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york city that no one seems to be worried about the rent for. i wish that i looked like matt leblanc. i wish that i had jennifer anistons hair. one of the things that made "friends" a phenomenon is people beyond the laughs actually bonded with these characters. they emotionally were invested in ross and rachels relationship. >> i could not have done this without you. >> okay. more clothes in the dryer? >> i was dropping my daughter off for sunday school at our temple, and literally my ...

♪ >> listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. >> ten, nine, eight -- eight, eight, eight! >> oh, will this horrible year never end? >> when the 90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. and "the simpsons" i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. >> tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. >> youre stupid. >>...

♪ >> listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. >> ten, nine, eight -- eight, eight, eight! >> oh, will this horrible year never end? >> when the 90s began, we are starting to see a lot of experimentation. and "the simpsons" i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. >> tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. >> youre stupi...

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>> what did i ever do to you, except deliver the south? >> you shouldnt have made me beg. >> the segment of the audience that showed up to watch "west wing," they watched "the macneil/ lehrer," you know, "newshour." they watched "west wing" and documentaries in foreign languages, right? >> if the name of this nominee is leaked out before i want it to be leaked out, im going to blame you, and youre going to find that unpleasant. >> ive got to tell you something, toby, youre hot when youre like th...

Wing," they watched "the macneil/ lehrer," you know, "newshour." they watched "west wing" and documentaries in foreign languages, right? >> if the name of this nominee is leaked out before i want it to be leaked out, im going to blame you, and youre going to find that unpleasant. >> ive got to tell you something, toby, youre hot when youre like this. >> 90s television was the first wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the ...

This. >> 90s television was the first wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the losers and had great empathy for its characters. ♪ because you dont see that i got something going right here ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> im sorry. did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes. and theyre perfect 18 episodes but nbc hated it so much. >> roll down the windows because i go...