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Of the sitcom" mentioned race and class is another place were able to look at it and laugh at it when otherwise, we could be c -- would be crying. you see people come from nothing to this enormous wealth and they are fish out of water stories, which we all love but at the same time, theyre commenting on what exists once youre able to move into a mansion, you still dont belong because of your background. thats something we all if we havent come into a lot of money can identify with. so that lets ...

Together and become unified. you know, we look at sitcoms like the jeffersons and you dont need to be a black family to identify with the jeffersons, to identify with wanting to do your best for wanting more out of life. and so everyone is able to watch these and find themselves in them on a good sitcom. thats why the ones that lasted for generations lasted because of the stories are universal. it doesnt matter if it was written in the 7 0s or this year. people will enjoy it. >> you got sitcoms ...

Storytelling in american life. >> joining me is media analyst bill carter. thanks for coming by. look, you know this stuff better than anybody. class divisions have been highlighted in a number of sitcoms. another sensitive topic that they seem to make more approachable through humor. why is this such good fodder for sitcoms? >> class, especially when you have two classes shown in a show, it brings in conflict. and confluct can bring in humor. and people want to see that clash and also the repre...

South were. >> they all had pretty high ratings. cbs became known as the country broadcasting system. >> but in the late 60s, ratings and demographic tools improved significantly. networks are able to see the ages, the he indication level, what kind of jobs the people reviewing the shows have. >> so the more they could refine that, the more they wanted young, professional, wealthy people. >> joining "entertainment weekly." great to see you. class divisions have been highlighted in sitcoms over t...

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>> you want to play rough? we can play rough. >> i love "friends." i have seen every episode of "friends." >> one of my favorite shows of all time. so watchable. >> "friends." >> "friends." >> "friends." >> "friends." >> i really appreciated "friends." >> one of the top all-time sitcoms, "seinfeld," yeah. >> are we finished? >> done. >> at the core of every sitcom, you do have a family. whether it is a blood family or the found family. you know, in the case of "friends" or "seinfeld." as new gen...

With the disables, okay? >> i think i like the [ bleep ] holes, 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 look at your shoes, right? >> there was no thought, what will people think? >> if you werent my best friend, i would take my bare hands and pop your head off your ne...

High school. >> was the junior high school across the street really that bad? much like rock n roll school shootings were invented by blacks and stolen by the white man. >> in 2006, upn merged with the wb to become the cw. >> the cw decides not to do sitcoms anymore and that cuts out all that programming. >> its something fox did earlier. you start your network based on black sitcoms and then when you get enough viewers, you make the pivot to the quote unquote more mainstream white audiences, wh...

When it is a misrepresentation on the screen, it has done on many levels great harm. >> in the radio amos and andy was one of the most popular sitcoms but the people who did it were white. >> the original pilot for the show were done in black face and the sponsor said, i dont know if hs going to go over well. so they cast it with some very funny black comedians. >> what do you think, lightning? >> this sure is the same house. >> it was at times hysterically funny but the stereotypes left a negat...

>> playback was just a revelation. >> hi. >> hey. >> it felt dangerous. >> ill be sure to treat you like a nasty little bitch. >> sitcoms dont usually feel dangerous. >> theres always a stage when someones falling in love with you they lose their erection. >> "fleabag" is intensely personal and intimate and raunchy. >> honestly, he made me come nine times. >> honestly? >> she wanted you to experience the craziness of what shes involved in. shes looking at the camera. shes having sex with some gu...