'The Office,' 'Cheers' and more sitcoms of the working class
Comedy set in a Boston bar, starring Ted Danson as ballplayer-turned-bartender Sam Malone (1982-1993). Credit: NBC
With Labor Day arriving Monday, our thoughts turn to the hardworking sitcom characters we've watched toiling away at their weekly jobs. But only a handful of workplace comedies have true staying power -- like this elite group, ranked by number of seasons:
"Cheers," 1982-1993
"Murphy Brown," 1988-98
"The Office," 2005-13
"Night Court," 1984-92
"Alice," 1976-1985
"Barney Miller," 1975-82
"Wings," 1990-97
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show," 1970-77
"Designing Women," 1986-93
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