Best Comedy TV Series of the 1970s
Top 500 most popular Comedy series that started in the 1970s
Fawlty Towers
112K 12 1975–1979
Tight writing · Chaotic energy
M*A*S*H
70K 251 1972–1983
War & military · Dark comedy
Saturday Night Live
58K 1010 1975–present
Sketch & variety · Long-runner
The Muppet Show
28K 120 1976–1981
Sketch & variety · Whimsical
Happy Days
23K 255 1974–1984
Nostalgic · Wholesome · Sitcom
All in the Family
21K 207 1971–1979
Satirical · Social commentary
Three's Company
19K 174 1976–1984
Sitcom · Slapstick · Episodic
The Dukes of Hazzard
18K 146 1979–1985
Episodic · Small town · Campy
Taxi
18K 114 1978–1983
Workplace · Sitcom · Ensemble cast
El Chavo
17K 356 1972–1983
Slapstick · Family-safe · Episodic
The Love Boat
16K 250 1977–1987
Love story · Episodic
Mork & Mindy
14K 94 1978–1982
Sitcom · Whimsical · Wholesome
Diff'rent Strokes
14K 181 1978–1986
Sitcom · Found family · Episodic
WKRP in Cincinnati
13K 90 1978–1982
Workplace · Sitcom · Warm humor
Sanford and Son
12K 137 1972–1978
Working class · Sitcom · Episodic
The Jeffersons
12K 253 1975–1985
Sitcom · Class divide
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
11K 168 1970–1977
Sitcom · Workplace
Mind Your Language
11K 42 1977–1986
School & campus · Sitcom
The New Tom & Jerry Show
11K 16 1975–1977
Kids & family · Family-safe
Are You Being Served?
10K 69 1972–1985
British TV · Workplace · Sitcom
Laverne & Shirley
10K 178 1976–1983
Friendship · Sitcom · Episodic
The Facts of Life
10K 201 1979–1988
Sitcom · Friendship
Soap
9K 88 1977–1981
Soap & telenovela · Parody · Campy
Good Times
9K 133 1974–1979
Working class · Sitcom