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College. >> its lighten up about sex. >> we have not seen shows thats frank about womens sex life and their romantic life. the biggest exchange came with the explosion of cable. >> tell me how he worded it. >> i want to explore this world of sexual relationship from a females point of view. >> we have been seeing each other for a couple of weeks, i really like you and tomorrow night after din every, i want to have anal sex. >> it feels really funny for sitcoms. it pushed a lot of barriers around...

Grew up. >> i think i get the hang optical this. >> i knew i couldnt be a flying nun. i knew i couldnt be a nun, either. >> in the 1960s, most sitcoms were just fun and over the top and silly. >> you laugh because someone else is falling on the banana peel. thats the essence of escapism. >> its deeply appealing in this idea of being able to shake off the shackles of civilization and go again. ♪ ♪ a tail of a fateful trip ♪ ♪ that started ♪ the tale of the fateful trip, started as som...

>> people like laughing, and i think when they laugh theyre more likely to listen to what you have to say. >> nothing more human than that. besides texting people youre five minutes away when you havent even left the house. >> thank you. >> youre very welcome. im not obsessed with sex. i just cant stop thinking about it. >> sexuality has come a long way in sitcom history. >> can you donate a penis to a person whos transitioning? >> laughter is a great way to deal with a very tricky world. >> d...

>> challenge accepted. >> contest. a contest? >> "seinfeld" will win, i think. >> giddy up. >> "seinfeld" is smart. >> "seinfeld" is a brilliant half hour of television. >> "seinfeld." >> "seinfeld." >> you come to expect their dickishness. >> all right. >> "seinfeld." oh, my gosh. >> "seinfeld" is my favorite all time show. >> you want to play rough? we can play rough. >> i love "friends". ive seen every episode of "friends." >> one of my favorite shows of all time. so watchable. >> whoo whoo! ...

>> all the most memorable moments in the sitcoms are the ones where they touched on something beyond the comedy. [ cheers and applause ] >> and it made for a really great television that a lot of people wanted to watch. literally everyone in america. >> i ross. >> take thee emily. >> take thee rachel. >> weve really been on a ride with ross and rachel. our goal in writing the finale was to really make you believe that they might not get together. >> i have to get on the plane. >> no you dont. >>...

Hes one of my best friends. >> you had sex with a mental patient. >> shes not a mental patient. >> shes a mental patient! >> i love how much of a [ bleep ] he is. >> what can i tell you, larry? sometimes youre an [ bleep ] hole, you know? i like the jerks. >> could you just move your legs? >> what are you doing? are you looking at my breasts? >> he will articulate the things that people might think, but their internal editor goes, dont say that. >> you wear that dress because you want people to ...

Invigorating. and if you look at the best-family sitcoms on tv right now, thats what theyre doing. >> this american family is headed to their american home. >> that is so cool. >> anne hathaway just totally stood up for this mexican. here we go. pivot! pivot! pivot! pivot! >> shut up! shut up! shut up! >> i feel like we get to know these sitcom characters. theyre your friends. >> i dont think its going to pivot anymore. >> you think? >> they were purely selfish and purely immature. >> are you ...

For class was actually a southern accent. >> can i use your hose? >> airs free. we do make a charge for ice, though. >> that north/south divide became an inspiration for all of these rural sitcoms. ♪ >> the whistled theme to "the andy griffith show" coupled with that bucolic image of andy and opie makes you think of small-town americana in a simpler time. >> anybody ready for some lunch? >> oh, we sure are. >> oh, boy! >> "the andy griffith show." that was another whole camp. >> here you are. ...

To shrink the middle class and we see that represented in sitcoms like foxs "malcolm in the middle." >> weve had to economize before. remember last year when we were saving up for disneyland? >> were going to disneyland? >> no. its like that. except this time were just trying to keep the house. >> "malcolm in the middle" is a fascinating show in terms of class because its about trying to give your kids a good life even when youre not sure you can pay for it. >> malcolm is this genius, and he doe...

Lower middle class people that could do regular things but didnt have a lot of money. >> in the 1950s you had a major push to move out to suburbia. >> and consumerism. you have all these perfect family sitcoms with these housewives in it and new nice gadgets in the kitchen. >> now. >> but "the honeymooners" lived in a two-room little cold water flat. >> people were so worried that they couldnt afford curtains, they kept sending curtains to the sound stage. >> jackie gleason was always hoping to ...