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Um, just let me drop off my friend, and then well talk. levine: when we entered the 80s, a lot of one-hour dramas that were light hearted, like "magnum, p.i.," were very popular. [ gunfire ] [ tires squeal ] bianculli: after "m.a.s.h." went off the air, the next season there wasnt a single sitcom in the top 10. first time that had ever happened in tv history. the prevailing feeling was that the sitcom was dead. greenfield: brandon tartikoff, nbc programming chief, says reports of the sitcoms dea...

And going around the world. the 60s are over, dad. thanks for the tip. bianculli: you werent laughing at michael j. foxs character for being too conservative. you were actually laughing at the parents for being too hopelessly liberal. what is this? i found it in the shower. thats generic brand shampoo. ah! this is him. this is the guy ive been telling you about. this is everything youd want in a president. troy: the genius of "family ties" is it allows a kind of youthful reaganite to emerge that...

To watch the final episode and to bid "m.a.s.h." farewell. levine: the finale of "m.a.s.h." was unprecedented. 123 million people watched one television program at the same time. you know, i really should be allowed to go home. theres nothing wrong with me. when we ended the show, we got telegrams of congratulations from henry kissinger and ronald reagan. the size of the response and the emotional nature of the response that we were getting was difficult for us to understand. connelly: who shot ...

"dallas" is a television show which in some ways is rooted in the 1970s and one of the crazy things that emerges is this character, j.r. ewing as a pop phenomenon. tell me, j.r., which slut are you gonna stay with tonight? what difference does it make? whoever it is its got to be more interesting than the slut im looking at right now. levine: he was such a delicious villain. everyone was completely enamored by this character. bianculli: at this point so many people were watching television that ...

Burrows: we had the luck to be able to rotate cast and every time we put somebody in, there were explosions. bwah! levine: there was something very special about that setting, those characters, that i never got tired of writing that show. sophisticated surveys, telephonic samplings, test audiences, all of those things help to separate winners from losers and make mid-course corrections. but you cant cut all comedies from the same cookie cutters. all you can hope is that every night turns out lik...

Who were totally wasted on saturday morning and watched "pee-wees playhouse" and saw god. i sure had a lot of fun. see you all real soon. until then, everybody be good! ha-ha! [ bell dinging ] [ all screaming ] is a new title really necessary? sir, after bestowing the gift of renting ease to millions, a bump is in order. okay, lets see. oh, hey... whats this? lord of the lease! im not a hat-person. yeah, no. emperor of the rentalverse. thats funny. no. rentaur the trusted. ...i dont like it. oh....

A legal expert says it’s normal that the trial against a former Grand Rapids police officer for the killing of Patrick Lyoya has again been delayed.

We were a little worried at first because we had a new cast, but everyone loves us. you guys have been so nice to us during our stay. isnt that special? i am hans. and i am franz. and we just want to pump you up! levine: a lot of things that they could do on "saturday night live" they couldnt do on a sitcom. the humor was more daring and more satirical. and it was political. you still have, uh, 50 seconds left mr. vice president. well let me just sum up, on track, stay the course, a thousand poi...

Todays secret word is good! levine: it was a show certainly for kids and it was for stoned baby boomers who were totally wasted on saturday morning and watched "pee-wees playhouse" and saw god. i sure had a lot of fun. see you all real soon. until then, everybody be good! ha-ha! [ bell dinging ] [ all screaming ] living with diabetes? glucerna protein smart has your number with 30 grams of protein. scientifically designed with carbsteady to help you manage your blood sugar. and more protein to k...

Than the new jerusalem. youre a young man. you shouldnt be worried about success. you should be thinking about hopping on a tramp steamer and going around the world. the 60s are over, dad. thanks for the tip. bianculli: you werent laughing at michael j. foxs character for being too conservative. you were actually laughing at the parents for being too hopelessly liberal. what is this? i found it in the shower. thats generic brand shampoo. ah! this is him. this is the guy ive been telling you abou...