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How to say this but youre not allowed to ask that when someones applying for a job. >> want to call a cop? [ laughter ] >> it did represent what women were going through in the 70s. they were standing up and saying i must be heard. >> sitcoms used to be about the wife was at home doing the dishes and then this woman sprang onto our screens who had a job, and often the smartest person there. and it was sort of liberating. >> youve got spunk. >> and i waited a dutiful moment, and i say -- >> i hat...

Shows that are frank about womens sex lives, about their romantic lives. the biggest change came with the explosion of cable. >> what i loved about hbo was their criteria was only quality, it wasnt network censorship or anything like that. >> tell me exactly how he worded it. >> i wanted to explore this world of sex and relationships from a female point of view and do something really, really frank. >> weve been seeing each other for a couple of weeks. i really like you. and tomorrow night after...

Collectively a little bit conservative when it comes to issues of sex. >> dont get all caught up in this having open dialogue with your kids hoopla. its not natural. show me one place in the bible where a kid talks. >> we wanted to be able to laugh about sex for the same reason we want to be able to laugh about anything that scares us or disturbs us. >> so im sure youve had sex with my mother. which is fine. >> oh, my god. >> but are you using protection? >> and it took a long time. but sitcoms ...

Everything. also a number of sitcoms that show how hard the struggle is to get by. good times, alice, roseanne. what did it tell us generally about the american dream? >> roseanne was a classic show. you have a real struggling, struggling family, and it mirrored what was going on in america because recession and people losing their jobs. and i think the realer those jokes were, the funnier they were. as opposed to a broad show like "arrested development" where theres incredibly wealthy people bu...

Could have aids. >> ultimately we didnt see very many lgbtq characters in sitcoms in the 80s. for most lgbtq communities, it was a very dark time. >> seems you had a transfusion while you were there. the hospital thinks the blood may have contained hiv antibodies. >> hiv, wait a minute. youre talking about aids. >> "the golden girls" being about older characters gave the show license to go further and really show how the women reacted to important issues. >> damn it. why is this happening to me?...

>> where were you, amy, by the way? where were you? >> you said you had it covered. >> no, i didnt have it covered and its your job to know that if i say i have it covered, i dont have it covered and you covered me. >> i think we love workplace sitcoms because we identify with them with even these unlikable people, in this unlikable world. >> well, they seem very excited about the possibility of a woman becoming president. >> not necessarily you. >> every generation gets the political satire it ...

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I saw a mother, a wife in a cocktail dress all day long. and wed sit there going, who the hell are these people? it was a denial of reality. >> ethel, were going to have a baby. >> we got to see a pregnant woman on television wearing a dress that started from the neck and was like a tent. >> are we afraid of seeing a pregnant woman in the 1950s because it means that she has had sex? as if we didnt all come from a pregnant woman. >> and in the 60s, sitcoms were still stuck in perpetuating this 19...

Character, and making her independent. like sam and diane on "cheers." >> we knew ross and rachel, from the pilot, were going to be a thing. >> i just want to be married, again. >> the ross and rachel relationship made it like oh, i have to tune in this week because i want to see, are they getting together? >> i cant believe i get to go to my prom. >> the one with the prom video where rachel realizes that ross has always loved her. >> oh, dear. >> i cant believe you did that. >> all the most mem...

Democrats are not going to let voters forget that. >> melanie, thank you so much for following that for us. coming up live on new day, another star from one of the most popular sitcoms ever, one of briannas favorites, but she doesnt know who it is. stay tuned. ♪ someone once told me, that i should get used to people staring. so i did. its okay, you can stare. when youre a two-time gold medalist, it comes with the territory.