Comment on The Monorail Song was better in the original Greek
Donkter@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoThere’s a chance it sticks around longer than most other shows. It’s the first animated show in the US to be (at some points in its life) the biggest show on television. And early seasons definitely influenced a whole generation of sitcoms.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s also run longer than any other fictitious show in television history, other than possibly Dr. Who. Dr. Who certainly beats The Simpsons in time span, but for total seasons, Dr. Who only has 26, while The Simpsons seems to reign supreme at 35 seasons.
I can only think of a few other shows that outlast The Simpsons, and every single one is a talk show, late night talk show, sketch comedy show, or a game show. None of these fall into the category of fiction, and all but one of these categories are entirely period based topical shows, and it could be argued that the fourth is also a period based topical show.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
A news panel discussion show beats them all.
NBC’s Meet the Press has been on the air since 1947.