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[TrainedRage]

In my opinion the 90's was the best time for Black Sitcoms. They were funny and unique without having an overtly "anti this or that" message. They had culture. And style.
-Fresh Prince
-Martin
-Living Single
-Family Matters
-Sister Sister
-The Wayans Brothers

All those were extremely watchable without being too corn-ball or cringy. And they were funny! I mean what happened to the black sitcom? I cant think of any good ones in the past 20 years.

 

[O-N-E]

No.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

As you said, everything is anti-this or that. People forgot how to make entertaining shows with black people. Blackish? But I have no interest in that.

 

[ManofOne]

Yes, Sanford and Sons.

 

[TrainedRage]

Yes, Sanford and Sons.

That's why I said since the Fresh Prince.

 

[ManofOne]

That's why I said since the Fresh Prince.

And that why I said Sanford and Sons.......there is nothing better since, now, then.

 

[Coolwhhip]

If Fresh Prince were made today I guess the family would have one white and one asian sibling for some reason.

 

[bitbydeath]

I’d say yes.

 

[TrainedRage]

I’d say yes.

Eh, I never got into it. looks super overproduced and why have a show using Chris Rock IP and not use Chris Rock?

 

[bitbydeath]

Eh, I never got into it. looks super overproduced and why have a show using Chris Rock IP and not use Chris Rock?

Chris Rock is the kid when he was younger. He was too old to play the kid so he narrates instead.

 

[Halo is Back]

Not a sitcom but The Boondocks is pretty good.

 

[Papa]

90s black culture was cool as hell. Funny and anti-establishment, not this grievance cancer we have now. There won’t be a good “black sitcom” for a long time. You will take your Dear White People and you will hate it.

 

[Tesseract]

fresh is lightning in a bottle

there will never be another uncle phil, rip to the shredder

 

[lock2k]

The ones I liked the most were Fresh Prince and Living Single.

Not a sitcom but I also enjoy Fat Albert

 

[En Sama]

Damon Wayans My Wife and Kids was ok, got a few chuckles. That Anthony Anderson one I had the misfortune of seeing once is shit.

 

[Psy-Phi]

Check out The Carmichael Show; it was brilliant, although short-lived. I'd love to see it return on a streaming service.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Bernie Mac was pretty good

 

[Halo is Back]

fresh is lightning in a bottle

there will never be another uncle phil, rip to the shredder

Hahah totally forgot that, what a legend

 

[stn]

I was also a huge fan of Smart Guy.

 

[rykomatsu]

Moesha.

Edit:

I forget if the Cosby Show was before or after the Fresh Prince, but if you objectively watch that show without taint from Cosby as a person, that and Family Matters I think taught some really good values to the black community and society in general.

 

[INC]

Desmonds was better

 

[finowns]

Martin was hilarious.

 

[Tesseract]

hell yeah, love martin

90s was solid, grievance culture as matt said was on the backburner

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

The ones I liked the most were Fresh Prince and Living Single.

No lie. I almost only watch those shows outside of Wrestling. back to back on MTV2 and VH1.

 

[Richard Packer]

Bernie Mac was pretty good

This is the answer.

 

[captainraincoat]

the 90s were a prefect time capsule for the sitcom model but the 2000s the sitcoms fell into 2 buckets

1) Rich or well off white family or person sitcoms
2) Working Class black person or family

which was a flip on the 80s where the Cosby show was the rich family and most white sitcoms were working class

These days its just a tick of the box on the diversity checklist....2 and a half men (with Charlie sheen) was probably last non woke sitcom before it went to shit

Edit..reminds me of a thread on Era where someone asked the same question and a post answered COPS...you can imagine what happened

 

[greyshark]

Sitcoms as a whole aren’t nearly as prevalent as they used to be.

 

[Greasy Caveman]

Keeping up with the Kardashians

 

[Nymphae]

Key and Peel was the best black show not from the 90s

 

[captainraincoat]

I just started watching Family Guy..i never watched it
They had a spin off called the Cleveland show...was this any good as im finding family guy pretty good

 

[MaestroMike]

i wish will smith's son was gonna be a clone bringing the lols and dope action flicks oh well

 

[Nymphae]

I just started watching Family Guy..i never watched it
They had a spin off called the Cleveland show...was this any good as im finding family guy pretty good

It wasn't received very well IIRC and once the show was canceled Cleveland came back to Family Guy and there were several jokes about his show being not that great.

 

[Tesseract]

i wish will smith's son was gonna be a clone bringing the lols and dope action flicks oh well

i know right? what the fuck m8, you had one job

 

[Grinchy]

It felt like they started with talented writing and acting first when it comes to 90s black sitcoms.

Now they start with being black first. The writing and acting don't matter because criticizing it means you're racist 30 years later.

 

[e&e]

Sister Sister! The family have been rewatching this!

 

[West Texas CEO]

Fresh Prince is lame as hell; I don't get the infatuation.

No disrespect to Uncle Phil, though.

 

[Dacon]

The Bernie Mac show was amazing.

 

[teezzy]

Better? Nah, probably not. Fresh Prince is up there with the all-time greats. I wanted to post The PJ's though

 

[Rival]

Boondocks.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

 

[West Texas CEO]

The Bernie Mac show was amazing.

 

[Dacon]

God I miss Bernie.

 

[Malakhov]

hell yeah, love martin

90s was solid, grievance culture as matt said was on the backburner

The 90s was the best decade, wish we could socially and culturally go back

I remember fighting often in highschool and all I had was an hour detention after school. In 2020 my son gets into a fight he's suspended for days and has to go through health professionals who thinks he has a problem and he isn't just a boy being a boy

We didn't realize how lucky we were back then

 

[West Texas CEO]

I remember fighting often in highschool and all I had was an hour detention after school. In 2020 my son gets into a fight he's suspended for days and has to go through health professionals who thinks he has a problem and he isn't just a boy being a boy

We didn't realize how lucky we were back then

Bro, that's crazy. Weird times we live in now..

 

[Malakhov]

Bro, that's crazy. Weird times we live in now..

Yep, pretty horrible for our young boys growing up.

 

[Coolwhhip]

The 90s was the best decade, wish we could socially and culturally go back

I remember fighting often in highschool and all I had was an hour detention after school. In 2020 my son gets into a fight he's suspended for days and has to go through health professionals who thinks he has a problem and he isn't just a boy being a boy

We didn't realize how lucky we were back then

Why are all generations of your family fighting in school

 

[Malakhov]

Why are all generations of your family fighting in school

Because I taught my kids to defend themselves. Always taught them not to attack anyone unless provoked or defending themselves

If you went through elementary and highschool without fighting a single time you were extremely lucky or a pussy

 

[Woo-Fu]

And that why I said Sanford and Sons.......there is nothing better since, now, then.

Good Times gave it a run for its money. Dy-no-mite! The Jeffersons was pretty good too.

 

[Wunray]

No but there have been a scarce few good ones, the bernie mac sitcom comes to mind.

 

[bitbydeath]

Oh, almost forgot this classic.

Which the young girl is Raven who later went onto doing her own thing.