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Mr. Trump feeling freer to follow his own instincts abroad. Let the other people take care of it now. At home, firing his secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin. This morning, i ask shulkin what he thinks is the real reason he was fired. Roseannes ratings. Look at roads roseanne. Look at her ratings. What does the successful reboot of roseanne tell us about the disconnect between hollywood the coast and the rest of america . Joining me for insight and analysis are george will, danielle plet...

>> death is always hanging around this hospital. >> morning. >> "m-a-s-h" was obviously an influence on me because i was drawn to comedy that somehow was still about something. >> his isnt really what i expected, you know? most of my patients are checked out, mentally. >> pumpkin, thats modern medicine -- advances that keep people alive who should have died a long time ago, back when they lost what made them people. for the love of god! what? >> do you think we should be talking about it in fron...

>> this isnt really what i expected, you know? most of my patients are checked out, mentally. >> pumpkin? thats modern medicine. >> advances that keep people alive who should have died a long time ago. back when they lost what made them people. for the love of god. what? >> do you think we should be talking about it in front of her? >> her? shes dead. >> then in the early 2000s, there was this hunger to reinvent the network sitcom and nbc decided to take a chance on a uk hit called "the office."...

Dishes? >> i just cant wait till they invent the faucet. >> with all the progress that was happening in the late 50s and 60s, "the flintstones" is an escape from the pressures of the modern family and the question, is progress good? >> [ laughs ] >> it was kind of a satire on the consumerism -- "get the newest thing for your kitchen, get the newest kind of car with, you know, these kind of stone wheels." they have a car and it has wheels, but you need your legs to make it move. i bet that is how...

Work families can be even funnier than biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights into the state...

Her? >> her? shes dead. >> then in the early 2000s, there was this hunger to reinvent the network sitcom and nbc decided to take a chance on a uk hit called "the office." >> theres good news and bad news. the bad news is, some of you will lose your jobs. yeah. yeah. i know. i know. gutting. gutting. >> i was so impressed by that show. this is nothing like anything on tv right now. >> the good news is, ive been promoted. >> i had this dream that i was on this comedy court and they were all taking...

>> almost done with the dishes? >> just cant wait until i invent the faucet. >> with all the progress happening in the late 50s and 60s, the flintstones is an escape from the pressures of the modern family. and the question, is progress good? >> it was kind of a satire on this consumerism. get the newest thing for your kitchen. get the newest car with these kind of stone wheels. >> they have a car that has wheels but you need your legs to make it move. i bet that is how they did it. >> a lot of ...

Was a network sitcom that was animated. >> im 7 years old and my mom used to get just furious, shaking angry at me for watching "the flintstones" because its really a show for adults. >> i remember i was so sad for betty, and the fact that they couldnt have children. [crying] >> were so anxious to have a baby, we take it out on fred and wilma. >> betty and barney talk about adopting. >> a baby. >> thats unusual. >> we want to do everything according to law, maam. >> that had not been heard befor...

Breathe. >> and youre inside of a young doctors head. >> death is always hanging around this hospital. >> morning. >> "mash" was obviously an influence on me because i was drawn to comedy that somehow was still about something. >> this isnt really what i expected, you know? most of my patients are checked out mentally. >> pumpkin? thats modern medicine. >> advances that keep people alive who should have died a long time ago. back when they lost what made them people. for the love of god. what? >...

>> advances that keep people alive that should have died a long time ago back when they lost what made them people. for the love of god. >> what? >> do you think we should be talking in front of her? >> shes dead. >> in the early 2000s there was this hunger to reinvent the network sitcom and nbc decided to take a chance on a u.k. hit called "the office ". >> there is good news and bad news. the bad news is some of you will lose your jobs, yeah, yeah, i know. i know. gutting. gutting. >> i was so...