The Black sitcom today (no racist)

[cantthinkofanything]

don't forget "fat white guy and his whale woman"

Tyler Perry's "Fat Guy and His Whale Woman".
Very Funny

[Cant_Be_Faded]

the parent hood was garbage the parent hood and that fat piece of crap son character. I was just a little kid and i wanted to whoop the out of that little er

True, that one and sister sister were jokes. But you gotta admit My Brother and Me was tha bomb. gooooo punch

[Trainwreck2100]

True, that one and sister sister were jokes. But you gotta admit My Brother and Me was tha bomb. gooooo punch

siter sister was alright till it moved stations then it was crap. Like when family matters moved to cbs and it sucked giant balls

[cheguevara]

The first or second episode of always sunny revolves around mac getting scared and scoffed by black people at the local black college, and charlie gets a black girlfriend to make the waitress jealous. Also Cutty from the wire is in several episodes.

every white sitcom has 1 or 2 "black" shows.(Except friends ) that 1 or 2 out of 200+. still pretty re ed given that the show is supposed to be shot in Philadelphia

[cantthinkofanything]

What about "That's My Momma"?

Different Strokes wasn't a black sitcom. It was a sitcom with a couple of black actors (term used loosely).

There were as many white people if not more.

By those standards, I'd also have to take Fresh Prince out of the 90's.

Anyway, I agree with this for the most part. But the star was black. I had to use some source to get the "black" shows from and it was Wikipedia. And they had it listed.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

siter sister was alright till it moved stations then it was crap. Like when family matters moved to cbs and it sucked giant balls

Just realized this is the first time that Family Matters got mentioned in this thread. Not on par with the Cosby Show and the last couple seasons where Urkel took over the show were major shark jumpery, but it's tough to deny the significance of the length of its run. Plus, whether it's by nostalgia, irony, or a mixture of both there's an entire generation out that stilll remembers that show as a big piece of their TV experience growing up. I don't know what the exact criteria are for a "quality" show, but just seems tough to leave that out of the list.

[cantthinkofanything]

Just realized this is the first time that Family Matters got mentioned in this thread. Not on par with the Cosby Show and the last couple seasons where Urkel took over the show were major shark jumpery, but it's tough to deny the significance of the length of its run. Plus, whether it's by nostalgia, irony, or a mixture of both there's an entire generation out that stilll remembers that show as a big piece of their TV experience growing up. I don't know what the exact criteria are for a "quality" show, but just seems tough to leave that out of the list.

I'll buy that. I wasn't watching a lot of TV during that time but I think that show fits "quality" from the points you make. Urkel was probably as iconic as Arnold Drummond was in his time.

[Trill Clinton]

I was never a huge fan of the Bernie Mac show.

After Martin went off air, I didn't invest that much time into black sitcoms because they were all corny. The PJ's and The Wayans Bros held it down for a while.

Presently the only black sitcom I watch is The Game.

[ALVAREZ6]

Friends is a pretty re ed show. How do you live in New York for 10 years and never meet a black person?

its always sunny is just a really grimmy white trash wannabe version of Seinfeld. I don't see the appeal to it, but yeah it has NO minorities in the episodes I've seen.

There have been minorities in the show, the main characters (a whopping 4 people) are white however.

[The Principal]

There have been minorities in the show, the main characters (a whopping 4 people) are white however.

Right. One of the funniest episodes is the one where George wants to date this black woman (Shinita) but everytime she sees him, it looks like he's racist.

One time he had a pair of candy wax lips in his mouth.

And then the time where Shinita was walking down the street and George drives by with a lawn jockey in his car.

Funny stuff.

[Jerome]

I was never a huge fan of the Bernie Mac show.

After Martin went off air, I didn't invest that much time into black sitcoms because they were all corny. The PJ's and The Wayans Bros held it down for a while.

Presently the only black sitcom I watch is The Game.

The Game has some fine ass hotties.

[Leetonidas]

tbh I like the Bernie Mac show. Bernie himself is a funny ass dude. Too bad he's dead

[hater]

There is one main reason why black sitcoms are so ty. Take cursing out of Chris Rock or Dave Chappelle, or even Friday the movie.(2 best comedians ever and top 5 best comedy ever) take cursing out of them and they are prett much mediocre.

Just watch BET sitcoms. Freaking pathetic. (yes I do watch BET sometimes and IMO Monique show > Oprah)

there someone had to say it

[NASpurs]

I know "In Living Color" isn't a sitcom but I remember watching that when I was 10 years old and laughing my ass off and yeah I would consider that a "black" show, that's why it's on BET.

Don't forget to on Ice Cube for giving us that ing horrible show "Are We There Yet?".

[lefty]

Fresh Prince FTW

[hater]

her I'll give you 1 example:

Smokey: [after Craig knocks out Deebo] You got knocked the heck out, man! Give me my godgiven money...
[Smokey takes $200 from a knocked-out Deebo]
Smokey: Payback's a female-dog, ain't it? African-American!
[walking away]

[Giuseppe]

I've never forgotten the "Good Times" episode where "James" dies in a traffic accident in Mississippi. He was looking for work there. "Florida" won't accept his death, won't grieve, won't brook being with the children to grieve. She goes about his wake there in the apartment on automatic, angrily eschewing all attempts to console her by family and friends. Finally everyone has gone home, the children try once again to aid and comfort her, offering to help her clean up the apartment. She sends them to their rooms and begins the clean up herself. She is taking dishes from the living room into the kitchen,,,grabs the empty punch bowl, makes it half way back, stops in her tracks and slams into the floor. "Dayum, dayum, dayum." The children appear instantly from their rooms and surround her. That night, that episode, there was no raucous laughter, no vulgar applause. Just silence over the ending credits. An incredible moment.

[Agloco]

I've never forgotten the "Good Times" episode where "James" dies in a traffic accident in Mississippi. He was looking for work there. "Florida" won't accept his death, won't grieve, won't brook being with the children to grieve. She goes about his wake there in the apartment on automatic, angrily eschewing all attempts to console her by family and friends. Finally everyone has gone home, the children try once again to aid and comfort her, offering to help her clean up the apartment. She sends them to their rooms and begins the clean up herself. She is taking dishes from the living room into the kitchen,,,grabs the empty punch bowl, makes it half way back, stops in her tracks and slams into the floor. "Dayum, dayum, dayum." The children appear instantly from their rooms and surround her. That night, that episode, there was no raucous laughter, no vulgar applause. Just silence over the ending credits. An incredible moment.

I remember this. Haven't been moved by many shows but that one left an indellible mark.

[DMC]

That was a great episode.

I also love the "are we eating dog food" episode.

[Giuseppe]

That was a great episode.

I also love the "are we eating dog food" episode.

They worked in that series. But, those were trained actors, people primarily from the stage who'd been groomed and were serious of their craft. Sure, Walker was a shooting star, but, the most of the others were of great merit. C'mon, who would have the wherewithal to dub "Michael" "Gramps" and Amos calling the girl "baby girl" like that? It was brave and it was genius. The parents were real parents, struggling with their own lives as much as with those of their children and getting it all down on 25 minutes of celluloid once a week. At the time it seemed trivial, but, now 20+ years later it's a watershed memory of people working together, fighting hammer & tong twixt the production end and the filmed product and finding common ground that has endured the test of time.

They done good.

[cheguevara]

IMO "All in the Family" kept it real.

not only was the main character a white supremacist, but they lived right next to a black family.

[DMC]

Archie wasn't a white supremacist. He was a bigot, and ignorant of things. Very "common man" for that part of the country then and now.

[Trill Clinton]

I might be one of few black people who doesn't like Good Times or any 70's sitcoms. I think it hit a little too close to home for me. Growing up in the PJ's and standing in chow lines was something very familiar to me. So whenever I watch it I get flashbacks. do.not.want.

However, I do love Sanford and son and The Jeffersons.

[Giuseppe]

IMO "All in the Family" kept it real.

not only was the main character a white supremacist, but they lived right next to a black family.

Though, they sold out late. He ended up after Edith died employing a black woman as a housekeeper and nanny for the young girl (forget the character's name). In a late episode the black woman is severely racially disrespected by somebody in the episode and "Archie" takes severe exception. C'mon, that's BS. When it was pure, it was good. "Archie" being racist and the Jefferson family rising above his ignorance. That was beautiful and an easy lesson. Even the Sammy Davis Jr., episode was effective, because Davis didn't call him "racist" to his face. He was gentle with his damnation of "Archie" allowing "Archie" to exist after the episode ended. But, those series were exceptional. They weren't exectuted with the next 5 minutes as the goal. They were produced to endure years, decades and generations.

[Trill Clinton]

I've never forgotten the "Good Times" episode where "James" dies in a traffic accident in Mississippi. He was looking for work there. "Florida" won't accept his death, won't grieve, won't brook being with the children to grieve. She goes about his wake there in the apartment on automatic, angrily eschewing all attempts to console her by family and friends. Finally everyone has gone home, the children try once again to aid and comfort her, offering to help her clean up the apartment. She sends them to their rooms and begins the clean up herself. She is taking dishes from the living room into the kitchen,,,grabs the empty punch bowl, makes it half way back, stops in her tracks and slams into the floor. "Dayum, dayum, dayum." The children appear instantly from their rooms and surround her. That night, that episode, there was no raucous laughter, no vulgar applause. Just silence over the ending credits. An incredible moment.