You Can't Do That on Television (couldn't resist...I know it might not get many votes).
Only Fools and Horses and Yes Minister. Can't really recall any genuinly funny US sitcoms from the 80s, Cheers is a nice series with a lot of charm but I don't think it is all that funny.
I watched Only Fools and Horses a decade+ ago (it was never aired on public television in the States, as far as I know).
It was certainly fun/enjoyable.
Yes Minister did air on PBS in the 80's and of course I watched it with my nana, who also watched Waiting to Die (Waiting for God), Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, Good Neighbors, etc. etc.
There was some goofy comedy about two grocery clerks in a small English town (one dude delivered stuff on a bicycle)...but I forget the name. I liked that as a kid, but I shudder to think about it now.
BACK:
Golden Girls = funny. Naysayers can go back to sleep.
