11 Iconic Sitcoms That Aged Like Milk, And 17 That Stood The Test Of Time

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.”

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“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

2. “I find Growing Pains unwatchable, the way Mike always calls his sisters names and the fat jokes.”

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.”

4. “I still enjoy Seinfeld, but one thing that stands out 30 years later are the episodes where they poked fun at suicide.”

5. “Sex and the City aged horribly, too. Samantha, Aidan, and Steve were the only good people in that show.”

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.”

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.”

8. “I Love Lucy. Loved it. Now hate it. The way Lucy had to manipulate her husband constantly.”

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!!”

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.”

11. “Married…with Children was always awful, but it’s a guilty pleasure.”

And here are 17 sitcoms people say aged surprisingly well:

12. “Reba help up well.”

13. “You missed the best comedy of all time, Friends. Still as funny as it was in 1994!”

14. “The Facts of Life. They deal with consequences, drinking and driving, being attacked, and more.”

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!”

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. “

17. “Only Fools and Horses will always be funny. Every episode is memorable.”

18. “WKRP In Cincinnati is still hilarious, despite being over 45 years old!”

19. “I can’t believe no one has mentioned M*A*S*H. It is still great and endlessly rewatchable.”

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.”

21. “I think Modern Family holds up pretty well.”

22. “I’ve always thought The Nanny holds up remarkably well.”

23. “Going way back, The Dick Van Dyke Show aged pretty well.”

24. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine for the aged well category.”

25. “Scrubs holds up still.”

26. “Cybill, the sitcom starring Cybill Shepard and Christine Baranski, aged surprisingly well.”

27. “Will & Grace — the original seasons are still hilarious!”

28. And finally: “Hands down, probably the top best sitcom of all time: The Golden Girls. So progressive.”

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!

Note: Some responses have ben edited for length/clarity.