The Actual Top Five Black Sitcoms Of All-Time

Many of you would be surprised at how much of our content is naturally born out of the conversations the BNP staff has throughout the day. The latest example would be our #AnimeGasp hashtag. Another would be when one of our writers sparked a discussion on the the Top Five black sitcoms of all-time. But that same unnamed writer felt the inclination to throw Moesha in the list like that’s a thing it’s okay to do. [It was Savon, blow up his mentions if you must.] Then another member of our staff, L.E.H. Light, stepped up to correct the wrongdoing. And she did a very good job and almost deaded the entire discussion. But then she finished the list off with Everybody Hates Chris and made me hit a double take. Again, great show. But top five? All-time? Like, all of it? Nah. So I’m here to tie up all the loose ends and present the actual list of the best five black sitcoms of all-time. 5. The Jeffersons

Most of the shows on this list, many of which feature middle to upper-middle class black families, would not have existed if not for The Jeffersons.  The show gave us an inside look into a family of recent wealth that were able to move on up in the world to a deluxe apartment in the sky but still had the relatability of the life they left behind. Who would’ve imagined that the poster for the American Dream in the 1970s would feature a black family? George Jefferson became a staple in American households and Florence deserves credit for every single bad hairline meme you see on Twitte…