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Tgif was on abc on friday and it was their block of family-oriented comedies. >> i cant take it. i need the cake. >> it was not sophisticated television. but these were shows that people adored. [ laughing ] >> cbs. >> cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apart over the early part of the 90s and had gone through a couple different network executives. >> but then suddenly they had this hit with an unknown comic. this was the year of seinfeld, no hugging, no learning and this was a s...

>> we really didnt think they had too much confidence in the show. >> we didnt think it would work, but we felt that they had to go through their process and they would learn and ultimately, they knew better than we did. >> my mother caught me. >> caught you? doing what? >> you know. i was alone. >> the turning point for "seinfeld" from like nice show that all of the cool people kind of know about but thats it to massive hit was an episode called "the contest" where they tried to abstain from se...

>> 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 out. >> one of the shorthand descriptions of "seinfeld" is no hugs, no lessons. lets push it a little further than its ever been pushed before. >> i think the big breakthrough of "seinfeld" was that the characters...

Executives. but then suddenly they had this hit with an unknown comic. this was a t year of "seinfeld" no hugging no learning. >> i love you. >> there was hugging there was learning. >> all right. >> if you worked for me your job was to go home get in a fight with your wife and come back in and tell me about it. >> dont sleep on the couch. i just cleaned down there. >> in fact, the pilot i put in this true thing that happened to me wherein i sent my parents a gift for the holidays of the fruit o...

Work, but we thought they had to go through their process and they would learn and ultimately they knew better than we did. >> my mother caught me. >> caught you? doing what? >> you know. i was alone. >> the turning point for "seinfeld" from like nice show that all of the cool people kind of know about but thats it to massive hit was an episode called "the contest" where they tried to abstain from self-pleasure for as long as possible. >> 6:30, time for your bath. >> george, im hungry. >> hang o...

>> we really didnt think they had too much confidence in the show. >> we didnt think it would work, but we thought they had to go through their process and they would learn and ultimately they knew better than we did. >> my mother caught me. >> caught you? doing what? >> you know. >> i was alone. >> the turning point for "seinfeld" tr like nice show that it all of the cool people kind of knew about but thats it to massive hit called "the contest" where they tried to abstain abstain from self ple...

>> cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apart over the early part of the 90s gone through a different networks. but the suddenl ty had this hit with an unknown cometic. this was the year of "seinfeld". there was hugging there was learning. >> if you worked for me your job was to go home get in a fight with your wife and come back and tell me about it. >> dont sleep on the couch. i just selenaed down there. >> in fact the pilot i put in this true thing that happened to me, wherein i...

>> 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. >> 52 seconds and two of the greatest words in sitcom history. >> im out. >> one of the shorthand descriptions of "seinfeld" is no hugs, no lessons. lets push it a little further than its ever been pushed before. >> i think the big breakthrough was that the chara...

Tgif was on abc on friday and it was their block of family-oriented comedies. >> i cant take it. i need the cake. it was not sophisticated television. but these were shows that people adored. [ laughing ] >> cbs. >> cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apart over the early part of the 90s and had gone through a couple different network executives. >> but then suddenly they had this hit with an unknown comic. this was the year of seinfeld, no hugging, no learning and this was a show...

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. >> 52 seconds and two of the greatest words in sitcom history. >> im out. >> one of the shorthand descriptions of "seinfeld" is no hugs, no lessons. lets push it a little further than its ever been pushed ...