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Of a normal american life. it took a while to be reflected if sitcoms. ♪ "the brady brunch." >> a man with three boys and a woman with three girls. the man is a widower and the woman is divorced. lets leave it so you dont know. >> hey, what are you yelling about? >> i am just trying to find out what they did with my scooter board. >> "the brady brunch" was a show of the kids points of view. >> will you lend me your key. >> it was about what children having problems with, their appearance or sc...

The excitement and the applause. t >> the show was number one for a long time. it changed cbs. as a result, they turned to norman to create more shows. >> there is a patient at the door. >> my! >> marty is here. >> she can take on archie head to head. you can come to the table and eat or you can lie there and feed on your own fat. >> by the time that episode had aired, fred liebermann called that woman and said get that woman her own show.

Is unapologetic about their blackness in ways that hadnt been seen in primetime television before. >> so, next saturday, when you turn 13 youre becoming a man, too. a black man, because im throwing you an african rites of passage ceremony. >> that does not sound as fun. >> no, it does not. >> black-ish was a show that was really good talking about individual social issues in a way we hadnt seen since norman lear. >> that led us up to the free boot of norman lears classic "one day at a time." >> ...

"the cosby show." >> get in the bathroom and wipe off the pee off the seat. >> disgusting. >> wb and upn were coming on and they start to diversify and grow that audience. they were able to snatch up this audience that the other network were ignoring up to that point. the show kind of set the stage for diversity in family sitcoms that can be seen in televisions today. >> welcome wong, i am rick, nihao. thats more of a japanese thing but thank you, rick. someone once told me, that i should get us...

Made up. >> "home improvement" was proof that a traditional sitcom can be a hit. th through the 90s we see the family change. we saw people having children much later in life and family sitcoms reflected that. "mad about you." a strong woman character against a strong male character so the fireworks kept on happening. watching two people trying to love each other overtime. it does not bother you that we have not had sex in five days? >> hello? >> the minute that cars door closes, thats the show....

This was the family i adore. his present tainted the show a little bit. >> there was a very natural chemistry between claire and their children that was not cliche black poverty. >> son, your mother asked me to come up here and kill you. how do you expect to get into college with grades like this? >> much more conservative parenting that was driving the cosby show. >> maybe you can accept who i am and love me anyway. >> in any other sitcom, that would be the moment the music

Single mom raising three daughters on her own. >> you are my mom, i want to know if you are getting high or having sex. >> a futurascinating example family sitcoms adapted to the 21st century. >> throughout the years, the boundaries have been pushed back. >> no, honey, i dont think i will make the same mistake again. >> tafsit was a show about a si

Phenomenal instantly. >> when you think of what shes able to achieve is astounding. >> when lucy and ricky had a baby, it was like huge. it was the highest rated show. it changed the dynamic because all of a sudden it became the family unit. "i love lucy" is the big bang of family sitcom. >> we are in our very own home. >> it mirrors which was happening in america at the time. >> advertisers wanted to cater to families that needed to buy the new kitchen appliance or vak c vacuum. after "i love l...

Dad, he was a widower trying to raise them in an all-male household. everyone had to do something and pitch in. we did dishes. we were to iron socks. these are things that you never saw in the "ozzie and harriet" show. when you watch a show based on losing someone, that adds a deep rooted truth to the hardness of life. men, it gives comedy even a reason to go crazy as you want to go. >> i think that shirt is done. >> my gosh, my shirt! >> well, you have to wear your pants higher. >> in the 60s. ...

It was about a father. holy holy moly, i knew i had a show. >> they shot the pilot on abc. we dont see any evidence, all right? >> thats right, daddy. >> we had a couple of pete coats in the house. >> it was not well-received by abc. they watched it and felt the chemistry was not there between the parents and the kids. >> two different young people. >> we dont see any evidence of god, thats all. >> thats right, daddy. >> the network freaks out about whether people will be able to watch the show ...