There is a reason why no one has named any of those as top 5. Newhart,I could see but those others were very mediocre to good and I watched them all.
Underrated newer sitcoms The Goldbergs (Big Tasty cracks me up) Brooklyn Nine Nine Archer Fresh off the Boat Broad City My current top 5 What we do in the shadows. Curb Nora from Queens The Wonder Years Atlanta ( more of a dramedy)
My favorite by decade as I grew up 80s Soleil Moon Fry 90s Jennifer Anniston/ Tiffani Amber Theisen 00s Mila Kunis/Alison Brie 10s Kaley Cuoco
I am really surprised no one else named The Modern Family. I guess it's not as popular as I thought it was. Regardless I really liked it I thought it was real clever. Of course I'm kind of lame.
It was a clever premise and I watched it for about 2 seasons but it started being very stale and went to the same well much too often, It is definitely not a top 5 type of comedy. Top 5 premise and very amusing at times but nothing historic IMO.
I think it may be too hard to limit myself to just 5... Fairly current: The Office Parks and Rec The Good Place (which had probably one of the best series finales ever) 90's/early 2000s: Seinfeld Friends Everybody Loves Raymond Fresh Prince Classic: Cheers MASH I'll throw an honorable mention to Big Bang Theory. I never watch it faithfully in the time of streaming, but I did love the show. I'm also not including animated shows cause that's a whole other list!
Why oh why do idiots like yourself act like I don't have an education. Here's my take: You don't research for yourself. You just listen to CNN.
For me, in order for a show to qualify it has to hold up over time. A lot of great comedies just aren't funny anymore. Example..I cannot watch The Cosby Show. It was super funny when I was a kid, but now all the jokes seem either telegraphed or just hokey. These are the Shows I can still watch and they still make me laugh: I Love Lucy MASH The IT Crowd My Name Is Earl The Office
Parks & Rec The Office The Simpsons Futurama M*A*S*H Honorable mention: HIMYM, Newsradio, Ted Lasso (3 seasons just isn't long enough), Silicon Valley, King of the Hill