own barclay

barry bert bort oh come on board mommy bobby buy me

a license plate no come along bort are you talking to me no my son is also

named bort whether predicting the future inspiring a new steamed hams meme or

invading one of nearly 200 watchmojo lists the show is a perpetual pop

culture staple they may be animated but the simpsons are more relatable than

most of the live action families we see on tv

everyone's gone little bart

little lisa

little marge and the rest

number four mash frank if they find that gun on you they're going to play mahjong

with our teeth later frank are you out of what's left of your mind now if they

start anything i'll take out the officer and you just arm the ones with the guns

almost every popular movie that's turned into a tv series is dead on arrival

although mash technically started as a richard hooker novel the 1970 best

picture nominee served as the introduction for most with a mostly new

cast there was no reason to believe that the 1972 tv adaptation would last beyond

a season i keep telling you we got to give up this preoccupation with keeping

people alive or we'll never get out of here

we're doomed maybe we should start using rusty

instruments mash ultimately thrived for 11 seasons arguably surpassing what its

film counterpart accomplished while the film had its serious moments it was a

comedy at its core the show became progressively more dramatic over the

years demonstrating how war changes people well everybody knows war is hell

remember you heard it here last war isn't hell war is war and hell is hell

and of the two war is a lot worse yet the show never entirely abandoned its

comedy roots as humor is among the few sources of humanity during our darkest

hours and when the war finally ended in 1983 more than 100 million people tuned

in to say goodbye number 3 seinfeld

i'm out

[Applause] some say seinfeld is about nothing

others say it's about four self-centered people we'd argue that neither

description is entirely accurate the topics covered in seinfeld aren't

important but little things have a way of becoming big problems much of the

time it's the littlest things we dwell on the most countless very special

episodes fade into obscurity but we'll always remember seinfeld's shrinkage

lesson i was in the pool

while the four principal characters are self-centered so is virtually every

character even those you would expect to be sympathetic like a bubble boy are

deeply flawed seinfeld held a mirror up to society to expose how shallow we all

are some may see this as an issue seinfeld saw it as a laughing matter and

we laughed along jerry here comes that woman where do i know her

hi jerry hey

number two breaking bad

run breaking bad has broken into 77 watch mojo lists topping more than a few

even the best shows typically overstay their welcome this was not the case for

vince gilligan's magnum opus breaking bad is a tour de force of pacing

suspense and visual storytelling knowing precisely what its audience needs and

how much to give them walter white went through one of tv's most satisfying

character evolutions with brian cranston winning the outstanding lead actor in a

drama series emmy four times tying for the all-time record you're always

whining and complaining about how i make my money just dragging me down while i

do everything now you tell my son

what i do even two-time oscar winner anthony hopkins called cranston's

performance quote the best acting he has seen

ever we're not sure what's more impressive

that breaking bad never ran out of steam or that better call saul was almost as

strong wait jimmy jimmy what

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number one the sopranos you know one thing about us wise guys

the hustle never ends you shot me at that motel your life would have been

flushed on a piece of dude considering that the godfather topped our list of

the 100 greatest movies of all time it's only fitting that the tv equivalent

takes our number one spot here like the godfather the sopranos is about a man

dedicated to two families attempting to keep them at arm's length this common

thread aside tony soprano isn't veto or michael corleone he's a modern crime

boss who stands alone while the godfather was the high point of the new

hollywood movement the sopranos defined the current golden age of television why

does everything got to be so hard

but i'm not saying i'm perfect but i do the right thing by my family from its

emphasis on the anti-hero to its auteur driven storytelling to the silver screen

worthy production values the sopranos set the standard as we now know it with

over a thousand watch mojo suggestion listings its influence will never stop

focus on the good times don't be shy this is not what you said one time

try and remember the times that were good i did

yeah

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