Sparked by a burgeoning discussion on the "Scotty has beamed up" thread, I thought I'd ask what do you consider to be the best television ensemble casts.

Here's my list, in no particular order:

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Friends
Frazier
Law & Order with Jerry Orbach
Star Trek

I'm sure there are more.

Sparked by a burgeoning discussion on the "Scotty has beamed up" thread, I thought I'd ask what do you consider to be the best television ensemble casts.

Here's my list, in no particular order:

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Friends
Frazier
Law & Order with Jerry Orbach
Star Trek

I'm sure there are more.

Murphy Brown
Family Ties
The Cosby Show
L.A.Law
Seinfeld
West Wing
ER
Fawlty Towers
The Sopranos

Yeah, sure. There are more......

M.A.S.H.
Cheers

Twin Peaks

Star Trek, TOS

Law and Order, with Jerry Orbach AND Chris Noth (Briscoe & Logan were the Best)

Bakersfield P.D. - sure it was only on about 6 weeks, but those were quality weeks

Square Pegs

Dark Shadows (does that count?)

M.A.S.H.
Cheers

Seinfeld, by far!

Moonlighting had a good cast (everyone loved Bruce Willis, evryone else was adequate but not great), but was set apart by it's witty dialogue.

Bakersfield P.D. - sure it was only on about 6 weeks, but those were quality weeks

Glad to see I wasn't the only one who dug that show. It is positively criminal that it only lasted a nanosecond.

I'll reiterate what I said in the last thread:

M*A*S*H (especially the early seasons)
Barney Miller

Others have made good suggestions here, too. I haven't seen Barney Miller in ages. Does Nick-at-Nite or one of those stations still show it? I especially loved Nick (Jack Soo): "Oh my God, I ate my eraser!" And the episode where they eat the hash-laced brownies is a classic episode of any TV series, not just that one.

Blake

Sparked by a burgeoning discussion on the "Scotty has beamed up" thread, I thought I'd ask what do you consider to be the best television ensemble casts.

Hands down - The Sopranos.

In the 90's I thought Northern Exposure had a great cast too.

I'll reiterate what I said in the last thread:

M*A*S*H (especially the early seasons)
Barney Miller

Others have made good suggestions here, too. I haven't seen Barney Miller in ages. Does Nick-at-Nite or one of those stations still show it? I especially loved Nick (Jack Soo): "Oh my God, I ate my eraser!" And the episode where they eat the hash-laced brownies is a classic episode of any TV series, not just that one.

Blake

Boy Blake, did you just bring back memories. Barney Miller was Great! Jack Soo WAS classic, wasn't he? That's a good question. I sure would love to see those old reruns. But look what I found on Ebay:
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Sparked by a burgeoning discussion on the "Scotty has beamed up" thread, I thought I'd ask what do you consider to be the best television ensemble casts.

Here's my list, in no particular order:

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Friends
Frazier
Law & Order with Jerry Orbach
Star Trek

I'm sure there are more.

How about Perry Mason and Ironside? Raymond Burr was surrounded by quality people in both series.