Honoring James Burrows
by dan_dassow | created - 19 Feb 2016 | updated - 19 Feb 2016 | PublicOn Sunday February 21, 2016, NBC will honor James Burrows as TV's most accomplished comedy director. Burrows directed one or more episodes from each of the shows listed below. Which of these Burrows’ directed shows best exemplifies his directorial skill?
After voting, discuss here.
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1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper
Votes: 10,167
2. The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.
Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace
Votes: 6,733
3. Rhoda (1974–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In this spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Rhoda Morgenstern leaves best pal Mary Richards and her other friends in Minneapolis, Minn., to try her luck in Manhattan.
Stars: Valerie Harper, Julie Kavner, Lorenzo Music, David Groh
Votes: 2,914
4. Phyllis (1975–1977)
30 min | Comedy
Mary Richards' landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, moves back to her hometown of San Francisco with her teenage daughter Bess following the sudden death of her husband, Lars.
Stars: Cloris Leachman, Henry Jones, Jane Rose, Carmine Caridi
Votes: 510
5. Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.
Stars: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, David L. Lander, Eddie Mekka
Votes: 8,804
6. Lou Grant (1977–1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The trials of a former television station manager, turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon
Votes: 2,403
7. The Betty White Show (1977–1978)
30 min | Comedy
The exploits of hack TV actress Joyce Whitman, star of the fictitious "Undercover Woman" series.
Stars: Betty White, John Hillerman, Georgia Engel, Alex Henteloff
Votes: 143
8. Taxi (1978–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 15,818
9. Cheers (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt
Votes: 62,011
10. Night Court (1984–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson
Votes: 17,854
11. Valerie (1986–1991)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Originally is was the saga of a working mom raising her three sons alone while her pilot husband was away, but after star Valerie Harper left, Sandy Duncan stepped in as the boys' aunt.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Jeremy Licht, Dan Ponce, Josh Taylor
Votes: 1,977
12. Dear John (1988–1992)
30 min | Comedy
A divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns, Jane Carr, Isabella Hofmann
Votes: 1,832
13. Wings (1990–1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.
Stars: Tim Daly, Steven Weber, Crystal Bernard, David Schramm
Votes: 14,524
14. Frasier (1993–2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 95,414
15. Friends (1994–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 1,087,615
16. NewsRadio (1995–1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Romance
The workplace sitcom "NewsRadio" explores the office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
Stars: David Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney
Votes: 17,332
17. Caroline in the City (1995–1999)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance
Caroline Duffy is a successful cartoonist in Manhattan, whose eclectic friends are sometimes the subjects of her comic strip.
Stars: Lea Thompson, Malcolm Gets, Amy Pietz, Eric Lutes
Votes: 4,380
18. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A group of aliens is sent to Earth, disguised as a human family, to experience and report life on the third planet from the sun.
Stars: John Lithgow, Jane Curtin, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart
Votes: 55,692
19. Dharma & Greg (1997–2002)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
A free-spirited yoga instructor finds true love in a conservative lawyer and they get married on the first date. Though they are polar opposites, he fulfills her need of stability and she fulfills his need of optimism.
Stars: Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson, Joel Murray, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 32,138
20. Veronica's Closet (1997–2000)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Veronica Chase is the ultimate romance expert. Unfortunately, her expertise only works on others. After leaving her philandering husband, she must rebuild her life and her image through her company and with the help of her employees.
Stars: Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy, Dan Cortese, Wallace Langham
Votes: 2,400
21. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.
Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes
Votes: 60,285
22. Jesse (1998–2000)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A single mother tries to find love again with her new boyfriend Diego, of whom her father disapproves. She gets help from her two brothers and two girlfriends at work (her father's bar).
Stars: Christina Applegate, Eric Lloyd, Jennifer Milmore, Liza Snyder
Votes: 1,343
23. Good Morning, Miami (2002–2004)
30 min | Comedy
A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country.
Stars: Constance Zimmer, Mark Feuerstein, Ashley Williams, Jere Burns
Votes: 741
24. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 280,468
25. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.
Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 867,400
26. Back to You (2007–2008)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A pair of star news anchors work together at a local TV station.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton, Josh Gad, Ty Burrell
Votes: 2,263
27. Mike & Molly (2010–2016)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
A couple meets at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting.
Stars: Billy Gardell, Melissa McCarthy, Reno Wilson, Katy Mixon Greer
Votes: 28,020
28. $#*! My Dad Says (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A middle-aged son moves in with his old-fashioned dad.
Stars: William Shatner, Jonathan Sadowski, Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso
Votes: 5,334
29. Romantically Challenged (2010)
30 min | Comedy
Rebecca is a recently-divorced single-mom attorney in Pittsburgh who hasn't dated "since Bill Clinton was president."
Stars: Alyssa Milano, Kyle Bornheimer, Josh Lawson, Kelly Stables
Votes: 587
30. 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Two young women waitressing at a greasy spoon diner strike up an unlikely friendship in the hopes of launching a successful business - if only they can raise the cash.
Stars: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris, Jonathan Kite
Votes: 104,839
31. Partners (2012–2013)
Comedy, Romance
Two lifelong friends, who are both architects, form a business partnership.
Stars: Michael Urie, David Krumholtz, Sophia Bush, Brandon Routh
Votes: 4,219
32. Sean Saves the World (2013–2014)
30 min | Comedy
Centers on Sean, who must figure out how to parent his 14-year-old daughter, who just moved in, while navigating a temperamental new boss at work.
Stars: Sean Hayes, Megan Hilty, Echo Kellum, Samantha Isler
Votes: 2,165
33. The Millers (2013–2015)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
A divorced reporter, looking forward to the single life, finds his parents' marital problems derail his plans.
Stars: J.B. Smoove, Margo Martindale, Will Arnett, Nelson Franklin
Votes: 5,762
34. Unusually Thicke (2014–2015)
30 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
A look at the life of the entertainer Alan Thicke and his family.
Stars: Alan Thicke, Tanya Callau, Carter Thicke, Robin Thicke
Votes: 186
35. Crowded (2016)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
An empty nest couple find out that their adult daughters want to move back home with them.
Stars: Patrick Warburton, Carrie Preston, Miranda Cosgrove, Mia Serafino
Votes: 2,098
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