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When she gets a job outside of the home but it always unravels. >> youre doing splendidly. speed it up! >> when sitcoms started, they were family sitcoms and for years, thats all there was. >> and then we move into the 1960s, we start to see more people working in an office than on a factory line. >> for the first time in the history of our nation, a majority of all workers are in white collar jobs. >> and you were spending time getting to know your colleagues. >> you ready? >> im ready. >> i go...

>> i cannot [ bleep ] believe how terrible you are at your job. what are you, running on a platform of higher taxes and e piece iotmys? >> if a bomb went off in that white house, i wouldnt care. those are the worst people on earth. >> where were you, by the way? >> you said you had it covered. >> no, i didnt have it covered. its your job to know if i say i have it covered, i dont have it covered and you cover me. >> i think we like workplace sitcoms because we identify with them, with even these...

The 90s with having extremely successful sitcoms but they werent the only network that found their way to having some success. tgif was on abc on friday, and it was their block of family-oriented comedies. >> i cant take it. i need the cake. >> it was not sophisticated television. but these were shows that people adored. [ laughing and snorting ] >> cbs. >> cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apart over the early part of the 90s and had gone through a couple different network exec...

>> i think its vital that people of color write their own stories because thats where the authenticity comes from. >> we tired. >> should be. kept us up all night. we should be the ones crying. >> we saw black family sitcoms like martin, like the bernie mack show. those sitcoms showed parenting to be difficult. >> uncle bernie, hes too old to play with that. can we play something else? >> which was not something you saw on a show like "the cosby show". >> get in the bathroom and wash the pee off...

Identify with how these places are portrayed. what makes work sitcoms so relatable? >> sitcoms are about relationships and that takes place at home. that takes place amongst a group of friends. that takes place at work. so as long as youre able to interact with people and share their dynamics on camera, people are going to find ways to relate to that. so youre going to find that person in your environment that youre relating with and you have a kindered spirit with at home at work or a group of ...

Sitcoms? early on family life and then the focus. why is that? >> you have to look at the history of america at the same time as history of the sitcom and we saw a shift in the way people interact with their co-workers. we had a lot of flu collar workers as we do today but america started to move into a white collar culture, you start to spend more time with your co-workers. you werent in a loud factory. you werent on a line of people trying to figure stuff out in a loud environment and all of a...

Single week and theyre tuning in because everybody wants to be a huxtable. >> the cosby revitalized the sitcom. >> lets put cosby at 8:00, family ties at 8:30. >> and family ties went dum in the worst way. >> nbc really created this idea of must-see tv. youre talking about 20 and 30 and 40 million people tuning in. >> people say you were one of americas most successful fathers. i say no. it was bill cosby. he was number one. >> with respect to whats happened of late, its hugely disappointing to ...

Element. >> is this going to take a while? >> yes. 25 years ago, before i was dad, i had this whole other life. >> so you guys absolutely dont think i should call her? >> ted, no. >> okay. okay. fine. i wont. interesting piece of trivia, i called her. >> what are you doing? >> it was this ideal world where youve got your really good buddies that will always have your back. >> yes, kids are not my favorite thing in the world, but i like them. >> you dont want to have them. >> i like sports cars, ...

Of the sitcoms from the decades. >> the 70s is kind of a lost generation. and everybody was trying to find themselves. >> the economy was in the tank and you start to see the disillusion of american workers reflected in the american sitcom. >> thats no longer a problem, mr. beckman, thats a tradition. >> something is wrong with your lights. [ laughter ] >> if you look at the 12th precinct, it was a decrepit place. >> well, well, well, the same old melting pot. >> what are you doing here? >> you ...

We knew that 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 dont get to go to my own prom. its so harsh. >> the one with the prom video where rachel realizes that ross has always loved her. >> bye. >> oh, dear. >> i cant believe you did that. >> yeah, well. >> all the most memorable moments in the sitco...