If you could only watch one classic TV show for the rest of your life, which would it be?
What would be your ''desert island'' choice?
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Television fans often debate what shows they simply could not live without. For example, if you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one show to watch, which one would you choose?
We've made it a little easier by breaking down all of classic TV into twelve categories. Pick which series in each genre would be the only one you would want to watch for the rest of your life.
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If you could only choose one to watch for the rest of your life, which sitcom would you choose?
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Which of these would be the one western you would choose?
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Which detective show would you choose?
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Which family drama would you want to watch on your island?
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Which sketch comedy show would you choose?
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Which sci-fi or horror show could you not go without?
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Which classic legal drama would you need with you on your desert island?
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Which talk show would you choose?
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Which action show would you want to watch for the rest of your life?
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Which superhero show would you watch on your island?
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Which musical variety show would you choose?
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Which of these far out, sixties fantasy shows would be your pick for the desert island?
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If you could only watch one classic TV show for the rest of your life, which would it be?
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199 Comments
I just guessed which was the most popular. I was WAY OFF on some of them. For example, I didn't realize that The Andy Griffith, Bewitched, and Carol Burnett were so popular. I was also surprised that Gunsmoke ran neck n neck with Bonanza. When I was a kid, Bonanza rated #1 show on network TV.
I've been watching I Love Lucy my whole life already so that wouldn't change. I would like to add All In the Family. I would need that on my island.
49% similar.
1. M*A*S*H for the character development over the entire run and of course, for the incredible series finale.
2. Gunsmoke for the number of episodes. All the Westerns listed were great.
3. The Rockford Files for many reasons, least of which is the great theme song.
4. Dallas. All of the shows to choose from were great, but I love Dallas' opening credits and theme song.
5. The Carol Burnett Show for the variety and for Tim Conway.
6. Star Trek. Kirk, Spock, and Bones, my early Sci-Fi trinity.
7. L.A. Law for the great cast, especially Jimmy Smits and Corbin Bernsen.
8. The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. Nobody is better than Johnny.
9. The A-Team for its outright campiness and humor.
10. Wonder Woman. 2 word: Lynda Carter!
11. The Ed Sullivan Show. It's a really big show!
12. The Munsters because they're relatable.
1. M*A*S*H for the character development over the entire run and of course, for the incredible series finale.
2. Gunsmoke for the number of episodes. All the Westerns listed were great.
3. The Rockford Files for many reasons, least of which is the great theme song.
4. Dallas. All of the shows to choose from were great, but I love Dallas' opening credits and theme song.
5. The Carol Burnett Show for the variety and for Tim Conway.
6. Star Trek. Kirk, Spock, and Bones, my early Sci-Fi trinity.
7. L.A. Law for the great cast, especially Jimmy Smits and Corbin Bernsen.
8. The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. Nobody is better than Johnny.
9. The A-Team for its outright campiness and humor.
10. Wonder Woman. 2 word: Lynda Carter!
11. The Ed Sullivan Show. It's a really big show!
12. The Munsters because they're relatable.
48% similar. Some of the shows I saw so often, like original Trek, that I know them by heart & wouldn’t need to see them on a desert island.
#12, '60s Far-out Fantasy shows reported: Bewitched at 36%, The Munsters at 27%, I Dream of Jeannie at 20%, and The Addams Family at 17%. I voted for "I Dream of Jeannie." How many men would turn down the exquisite, sexy Barbara Eden? Her only real competition was Elizabeth Montgomery on "Bewitched." Jeannie's costumes were absolutely gorgeous on her, while I don't recall seeing Samantha in a comparable, however lovely she also was!
Barbara Eden was gorgeous & Bill Daily’s comic genius as Major Healey took a quirkier turn when he played Howard Borden the following decade. — Addams family was my favorite & it wasn’t till I was in my 30s that I discovered the Charles Addams cartoons from the New Yorker on which the series was based!
My all time favorite is MASH “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.”