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Jimmie walker: we were very different than other sitcom families from the point that we were urban. trying to survive on the south side of chicago with a dad that has spotty job situations. james: its a cold world out there, and we cant change it. florida: well maybe we cant change it, james... but we sure cant let it change us. jimmie walker: good times was not only to show the problems, it was to show the love of a minority family. jj: were standing in a used car lot of love. james: and in 20 ...

>> it was a really good window into how mainstream culture could feel strange to somebody else. >> fresh off the boat. made a major impact. >> i still get people on the street who come up to me in tears saying how meaningful it was seeing themselves represented and feeling like you are a part of america. >> it is farther of a representation in tv. >> im just your standard regular old incredibly handsome unbelievably charismatic black dude. this mixed race woman is my wife. >> blackish is a sitco...

Her mind at the center of a family sitcom. norman lear: maude had a maid florida who was a great character. henry: im henry evans ... norman lear: her husband made an appearance. henry: i am proud of you florida ...its just i dont want you to be a maid no more. florida: your mother was a maid. thats how your brothers got through school and you got to be a fireman. norman lear: when john amos and esther rolle finished their scene, we thought, lets fill out that family. ♪ good times! ♪ ♪ goo...

Steven levitan: everything was reality shows back then. the sitcom was pronounced dead, again. so chris lloyd and i said, whats a new way to do a family show? and then we said what if we shoot it documentary style... steven levitan: ...and instead of focusing on one family, what if we focused on multiple families? alex: dad, claire: what happened? alex: luke just shot me! steve levitan: what we want to do is portray these characters as real. luke: i didnt mean to. claire: are you ok? alex: no! t...

Dianne: i hate you sam: are you as turned on as i am? dianne: more! rainn wilson: whether its a family living under the same roof... jj: dyno-mite! james: now thats the kind of talk i like to hear. rainn wilson: ...or gathered together in a workplace. jack: jenna, thats a glue stick. jenna: mmm? rainn wilson: all the great sitcoms are about family. debra: so wonderful! kelsey grammar: its one of the great, great accomplishments of the modern age. [opening] michael: what have we always said was t...

Naked on a beach in florida ive done our job. >> in the late 90s , early 2,000s , you see the popularity of reality television. and it had a huge impact on the family sitcom. >> everything was reality sells. the sitcom was pronounced dead. so chris lloyd and i said whats a new whey to do a family show? what if we shoot a documentary style? and instead of focusing on one family, what if we focused on multiple families? >> dad? >> what happened? >> look, luke just shot me. >> we want to portray th...

Patricia heaton: we all come into a family. we need a family. love them or hate them thats who we were given. mara brock akil: the success of cosby resurrected the sitcom and because of that ushered in a lot of great storytelling. jacqueline coley: when the cosby show went off the air, we did have other black family sit-coms to fill that void, and one of them was the fresh prince, which was another version of aspirational black family wealth. will: i didnt know there were so many brothers living...

Jim colucci: family ties pumped a little bit of life into the family sitcom, but the sitcom in general had been pronounced dead. there were very few on the air. and then all of a sudden comes the cosby show in 84. theo: dad, can i have an advance on my allowance? cliff: son, youre already backed up to your 50th birthday. tim allen: the cosby show was a game changer to me. this is just a family i adored. present history has tainted that a little bit. it didnt stop the fact that that was a ground-...

And theyre tuning in because everybody wants to be a huxtable. jacqueline coley: the cosby show revitalized the sitcom. warren littlefield: alright, then lets put cosby at 8. lets put family ties at 8:30. michael gross: and then family ties went poom in a huge way. michael gross: that great thursday night lineup cosby, family ties, cheers, night court. jacqueline coley: nbc really created this idea of must see tv. youre talking about 20 and 30 and 40 million people tuning in. michael gross: peop...

Mara brock akil: the success of cosby resurrected the sitcom and because of that ushered in a lot of great storytelling. jacqueline coley: when the cosby show went off the air, we did have other black family sit-coms to fill that void, and one of them was the fresh prince, which was another version of aspirational black family wealth. will: i didnt know there were so many brothers living in this neighbourhood. we doing alright, huh? jacqueline coley: but fox was one of the first networks that re...