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Barney Miller
Soap
Twilight Zone
All In The Family
Taxi
Rocky and His Friends
The Prisoner
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Laugh-In
The Ernie Kovacs Show
The Simpsons
Hill Street Blues
Sanford and Son
The Honeymooners
Late Night With David Letterman
M*A*S*H*
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
And THE BEST show in the history of television?
Saturday Night Live
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| -Mensa Choses 10 Smartest TV Shows of All Time |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 06:44 PM |
#0 |
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What? No Hee Haw? |
kingofalldems |
Feb-22-08 06:48 PM |
#1 |
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There's a hold-up in the Bronx |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 06:57 PM |
#14 |
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oops, I meant this under Car 54 |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 06:58 PM |
#15 |
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Get you shit together Muldoon! |
Elwood P Dowd |
Feb-22-08 07:07 PM |
#23 |
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Khrushchev's stuck at Idlewild .. |
DemoTex |
Feb-24-08 08:22 AM |
#103 |
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And as far as entertaining tv... |
Bluzmann57 |
Feb-22-08 06:49 PM |
#2 |
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Moose und Skvirrel |
dawniedarling |
Feb-22-08 06:50 PM |
#3 |
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Wassamatta U |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:19 PM |
#36 |
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Definitely Rocky and Bullwinkle...no question. |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-22-08 08:25 PM |
#70 |
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Hogan's Heroes |
Turbineguy |
Feb-22-08 06:51 PM |
#4 |
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"I know NOTH....ING. I see NOTH.....ING." |
Elwood P Dowd |
Feb-22-08 06:53 PM |
#8 |
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self deleted |
Thothmes |
Feb-22-08 07:18 PM |
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Sgt. Schultz was in the Luftwaffe |
Thothmes |
Feb-22-08 07:18 PM |
#35 |
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You're right |
Turbineguy |
Feb-22-08 08:38 PM |
#72 |
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I thought the same about MAY. Why noTwight Zone? |
Feeney2 |
Feb-22-08 06:52 PM |
#5 |
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No That Was The Week That Was |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:21 PM |
#39 |
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Yep. David Frost and Nancy Ames. |
Perragrande |
Feb-24-08 03:09 PM |
#129 |
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if northern exposure isn't on there |
mdmc |
Feb-22-08 06:52 PM |
#6 |
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The first show that occurred to me also n/t |
IDemo |
Feb-22-08 06:54 PM |
#9 |
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Yup Joel.Maggie, Chris, the Brick. Best TV ever. |
jazzjunkysue |
Feb-24-08 08:25 AM |
#105 |
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Yes! Good one. |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 06:54 PM |
#11 |
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should have been |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:22 PM |
#40 |
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It's Not. Neither Is St. Elsewhere |
Crisco |
Feb-22-08 09:05 PM |
#81 |
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Interesting... the pilot episode of northern exposure mentions |
mdmc |
Feb-24-08 07:21 AM |
#98 |
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Loved that show |
BoneDaddy |
Feb-24-08 12:52 PM |
#127 |
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I still try to take it in on DVD |
mdmc |
Feb-25-08 11:46 PM |
#133 |
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Thank god I'm not qualified to join Mensa |
tularetom |
Feb-22-08 06:52 PM |
#7 |
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The only one I've seen is M.A.S.H. |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:23 PM |
#43 |
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I disagree with you about House |
hyphenate |
Feb-22-08 08:10 PM |
#64 |
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Boston Legal? Are they kidding? nt |
Herdin_Cats |
Feb-22-08 06:54 PM |
#10 |
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It's mensa. They don't kid. |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 06:55 PM |
#12 |
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Oh yes, we do. We really do have a good sense of humor. And we collect |
SharonAnn |
Feb-22-08 09:20 PM |
#84 |
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My thoughts exactly! |
TexasBushwhacker |
Feb-22-08 08:06 PM |
#63 |
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No MST3K?? |
Giant Robot |
Feb-22-08 06:55 PM |
#13 |
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With you on that one. "Why does a monster have to use a handrail?" |
blm |
Feb-22-08 07:01 PM |
#17 |
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It seems limited to broadcast TV |
Retrograde |
Feb-22-08 07:10 PM |
#29 |
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MST3K is the best show in television history |
tridim |
Feb-22-08 07:16 PM |
#34 |
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Wow, KO just did a birthday tribute to Joel Hodgeson |
tridim |
Feb-22-08 07:31 PM |
#51 |
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Seriously? |
Marr |
Feb-25-08 11:58 PM |
#136 |
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MST3K rocks |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:24 PM |
#45 |
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MST3K |
Hallie Burton |
Feb-24-08 11:58 AM |
#125 |
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I've done that! |
Marr |
Feb-26-08 12:00 AM |
#137 |
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Even geniuses can make mistakes... |
me b zola |
Feb-22-08 06:59 PM |
#16 |
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Agree with you on Rosanne, too. |
blm |
Feb-22-08 07:04 PM |
#20 |
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The mensans I knew made a LOT of mistakes - they just never admitted it.. |
Triana |
Feb-26-08 12:28 AM |
#142 |
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And just where is My Mother the Car? |
SalmonChantedEvening |
Feb-22-08 07:02 PM |
#18 |
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SCE !!! |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 07:03 PM |
#19 |
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I am okies :) |
SalmonChantedEvening |
Feb-22-08 07:07 PM |
#25 |
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Johnny Cakes in for Mike tonight. |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 07:09 PM |
#26 |
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Mad about you? eeww, that show sucked and blew. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Feb-22-08 07:04 PM |
#21 |
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I thought the dog was extremely intelligent. |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 07:10 PM |
#28 |
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the dog, ok the dog is full of the win, the rest of the show sucked. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Feb-22-08 07:10 PM |
#30 |
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I loved Mad About You. |
zanne |
Feb-24-08 07:27 AM |
#99 |
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Where's Beavis and Butthead? |
Swamp Rat |
Feb-22-08 07:04 PM |
#22 |
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Nova, my favorite TV show didn't even make the cut |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Feb-22-08 07:07 PM |
#24 |
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No Dukes Of Hazzard??? |
Bright Eyes |
Feb-22-08 07:09 PM |
#27 |
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The Simpsons |
Steve_DeShazer |
Feb-22-08 07:12 PM |
#31 |
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Glaring omission. Also Malcolm in the Middle. Black Adder. |
Phoebe Loosinhouse |
Feb-22-08 07:20 PM |
#37 |
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Malcolm ITM was also a great show |
Steve_DeShazer |
Feb-22-08 07:30 PM |
#50 |
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Black addler |
malletgirl02 |
Feb-22-08 07:53 PM |
#61 |
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I think Netflix has the series as do many video stores. |
Phoebe Loosinhouse |
Feb-22-08 08:12 PM |
#65 |
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Thanks nt. |
malletgirl02 |
Feb-22-08 08:43 PM |
#73 |
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Steve Allen was brillant. |
tomg |
Feb-24-08 11:42 AM |
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What about "The Prisoner"--a 60's British TV show that actually has a cult following? |
Perry Logan |
Feb-22-08 07:14 PM |
#32 |
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WHAt? I've heard of college courses taught about The Prisoner! |
JonathanChance |
Feb-22-08 07:25 PM |
#46 |
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Apparently Mensa thinks there is only American TV |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:27 PM |
#47 |
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Apparently. Which is odd as |
panzerfaust |
Feb-22-08 07:32 PM |
#53 |
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Adding British options, I would include |
Pharlo |
Feb-24-08 08:08 AM |
#100 |
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What about Max Headroom? |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-22-08 08:15 PM |
#66 |
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YES! |
derby378 |
Feb-22-08 09:34 PM |
#86 |
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I liked the concept of the "blanks" |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-22-08 09:45 PM |
#88 |
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If this REAL ID scam is taken to its logical conclusion... |
derby378 |
Feb-22-08 09:58 PM |
#89 |
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Cool. |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-22-08 10:24 PM |
#95 |
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Perry Mason was exceptional as a who dunnit |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 07:16 PM |
#33 |
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MENSA and Network TV? The dumbing down of America is complete. |
MediaBabe |
Feb-22-08 07:21 PM |
#38 |
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Yes folks, we have a winner |
lukasahero |
Feb-22-08 10:19 PM |
#94 |
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But...but what about Steed and Mrs. Peel? |
kevinbgoode |
Feb-22-08 07:22 PM |
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The Avengers! That was really good. |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 07:23 PM |
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Monty Python's Flying Circus, the Blackadders, The Young Ones, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, |
BurtWorm |
Feb-22-08 07:37 PM |
#56 |
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maybe they were limited to us shows? I hope so but their list is sadly deficient. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Feb-22-08 07:42 PM |
#59 |
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Yes, Mrs Peel was very smart in that tight catsuit. |
MindPilot |
Feb-24-08 11:34 AM |
#117 |
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"Mad About You" but no WWE Smackdown? |
flvegan |
Feb-22-08 07:22 PM |
#42 |
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Monty Python |
pscot |
Feb-22-08 07:28 PM |
#48 |
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B HillBills - MUST be on there? |
panzerfaust |
Feb-22-08 07:29 PM |
#49 |
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I think Groucho Marx can speak for Feynman and Einstein... |
BrotherBuzz |
Feb-24-08 02:38 PM |
#128 |
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Mad about you?? |
ixion |
Feb-22-08 07:32 PM |
#52 |
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where the hell is MST3K???? |
CatWoman |
Feb-22-08 07:33 PM |
#54 |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:40 PM |
#58 |
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What about Alfred Hitchcock Presents? |
Elwood P Dowd |
Feb-22-08 07:36 PM |
#55 |
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A.H. was a true progressive. Way ahead of his time. |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 07:38 PM |
#57 |
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That show gave me the creeps |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-22-08 07:50 PM |
#60 |
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Mensa is a bunch of dumbasses. |
tabasco |
Feb-22-08 08:03 PM |
#62 |
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You got that right. |
devilgrrl |
Feb-22-08 08:18 PM |
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I've heard that they're a bunch of antisocial and arrogant nerds |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Feb-24-08 08:41 AM |
#108 |
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My sister thought the same; people who couldn't really even function |
blondeatlast |
Feb-24-08 08:49 AM |
#110 |
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He picked CSI as one of the top 10 smartest shows |
Hardhead |
Feb-24-08 10:40 AM |
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I agree completely- that "CSI" jumped right out at me. |
dicksteele |
Feb-24-08 10:46 AM |
#113 |
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I'd concur with "Mad About You" far before I'd agree on "Frasier". |
mac56 |
Feb-22-08 08:17 PM |
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Mensa Choses? |
Jeffro40 |
Feb-22-08 08:24 PM |
#69 |
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you're obviously an honorary member or just use spell check |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 08:56 PM |
#77 |
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Mensa's list is full of fail. |
Feron |
Feb-22-08 08:35 PM |
#71 |
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"MENSA choses". |
Bluebear |
Feb-22-08 08:43 PM |
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Seinfeld didn't make the cut? |
lanlady |
Feb-22-08 08:54 PM |
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I can't believe Seinfeld didn't make the list but House did??? |
Ms. November |
Feb-22-08 08:57 PM |
#78 |
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30 Rock |
BigDaddy44 |
Feb-22-08 08:54 PM |
#76 |
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No way |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Feb-22-08 08:58 PM |
#79 |
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Soap was great. I was addicted to it when I was 11 |
Hardhead |
Feb-24-08 03:18 PM |
#130 |
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Mensa's a Bore |
Crisco |
Feb-22-08 09:03 PM |
#80 |
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The incredible "Kitchen Symphony" |
Elwood P Dowd |
Feb-22-08 09:10 PM |
#82 |
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How about Arrested Development? |
gmudem |
Feb-22-08 09:15 PM |
#83 |
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What about the smartest news shows? |
Elwood P Dowd |
Feb-22-08 09:25 PM |
#85 |
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Please... "Mad About You" had nothing on "Sports Night".. |
Blue Belle |
Feb-22-08 09:44 PM |
#87 |
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Oh good grief. How very conventional wisdom. pffft. |
scarletwoman |
Feb-22-08 10:01 PM |
#90 |
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No Dukes of Hazzard? oh damn. someone above scooped me |
provis99 |
Feb-22-08 10:10 PM |
#91 |
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The Wire? The Sopranos? Seinfeld? Where are they? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Feb-22-08 10:14 PM |
#92 |
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a couple missing shows |
tchunter |
Feb-22-08 10:19 PM |
#93 |
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MENSA confirms its usual status as a serial embarrassment machine. |
JackRiddler |
Feb-22-08 11:11 PM |
#96 |
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I wish Firefly had made their list |
NeedleCast |
Feb-22-08 11:19 PM |
#97 |
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No Gilmore Girls? |
travelingtypist |
Feb-24-08 08:11 AM |
#101 |
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The verbal repartee was wittier than Frazier too |
Elspeth |
Feb-24-08 11:56 AM |
#124 |
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get smart! missed it by THAT MUCH! |
bedazzled |
Feb-24-08 08:19 AM |
#102 |
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I'm no genius, but I love my "Reno 911." |
DemoTex |
Feb-24-08 08:24 AM |
#104 |
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Neither "Connections" nor "The Day the Universe Changed" is on there |
dmesg |
Feb-24-08 08:30 AM |
#106 |
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Whoever compiled this list must be very YOUNG |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Feb-24-08 08:38 AM |
#107 |
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No Green Acres? Best. Satire. Ever. |
blondeatlast |
Feb-24-08 08:45 AM |
#109 |
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The Smothers Brothers - How can they leave that out?? |
WritersBlock |
Feb-24-08 08:52 AM |
#111 |
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"10 Smartest TV Shows of All Time?" |
kskiska |
Feb-24-08 10:52 AM |
#114 |
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Yes, I pointed that out, too |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Feb-24-08 05:28 PM |
#131 |
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Frasier? Did they miss Cupid? |
havocmom |
Feb-24-08 10:52 AM |
#115 |
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Cupid really was a good show. |
Marr |
Feb-26-08 12:06 AM |
#138 |
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Long before "House", there was "Rafferty". |
MindPilot |
Feb-24-08 11:29 AM |
#116 |
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Seinfeld, LA Law, Northern Exposure, Thirty Something, Masterpiece Theater, Arrested Development, |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Feb-24-08 11:40 AM |
#118 |
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Nobody remembers "College Bowl" on NBC during the 50s and 60s? |
johnfunk |
Feb-24-08 11:48 AM |
#120 |
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loved it! And miss it. Glam for bright college kids instead of jocks |
havocmom |
Feb-25-08 11:51 PM |
#134 |
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Twin Peaks is missing.....nt |
Engi |
Feb-24-08 11:51 AM |
#121 |
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Its top 3 shows are all about VERBAL intelligence: witty repartee |
Elspeth |
Feb-24-08 11:54 AM |
#122 |
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And, where is "Numb3rs"? |
Elspeth |
Feb-24-08 11:55 AM |
#123 |
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Who is Mensa? |
Johonny |
Feb-24-08 12:51 PM |
#126 |
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Mensa is still around? |
margotb822 |
Feb-24-08 08:47 PM |
#132 |
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Frasier...? That was just pretentious. |
Marr |
Feb-25-08 11:55 PM |
#135 |
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Six Feet Under, Weeds, Northern Exposure, and Slings and Arrows all missing from the list. |
gauguin57 |
Feb-26-08 12:19 AM |
#139 |
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Yikes |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Feb-26-08 12:21 AM |
#140 |
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I've known people in Mensa and I gotta say.. |
Triana |
Feb-26-08 12:26 AM |
#141 |
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