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Top 100 TV Shows of All-Time Countdown

After the positive feedback I received on my Top 100 Songs of All-Time
countdown, I decided to rank my top 100 TV shows.  And trust me, I've
spent a lot of time in front of the TV over the years.

#61-80

 

SHOWS #81-100 April 5, 2007
	81. "Rescue 911," CBS, 1989-1996 William Shatner hosted the retelling of real 911 calls, acted out shabbily by the actual victims.  More often than not, we ended up laughing at the show and some of the ridiculous unfortunate events, like the time 911 was called when a woman got trapped behind her couch, or the time Shane the dog choked on pantyhose.
	82. "20/20," ABC, 1978-present The only real news program that I found captivating was 20/20, and oddly enough I enjoyed watching it in grade school.  One good episode I remember was John Stossel going undercover to find out if pro wrestling was fake, and a wrestler punched him in the face and asked "Fake enough for ya?!"
	83. "Elimidate," syndicated series, 2001-2006 Yes, I once appeared in the background of an episode of Elimidate when they visited Valleyfair.  It was quite the thrill to be on national TV.  Regardless, we still watched this show religiously at college freshman year.  Chris Ahrendt would stop in my room from 4-5 to watch back-to-back episodes on WGN.
	84. "The Bachelor," ABC, 2002-present Another show that a large group of us followed closely during freshman year of college is The Bachelor.  It was just that one season where the guy named Ryan (who some thought highly resembled me) ended up with the Miami Heat cheerleader Trista.  I lost interest in following seasons.
	85. "Garfield and Friends," CBS, 1988-1994 One of the last great Saturday morning cartoons was Garfield... not so much the Friends part of the show though.  I was a big fan of the episode where Garfield and Jon Arbuckle each retold their varying versions of a story where the house filled up with yogurt.
	86. "Viva La Bam," Comedy Central, 2003-2005 I always got a good laugh out of Viva La Bam.  Poor Don Vito was terrorized all the time by Bam and the gang.  One of my favorite episodes was when the gang stole Don Vito's car and hung it high in the air from a crane and dropped it, just for fun.
	87. "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central, 2005-present Of the Comedy Central news shows, I think The Daily Show is more respectable but the Colbert Report is a little funnier.  Stephen Colbert is quite funny, especially in the theme song where he's waving that American flag, and when his guests are announced, he takes the applause for himself.
	88. "Cheers," NBC, 1982-1993 I wish I could put this higher on the list, but given the very few episodes I've seen, I couldn't justify it.  It was a very funny show from what I can remember.  I saw a handful of episodes on Nick at Nite in the mid-90s.  And once I got into Frasier I started watching old Cheers.  Someday I'll have to give it a better try.
	89. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," ABC, 1998-present I remember freshman year of high school when Millionaire was the big TV craze, drawing in record audiences every night.  The premise was so simple it was amazing a show like that hadn't come along before.  Answer a question, sometimes with help, and win more money.  First addicting, then annoying.
	90. "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," syndicated series, 1983-1985 My favorite cartoon as a child was undoubtedly He-Man.  I had all the figurines and Snake Mountain and I'd line up all the characters in various poses, then go get Mom to come and look at my arrangement.  I didn't usually make them fight.  I remember Orco and Evilynn and Skeletor like it was just 20 years ago.
	91. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," CBS, 1993-1998 Another show that knocks the manliness points down a few notches is Dr. Quinn.  I don't remember it being that bad of a show though.  It was pretty much based in the same era as Little House on the Prairie, so I could relate.  Jane Seymour and Joe Lando were the talk of the grade school back then.  Not really.
	92. "The Andy Griffith Show," CBS, 1960-1968 Probably the oldest show on this list is Andy Griffith, a show I watched on occasion on Nickelodeon or TBS over the 1990s.  Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Andy Griffith... that was a pretty good cast.  I haven't seen an episode in years though, and barely remember what the show was about.  But who can forget that whistling theme song?
	93. "Charmed," WB, 1998-2006 Perhaps the least manliest show on the list aside from my childhood cartoons and Dr. Quinn, Charmed was watched virtually every weekday afternoon in late 2005 when I dated Amanda.  Besides the three girls were pretty hot.  Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan were especially appealing.
	94. "Extras," HBO, 2005-present After the monumental success of Ricky Gervais's "The Office," one could only assume his second series would be just as good.  I found it unbelievably boring at times, and extremely funny at others.  Those handful of funny moments here and there are what's keeping it on the chart.  It's no "Office."
	95. "Montel Williams," ABC, 1993-present Many a hot summer's day were spent in the house in front of the TV with the blinds closed and the AC pumping ice cold air at my face while I watched Montel get to the root of people's problems, often with the help of psychic Sylvia Brown.  It was probably the most reasonable of the daytime talk shows.
	96. "Power Rangers," syndicated series, 1993-present Yes, they still make episodes of this God-awful crap.  But it still earns a spot in the countdown because it was captivating enough to draw me in for a number of episodes.  After all, Alex was obsessed with the Power Rangers, so I had no choice but to watch these idiot 27-year olds act as teenagers and fight evil powers using their dinosaur friends.
	97. "What Would You Do?" Nickelodeon, 1991-1993 When Marc Summers wasn't doing his thing on Double Dare, he was across the set on the ridiculous kids' show filmed at Universal Orlando.  Every episode people would be asked what they would do in a certain situation, and inevitably they would be pied in the face or slimed.
	98. "Video Power," syndicated series, 1991-1993 My show is kickin', with maximum height.  Say video power, yeah, that's right.  Word.  I got the ability to make you win.  You want the edge, push you on the Power Surge.  Yeah, let it rip.  Okay, any show with that kinda theme song automatically deserves a spot on the chart.  This stupid Nintendo game show featured an awesome "shopping spree" at the end of each episode.  I wanted to be on that show so bad in 1991.
	99. "The Jeffersons," CBS, 1975-1985 Unless I happened to inadvertently watch an episode before the age of 3 on CBS, the only Jeffersons I saw were on Nick at Nite in the 90s.  Even then I only saw a handful of episodes.  I mostly watched the show to make fun of it, but it was a legitimate sitcom for its time.
	100. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Comedy Central, 1996-present I am sure others are probably amazed that this show very nearly didn't make the cut, but the truth is I've only watched it a dozen or so times over the last decade.  I think it's funny, and at the same time can be halfway serious.  It's probably the most entertaining way there is to get the daily news, too.