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>> jerry had an observational humor. >> do you know what this is all about? do you know why were here? to be out. this is out. >> a gentleman named rick ludwin at nbc who was in charge of late night -- >> he approaches jerry seinfeld. >> so if you had an idea for like a tv show for yourself, wed just love to talk about it. >> jerry said larry david and i, were just going to write about like our friends. >> what kind of stories? >> olh, no. no stories. >> no stories? well, why am i watching it? >...

>> and that i think was a bold statement at that time. >> hang on. hang on. >> jerry was dating marla, the virgin. >> lets go in the bedroom. >> really? >> that was an episode that doubled its audience while it was airing because people were clearly getting on the phone and going turn it over to channel 4, youve got to see what theyre doing! and thats where i think the ultimate success of the show was born. >> its over? >> youre out? >> oh, my god, the queen is dead. >> in the 90s the world is l...

You had in the late 90s, a series of anti-heroes starting with roseanne. she was still tame compared to al bundy. >> and now theres larry david. larry hates me. i dont really care for him either. >> take this [ bleep ] piece of pie and get it out of my face. >> put the [ bleep ] pie down. >> dont put that pie down. >> a lot of our friend groups, theyre borderline topics. >> because george costanza was based on larry david, curb your enthusiasm was actually a continuation of seinfeld in spirit. >...

Family unit. that includes great shows like cheers and seinfeld and friends. the absolute top shows of my lifetime are in that genre. and i think it was a way to capture what was going on in america. people were not getting playered today young age. they were hanging out with friends longer and having great experiences with them. >> and teenagers arent the only ones who hang out with their friends, as you know. so we have this explosion of grown-up friends on tv >> well, i think "cheers" was a w...

>> this is december of 97. i wanted to be anybody on "friends." i wanted to be anybody on "seinfeld." i wanted to be must-see tv. so when that script arrived, i thought, oh boy. i hope theres something in this for me. >> did you buy anything? >> yeah, i got a great camisole. >> yeah? sexy? >> im going to sleep. >> ask me in the morning. >> was that danny? >> yeah. jealous? >> honey, i dont need your man. i got george clooney. >> the story was the relationship between a gay man and his female bes...

You want to be in that place and hang out with these people and you really associated with them. that really turned television around exand you got all these other shows, "how i met your mother, seinfeld, friends" a group of people that had shared experiences. >> 15 seconds, "seinfeld" or "friends"? which is better? >> "seinfeld". >> all thanks so much. appreciate it. a brand-new episode of "history of the sitcom" area tonight at 9:00 only on cnn.

Brand new original series history of the sitcom. from seinfeld to golden girls to new girl, this episode is all about the friendship. watch history of the sitcom sunday night at 9:00 only at cnn. ght, gon beach day.ance talk -im down. -yes, please. [ chuckles ] dont get me wrong, i love my rv, but insuring it is such a hassle. same with my boat. the insurance bills are through the roof. -[ sighs ] -be cool. i wish i could group my insurance stuff. -[ coughs ] bundle. -the house, the car, the rv....

Successful. and so i think what it said is dont be afraid. ♪ >> this is december of 97. >> i wanted to be anybody on "friends." i wanted to be anybody on "seinfeld." i wanted to be must-see tv. when that script arrived, i thought, oh boy. i hope something in it for me. >> did you buy anything? >> yeah, i got a great cam i sole. >> sexy? >> im going to sleep. >> ask me in the morning. >> was that danny? >> yeah. jealous? >> honey, i dont need your man. i got george clooney. >> the story was the...

Supposed to be in latham, massachusetts. but midwestern, massachusetts. this is where it was filmed. people are out enjoying the tour for this warner brothers studio tour. they can come out and actually see what its like out here because there is so much. the church, this courthouse thats also used. and all of it blending together with other shows. no matter which angle you shoot from you can see something here. i want to introduce you to sarah on the tour. are you having a great time? >> yes, i...

>> 6:30, time for your bath. >> george, im hungry. >> hang on, ma. hang on. >> once you do 30 minutes on masturbation, you can pretty much get away with anything. >> i guess youll be going back to that hospital. >> my mother, jerry. >> but are you still master of your domain? >> i am king of the county. >> the week after that aired, people were talking about that in the workplace the entire week. they still are talking about it. 52 seconds and two of the greatest words in sitcom history. >> im o...