I would say yes, but that is because it reflects everything I like best in my sitcoms:
It has way more heart than Seinfeld.
It’s more realistic than I Love Lucy.
It’s more relatable than Arrested Development.
It’s more naturalistic than All in the Family, where the giant issues of the day descended upon the Bunker living room as if from above, to be debated (usually with yelling), and then dispensed with in 22 minutes. The Mary Tyler Moore Show‘s issues rarely felt forced: Of course Mary was on the pill. And Phyllis’ brother just happened to be gay.
Still, it’s more socially conscious than Friends or Cheers, more consistent than The Office or Roseanne, more groundbreaking than Dick Van Dyke, more engaging than Modern Family or Frasier.
It’s funnier and has much tighter plots than The Cosby Show. It inspired 30 Rock.
What do you guys think?