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Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 05:35:00

it is deftly the end of a very specific kind of era. >> the '90s roll around and hip- hop culture is changing the way that many people are looking at black culture, and fresh prince of bel air is there to put that into a sitcom world. >> will was a fish out of water from the urban philly community. he was placed into the bel air mansion with a very successful aunt and uncle and cousins that are very different from the friends that he grew up with. >> malcolm x.! >> yeah, he is sort of my hero. >> he was a great man, but i don't know if i would call him my hero, exactly. >> oh, well who your heroes?

Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 02:35:00

is changing the way that many people are looking at black culture and fresh prince of bel air is there, to put that into a sitcom world. ♪ now this is a story all about how ♪ ♪ my life got flipped turned upside down ♪ daphne maxwell-reid: will was a fish out of water from the urban philly community. will: ♪ back to life... will: hey uncle phil! daphne he was placed into the bel air mansion with a very successful aunt and uncle, and cousins that are very different from the friends that he grew up with. carlton: ah, malcolm x. will: he's sort of my hero. carlton: he was a great man, i don't know if i'd call him my hero exactly. will: oh really, who are your heroes? carlton: my dad and brian gumble, he's darn good. danny: fresh prince of bel air, i just want to be friends with will and jazzy jeff. will: jazz crank it up for me. [scratches records]

Transcripts for CNN CNN Tonight 20240604 05:55:00

why was it important to include it? >> i was the best part of the show. i wasn't alone. it's just obvious, i say in the tribute that people sat through my crap just to get to them. they were the best part. i come from a sitcom world so you're looking for funny characters that can recur. i happen to have them in their house. so there they were. i would skype with them and they would always deliver. my brother and i would marvel that they are like a miracle. >> they inspired everyone. they were the source material for that. >> absolutely right. how lucky am i to have that family? i had a friend who would write sitcoms who would go yell it is parents, why can't you be crazy like phil's family? yes, i owe everything to them. so this tribute, netflix very generously let me do this but i'll everything to them. i'm so happy to have been their son, and they were so happy

Transcripts for CNN CNN Tonight 20240604 01:55:00

why was it important for you to include? >> they were the best part of the show. i mean, i was alone. it's just obvious. i say in the tribute. i think people sat through my crap just to get to them. listen, i come from sitcom world so you are looking for funny characters that can recur. >> right. >> i happen to have them in their house. so there they were. so i would skype with them and they would always deliver, always. my brother and i would marvel. they're like a miracle. >> they inspired "everybody loves raymond." they were the source material for that. >> absolutely right. how lucky am i to have that family. i would have friends that write sitcoms and go home and yell. yes. i owe everything to them. this tribute, netflix very generously let me do that. i am so happy to have been their

Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 04:34:00

>> and forget why these insurgencies were actually happening. it's definitely the end of a very specific kind of era. ♪ hold it now ♪ >> the '90s roll around. hip-hop culture is changing the way that many people are looking at black culture and "fresh prince of bel air" is there to put that into a sitcom world. ♪ now this is a story all about how ♪ ♪ my life got flipped turned upside down ♪ >> will was a fish out of water from the urban philly community. ♪ >> hey, uncle phil! >> he was placed into the bel air mansion with a very successful aunt and uncle and cousins that are very different from the friends that he grew up with. >> ah, malcolm x. >> yeah, he's sort of my hero. >> well, he was a great man. i don't know if i'd call him my

Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 01:34:00

♪ ♪ >> the '90s roll around and hip-hop is changing the way people are looking at black culture and "fresh prince of bellaire" is looking to put that in a sitcom world. ♪ ♪ >> will was a fish out of water from the urban philly community. ♪ ♪ >> an aunt and uncle and cousins that are very different to be growing up with. >> malcolm x, he's sort of my hero. >> he was a great man. i don't know if i'd call him my hero, exactly. >> who are your heroes? >> my dad. and bryant gumbel, he's darn good. [ laughter ] >> "fresh prince of bell air" i

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20240604 19:51:00

all right. in the sitcom world, the workplace is an endless source of comedy from murphy brown to "the office," "veep," "30 rock." the next brand-new episode of "history of the sitcom" looks at iconic characters who were working for laughs. here's a preview. >> i want to get out of here. >> boy, do i hate to start a day like this. >> hal lyndon is the bob newhart of that office surrounded by all the craziness. >> lenny is my other personality. >> you have the same address? >> the workplace comedy is great because all the characters come in and they're not related. so they don't have something in common. >> turned out to be a diverse cast which was, i guess,

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta 20240604 21:52:00

washington and be a special government employee for 120 days. ted kaufman is his closest friend, the first person to have slept in the white house. he's a man who knows his limits. he says, i will not advise the president on policy issues because the issues are too complex, they're beyond my knowledge base. he's a wise, wise man and a great friend of the president. >> all right, gary ginsburg, it sounds like a great book, i'm going to check this out because i just find this to be so fascinating. these are the people that you don't think about who are very involved in the lives of our presidents. "first friends: the powerful unsung and unelected people who shape our presidents." gary ginsburg, author of that book, thanks so much for joining us, we appreciate it. in the sitcom world, the workplace is an endless source of comedy from "murphy brown," to "the office" and "veep."

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you are such a pothead. >> jesse: no, i am not. >> greg: i'm just joking. >> dagen: getting married the first time. >> greg: oh, yeah, yeah. >> dagen: 11 months, but i got married on friday the 13th, and i remember vividly watching the texas chainsaw massacre on my wedding night. >> greg: that would be a success. [laughter] i love that movie. i moved to allentown, pennsylvania. people think that is weird, but it was kind of fun. >> jesse: was that a bad decision for allentown? >> greg: i was 25, you don't really go there when you are 25 and single and stay there for ten years. >> jesse: where you single the whole time? >> greg: yes. [laughter] it is a great place. great question. what sitcom world would you like to visit for a week? >> dan: this is a ground ball, who doesn't want to hang out