TV on DVD- The Lists: Sitcoms

[CDN Viewer]

For all fans of classic television, I have compiled a list of all the great shows from the 50s-90s and their availability on DVD. This I hope will become the definitive source for those who are interested in retro TV and want to be able to watch their favourites again. It is clear that no one is interested in creating a decent retro channel so our only recourse is to try and find our favourite shows online or via TV on DVD. So here is the first list, featuring all the great sitcoms from back in the day.

Beside each name I have listed the number of seasons of the show that are available on DVD and the studio behind the releases.

1950s

The Abbott and Costello Show (Both seasons, Entertainment One)
Dennis the Menace (All 4 seasons, Shout! Factory)
Father Knows Best (All 6 seasons, Shout! Factory)
The Honeymooners (All 39 episodes, Paramount)
I Love Lucy (All 6 seasons, Paramount)
Leave it to Beaver (All 6 seasons, S1&2- Universal / S3-6 + CS, Shout! Factory)
Our Miss Brooks (Season 1 of 4, CBS Home Entertainment) MOD
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (All 4 seasons, Shout! Factory)
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (All 13 episodes, Paramount)
The Phil Silvers Show (All 4 seasons, S1- Paramount** / S2-4 + CS, Shout! Factory)


1960s

The Addams Family (All 3 seasons, MGM)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (Best-of, Shout! Factory)
The Andy Griffith Show (All 8 seasons, Paramount)
The Beverly Hillbillies (Seasons 1-5 of 9, Paramount)
Bewitched (All 8 seasons, Sony** / S1-6 + CS, Mill Creek Entertainment)
The Bill Cosby Show (Both seasons, Shout! Factory)
The Carol Burnett Show (Best-of, Time-Life)
Car 54, Where Are You? (Both seasons, Shanachie Entertainment)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (All 3 seasons, Warner Bros.) MOD
The Dick Van Dyke Show (All 5 seasons, Image Entertainment)
The Donna Reed Show (Seasons 1-5 of 8, S1-3- Virgil Films and Entertainment** / S1-5- MPI Home Video)
The Doris Day Show (All 5 seasons, MPI Home Video)
F Troop (Both seasons, Warner Bros.)
Family Affair (All 5 seasons, MPI Home Video)
The Flying Nun (Seasons 1&2 of 3, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Get Smart (All 5 seasons, HBO Home Video)
Gidget (All 32 episodes, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Gilligan's Island (All 3 seasons, Warner Bros.)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (All 5 seasons, Paramount)
Green Acres (All 6 seasons, S1-3- MGM** / S4-6 + CS- Shout! Factory)
Hank (1965) (All 26 episodes, Warner Bros.) MOD
Hazel (All 5 seasons, S1- Sony / S2-5- Shout! Factory)
Here Come the Brides (Both seasons, S1- Sony** / S2- Shout! Factory)
Here's Lucy (All 6 seasons, MPI Home Video)
Hogan's Heroes (All 6 seasons, Paramount)
I Dream of Jeannie (All 5 seasons, Sony** / S1&2 + CS , Mill Creek Entertainment)
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (16 of 32 episodes, Lightyear Entertainment)
The Lucy Show (All 6 seasons, Paramount)
Mayberry R.F.D. (Season 1 of 3, Warner Bros.** / Warner Archive) MOD
McHale's Navy (All 4 seasons + CS, Shout! Factory)
Mister Ed (All 6 seasons, Shout! Factory) (s3)**
The Monkees (Both seasons, Rhino Home Video** / Eagle Rock Entertainment)
The Munsters (Both seasons, Universal)
My Favorite Martian (All 3 seasons, S1&2- Rhino Entertainment** / S1-3+ CS- MPI Home Video)
My Living Doll (Eps. 1-11 of 26, MPI Home Video)
My Three Sons (Seasons 1-5 of 12, Paramount)♪ (S3-5) MOD
The Patty Duke Show (All 3 seasons, Shout! Factory) (s2)**
Petticoat Junction (Seasons 1-3 of 7, Paramount)
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (All 6 seasons, Time-Life)
That Girl (All 5 seasons, Shout! Factory)


1970s

Alice (All 9 seasons, Warner Bros.) MOD
All in the Family (All 9 seasons, S1-6- Sony / S7-9 + CS - Shout! Factory)
Angie (All 36 episodes, VEI)
Archie Bunker's Place (Season 1 of 4, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
The Bad News Bears (All 26 episodes, VEI)
Barney Miller (All 8 Seasons, S1-3- Sony / S4-8 + CS, Shout! Factory)
Benson (Seasons 1&2 of 7, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment) (S2- Sony) MOD
The Bob Newhart Show (All 6 seasons, S1-4- FOX** / S5&6 + CS, Shout! Factory)
The Brady Bunch (All 5 seasons, Paramount)
C.P.O. Sharkey (Both seasons, Star Vista Entertainment)
Chico and the Man (Best-of, Warner Bros.)**
Diff'rent Strokes (All 8 seasons, S1&2- Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment / S3-8- Shout! Factory)
The Facts of Life (All 9 seasons, S1-3- Sony** / S1&2, Mill Creek Entertainment / S4-9 + CS, Shout! Factory)
Good Times (All 6 seasons, S1-6- Sony** / S1-4 + CS- Mill Creek Entertainment)
Happy Days (Seasons 1-6 of 11, Paramount)♪
The Jeffersons (All 11 seasons, S1-6- Sony** / S7&8 + CS , Shout! Factory / S1&2, Mill Creek Entertainment)
The Kids of Degrassi Street (All 26 episodes, WGBH Boston Home Video)
The King of Kensington (Season 1 of 5, Morningstar Entertainment)**
Laverne & Shirley (All 8 seasons, Paramount)♪
The Love Boat (Seasons 1-4 of 9, Paramount)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (All 7 seasons, FOX)
M*A*S*H (All 11 seasons, FOX)
Maude (All 6 seasons, S1- Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment / S2-6 + CS- Shout! Factory)
Mork & Mindy (All 4 seasons, Paramount) (s2-4)♪
The Odd Couple (All 5 seasons, Paramount)♪
One day at a Time (All 9 seasons, S1- Sony / S2&3 + CS- Shout! Factory)
The Partridge Family (All 4 seasons, Sony** / S1&2 + CS, Mill Creek Entertainment)
Rhoda (All 5 seasons, Shout! Factory) (s1)#
Sanford and Son (All 6 seasons, Sony)
Soap (All 4 seasons, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Taxi (All 5 seasons, Paramount)
That's My Mama (Both seasons, Sony)#
Three's Company (All 8 seasons, Anchor Bay Entertainment)
What's Happening!! (All 3 seasons, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Welcome Back, Kotter (All 4 seasons, S1- Warner Bros.** / S2-4 + CS- Shout! Factory)
WKRP in Cincinnati (All 4 seasons + CS, Shout! Factory)♪

♪- Releases contain music edits
#- Releases contain syndicated episodes, not original broadcast versions
**- Releases have been discontinued and our now out of print
CS- Complete series release
MOD- Manufacture-on-Demand release

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1980s

227 (Season 1 of 5, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
A Different World (Season 1 of 6, Urban Works)**
ALF (All 4 seasons, Lionsgate)#
Bosom Buddies (Both seasons, Paramount)♪
The Brady Brides (All 10 episodes, Paramount)
Charles in Charge (All 5 seasons, Virgil Films and Entertainment)** (S4&5) MOD
Cheers (All 11 seasons, Paramount)♪
Coach (All 9 seasons, Universal** / S1&2 + CS- Mill Creek Entertainment)
The Cosby Show (All 8 seasons, First Look Studios** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
D.C. Follies (All 44 episodes, Shout! Factory)
Degrassi Junior High (All 3 seasons, WGBH Boston Home Video)
Degrassi High (Complete series, WGBH Boston Home Video)
Designing Women (All 7 seasons, Shout! Factory)
Family Matters (All 9 seasons, Warner Bros.) (S5-9) MOD
Family Ties (All 7 seasons, Paramount)
Flo (All 29 episodes, Warner Bros.) MOD
Full House (All 8 seasons, Warner Bros.)
Gimme a Break! (All 6 seasons, VEI)**
The Golden Girls (All 7 seasons, Disney)
Growing Pains (All 7 seasons + 2 TV Movies, Warner Bros.) (s3-7 & TV Movies) MOD
Head of the Class (Season 1 of 5, Warner Bros.) MOD
Hooperman (Both seasons, Olive Films)
Joanie Loves Chachi (All 17 episodes, Paramount)
Kate & Allie (All 6 seasons, VEI)**
The Kids in the Hall (All 5 seasons, A&E Home Video)
Life With Lucy (All 13 episodes, Paramount)
Mama's Family (All 6 seasons, Star Vista/Time-Life** / Warner Bros.)
Married... with Children (All 11 seasons, Sony** ♪ / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Mr. Belvedere (Seasons 1-4 of 6, Shout! Factory)
Murphy Brown (Season 1 of 10, Warner Bros.)
My Two Dads (Seasons 1&2 of 3, Shout! Factory)**
Newhart (All 8 seasons, S1- FOX / S2-8- Shout! Factory)
Night Court (All 9 seasons, Warner Bros.) (S4-9) MOD
Police Squad! (All 6 episodes, Paramount)
Perfect Strangers (All 8 seasons, Warner Bros.) (S3-8) MOD
Punky Brewster (All 4 seasons, Shout! Factory)
Rags to Riches (All 20 episodes, Image Entertainment)
Roseanne (All 9 seasons, Anchor Bay Entertainment#** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Saved by the Bell (All 4 seasons + 2 TV Movies, Lionsgate# / Shout! Factory)
Seinfeld (All 9 seasons, Sony)
Silver Spoons (Season 1 of 5, Sony)**
Sledge Hammer! (Both seasons, Anchor Bay Entertainment** / CS- Image Entertainment)
Small Wonder (Seasons 1&2 of 4, Shout! Factory)
Square Pegs (All 20 episodes, Sony** ♪ / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Too Close for Comfort (Seasons 1&2 of 6, Rhino Entertainment)#**
What's Happening Now!! (Season 1 of 3, Sony)**
Webster (Seasons 1-4 of 6, Shout! Factory)**
Who's the Boss? (Season 1 of 8, Sony)


1990s

3rd Rock from the Sun (All 6 seasons, Anchor Bay Entertainment#** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Action (All 13 episodes, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Becker (All 6 seasons, Paramount) (S4-6) MOD
Bob (Both seasons, Paramount)
Boy Meets World (All 7 seasons, Lionsgate)
Blossom (Seasons 1&2 of 5, Shout! Factory)
The Bradys (All 6 episodes, Paramount)
Caroline in the City (All 4 seasons, Paramount) (S3&4) MOD (s1&2)**
Dave's World (Seasons 1-3 of 4, Paramount) (S3) MOD (s1&2)**
Dharma & Greg (Seasons 1&2 of 5 seasons, FOX) (S2) MOD
Dinosaurs (All 4 seasons, Disney)
The Drew Carey Show (Season 1 of 9, Warner Bros.)
Evening Shade (All 4 seasons, S1- Paramount** / CS- VEI)
Everybody Loves Raymond (All 9 seasons, HBO Home Video)**
Frasier (All 11 seasons, Paramount)♪
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (All 6 seasons, Warner Bros.)
Friends (All 10 seasons, Warner Bros.)
Get a Life (All 35 episodes, Shout! Factory)
Grace Under Fire (All 5 seasons, VEI)
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper (Seasons 1-3 of 5, Warner Bros.) MOD
Hearts Afire (All 3 seasons, S1-3- Image Entertainment** / CS- Mill Creek Entertainment)
Home Improvement (All 8 seasons, Disney)
The Jamie Foxx Show (Seasons 1-4 of 5, Warner Bros.) (S2-4) MOD
The Jeff Foxworthy Show (Both seasons, Sony** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
Just Shoot Me! (All 7 seasons, S1-3- Sony** / CS- Shout! Factory / S1&2, Mill Creek Entertainment)
The King of Queens (All 9 seasons, Sony- ** / Paramount- ** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
The Larry Sanders Show (All 6 seasons, Shout! Factory** / S1&2 + CS, Mill Creek Entertainment)
Living Single (All 5 seasons, Warner Bros.) (S2-5) MOD
Mad About You (All 7 seasons, S1-3- Sony** / S4&5- Shout! Factory / S1&2 + CS, Mill Creek Entertainment)
Martin (All 5 seasons, HBO Home Video)
The Nanny (All 6 seasons, S1-3- Sony** / S1&2, Mill Creek Entertainment / S4-6 + CS- Shout! Factory)
Ned & Stacey (Both seasons, S1- Sony** / CS- Shout! Factory)
NewsRadio (All 5 seasons, Sony** / S1&2 + CS, Mill Creek Entertainment)
The Norm Show (All 3 seasons, Shout! Factory)
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (Seasons 1&2 of 3, Shout Factory!)**
The Red Green Show (All 15 seasons, Acorn Media)
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (All 7 seasons, Paramount)
Sex and the City (All 6 seasons, HBO Home Video)
Sister, Sister (All 6 seasons, S1&2- Paramount** / S1-6, VEI)
Spin City (All 6 seasons, Shout! Factory)**
Sports Night (Both seasons, Disney / Shout! Factory)**
Step by Step (All 7 seasons, Warner Bros.) MOD
That '70s Show (All 8 seasons, FOX** / Mill Creek Entertainment)
They Came from Outer Space (All 20 episodes, Timeless Media Group)
Two Guys and A Girl (All 4 seasons, Shout! Factory)
The Wayan Bros. (All 5 seasons, Warner Bros.) (S2-5) MOD
Will & Grace (All 8 seasons, Lionsgate)
Wings (All 8 seasons, Paramount** / Mill Creek Entertainment)


2000s

8 Simple Rules (Seasons 1&2 of 3, S1- Disney / S2- Lionsgate**)
10 Items or Less (All 3 seasons, Sony** / Mill Creek)
30 Rock (All 7 seasons, Universal)**
According to Jim (Seasons 1-5 of 8, Lionsgate)**
Andy Barker P.I. (All 6 episodes, Shout! Factory)**
Andy Rickter Controls the Universe (All 19 episodes, Paramount)**
Arrested Development (Seasons 1-4 of 5, FOX)
Back to You (All 17 episodes, FOX)**
Beggars and Choosers (N/A)
Better Off Ted (Both seasons, S1- FOX / S2- Olive Films)
The Big Bang Theory (Seasons 1-11 of 12, Warner Bros.)
The Bill Engvall Show (All 3 seasons, Warner Bros.) MOD
Bored to Death (All 3 seasons, HBO Home Video)
Boston Legal (All 5 seasons, FOX)**
Californication (All 7 seasons, Showtime Entertainment)**
Chuck (All 5 seasons, Warner Bros.)**
The Comeback (All 21 episodes, Warner Bros.)
Community (All 6 seasons, Sony)**
Cougar Town (Seasons 1-3 of 6, S1-3- Disney** / S1&2- Lionsgate)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Seasons 1-9 of 10, HBO Home Video)
Dead Like Me (Both seasons, MGM** / TGG Direct)
Desperate Housewives (All 8 seasons, Disney)
Drop Dead Diva (All 6 seasons, Sony)
Ed (N/A)
Eli Stone (Both seasons, Disney)**
Entourage (All 8 seasons, HBO Home Video)
Everybody Hates Chris (All 4 seasons, Paramount)
The Game (All 9 seasons, S1-6 + CS-Paramount)
Gary Unmarried (Season 1 of 2, Disney)
George Lopez (All 6 seasons, Warner Bros.) (S4-6) MOD
Girlfriends (All 9 seasons, Paramount)
Greek (All 4 seasons, S1&2- Disney / S3&4- Shout! Factory)
Greg the Bunny (All 13 episodes, FOX)**
Gross Pointe (All 17 episodes, Sony)**
Grounded for Life (All 5 seasons, Anchor Bay** / S1&2 + CS, Mill Creek**)
Head Case (All 28 episodes, Anchor Bay)
Hope & Faith (Season 1 of 3, Lionsgate)**
How I Met Your Mother (All 9 seasons, FOX)
Huff (Both seasons, Sony)**
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Seasons 1-12 of 14, FOX)
The Job (2001) (All 19 episodes, Shout! Factory)**
Joey (Both seasons, Warner Bros.)** (S1- Canada only)
Kitchen Confidential (All 13 episodes, FOX)**
The League (All 7 seasons, FOX)**
Less than Perfect (Season 1 of 4, Lionsgate)**
The Loop (Season 1 of 2, FOX)**
Lucky Louie (All 12 episodes, HBO Home Video)**
Malcolm in the Middle (Season 1 of 7, FOX)**
Men of a Certain Age (Both seasons, Warner Bros.)**
The Middle (All 9 seasons, Warner Bros.)
My Boys (All 4 seasons, Sony)**
My Name is Earl (All 4 seasons, FOX)**
My Wife and Kids (Seasons 1&2 of 5, Lionsgate)**
The New Adventures of Old Christine (All 5 seasons, Warner Bros.) (S3-5) MOD
The Office (All 9 seasons, Universal)
Parks and Recreation (All 7 seasons, Universal)**
Party Down (Both seasons, Anchor Bay)
Pushing Daisies (Both seasons, Warner Bros.)
Reaper (Both seasons, Lionsgate)**
Reba (All 6 seasons, FOX)**
Reno 911! (All 6 seasons, Paramount)**
Rodney (Both seasons, EMI Distribution)**
Rules of Engagement (Seasons 1-6 of 7, Sony)** (S5&6) MOD
Samantha Who? (Both seasons, Disney)**
The Sarah Silverman Show (All 3 seasons, Comedy Central** / Shout! Factory**)
Scrubs (All 9 seasons, Disney)**
Significant Others (2004) (All 12 episodes, Shout! Factory)**
Son of the Beach (All 42 episodes, V1- FOX**, V2- Shout! Factory**)
Stacked (All 19 epsiodes, FOX)**
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (All 22 episodes, Warner Bros.)**
'Til Death (Seasons 1-3 of 4, Sony) (S3) MOD
Titus (All 3 seasons, Anchor Bay)**
Two and a Half Men (All 12 seasons, Warner Bros.)
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (Episodes 1-212 of 254: 10 volumes, Lionsgate)**
Ugly Betty (All 4 seasons, Disney)**
Undeclared (All 17 episodes, Shout! Factory)**
United States of Tara (All 3 seasons, Showtime Entertainment)
Unscripted (All 10 episodes, HBO Home Video** / Warner Archive) MOD
Weeds (All 8 seasons, Showtime Entertainment)
What About Brian (All 25 episodes, Disney)**
What I Like About You (All 4 seasons, Warner Archive)♪ MOD
Worst Week (All 16 episodes, Universal)**

#- Releases contain syndicated episodes, not original broadcast versions
♪- Releases contain music edits
**- Releases have been discontinued and our now out of print
CS- Complete series release
MOD- Manufacture-on-Demand release

[bigoranget]

Some Additional Entries

'90s

Dinosaurs (All 4 seasons, Disney)
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (2 of 3 seasons, Shout Factory!)
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (None, Warner)
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (All 7 seasons, Paramount)
Evening Shade (1 of 4 seasons, Paramount)
Will & Grace (All 8 seasons, Lionsgate)

[bigoranget]

Third Rock from the Sun I belive is the original NBC Broadcast versions with the only difference being that they used the syndicated opening sequence.

That 70s Show does have some minor music edits, though I do not believe there is any disclaimer on any of the boxsets.

The Cosby Show Season 1 was originally released by First Look Entertainment and were indeed the sydnciated versions, however, the complete series boxset contains the uncut episodes.

You can get the non syndicated episodes of ALF from various European releases. Many of which have English tracks

The North American release of Roseanne, Season 1 is entirely syndicated episodes. I believe Season 6 or 7 onward, there are some episodes (most notably the closing credits) where musical scenes have been replaced with still generic credits. The majority of Season 2 onward are original broadcast versions. The Austrilian release of Roseanne, Season 1 featured the original broadcast version of episodes.

Most Cheers episodes are uncut, with only some episodes containing minor edits or scene omissions due to music copyright clearance. You can add Fraiser to the list of shows with music replacements. Some of the later seasons have this disclaimer. Nothing comes to mind that is different on the Frasier sets but the disclaimer does exist.

[CDN Viewer]

Thanks for the updates, I have added them to the list.

Regarding 3rd Rock from the Sun, from a review I read apparently only 30 seconds or so are missing from each episode (the opening sequence) but its still an edit which is why I am pointing it out.

The Cosby Show was originally released by Urban Works which was then bought out by First Look. I am not really impressed with their releases, the cover art is not consistent and of course the season 1 debacle which is actually Carsey-Werner's fault. Are these guys idiots or something- they charge a premium for these sets and they can't even give the fans the original broadcast versions of the episodes but instead release the edited versions?! This happened with Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun & A Different World. After huge outcry from the fans, season 2 and onward contain uncut episodes.

BTW, the complete series set for The Cosby Show is now out of print, not sure why but that is what I read?! I wish Universal had released these instead, they have released the show in Region 2 & 4 and from what I have seen they have done a better job.

[NakedGord]

Sledge Hammer (Both seasons) - Anchor Bay

Good idea btw - thanks for the effort!

[Donovan's Monkey]

... Get a Life (All 35 episodes, Shout! Factory) ...

While this is the complete series, be warned that the video of the episodes on these DVDs is poor, VHS-like quality.

[CDN Viewer]

Classic sitcom releases for April:

Family Ties- Season 6: Apr. 9

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Classic sitcom releases for May:

3rd Rock from the Sun- Complete Series: May 14
Roseanne- Season 9 & Complete Series: May 14
That '70s Show- Complete Series: May 14
Highway to Heaven- Season 1 Re-release: May 14 (US only)

Laverne & Shirley- Season 6: May 21
Growing Pains- Season 3: May 21 (MOD Release)

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Classic sitcom releases for June:

Night Court- Season 9: June 11 (MOD Release) FINAL SEASON!