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>> second hole shes crawled into today. >> in the 50s, you get these sitcoms that, frankly, arent really trying to be that funny. >> nobody can make pancakes like mom. >> nobody can eat them like pop. >> these shows are presented by soap sellers, car sellers. they wanted their product to be nice, with no sharp edges, so, it couldnt be that daring. >> very sort of white bread portrayals of family were what the public wanted to see at that time. but in the 70s, all of that changed. ♪ and you kno...

Sitcoms before. >> lucy had a baby and they could never acknowledge she was pregnant. >> youre bound to be a little cranky in your condition. >> i am not cranky. >> continuing the species, thats filthy, thats dirty. >> start at the toes. >> you got it. >> cable allowed a whole different type of storytelling wed never seen on television. >> creators could push the boundaries in ways they hadnt pushed it in the sex arena. anytime you can push boundaries it allows ways for you to be funny. >> im a ...

Because of tv, film studios started to slash their budgets. every major film studio had an animation division. suddenly, by the late 50s, almost none of them do. >> youve got people like bill hanna and joe barbera winning oscars and making superior cartoons for mgm, the "tom & jerry" cartoons. theyre suddenly out of work. what are they going to do? they pitched the idea of a prime time, adult-oriented sitcom. >> "the flintstones," looking for something different on tv? well, here it is. >> the f...

>> lets say you know him from "full house," thats the father from "full house," we should take the kids and go to the show. the kids wont get in, but youll shoot yourself at the front table. youll be like what have i done? >> thank you. >> when people saw bob a lot. they were like -- >> i see peoples faces and a lot of nice ladies in the audience are like -- you just keep your mouth like that, ill be right there. >> he loved it. he loved that they were thrown off. he was free. [ bleep ] you all ...

Of the staff, did you intend to fire me, too? especially me? im very sorry i troubled you. you little runt! >> early sitcoms were just about home life. i used to make the joke all the time in "ozzy and harriet," what did he do for a living? and van dyke the first time saw home life and work life. >> is this the comedy spot? >> no, this is the comedy spot. >> rob. >> buddy. >> sally. >> mel. >> rob. >> sally. >> buddy. >> go ahead, curly. its your turn. say rob. >> rob? >> beautiful. >> oh, wonde...

A man in his real scared. you would if you had the balls, right? look at them. do you want to set of these ugly [ bleep ], i dont think so. yeah, i had some elbow skin left over. yeah. a major design problem here. >> tim allen. >> when i first got "home improvement" i was selling out large venues prior to that, but after that the venues had to get bigger. i had to alert the crowd, you shouldnt bring children to this. id walk out and the whole front row is like a girl scout group. i think the day...

They find something they destroyed that they will move on to everything else that we love. eventually they will move on to sitcoms succumbs that we love. whether to seinfeld or friends, they will go to cartoons. they plan for bugs bunny. they will literally go for a sunset. think of something you love that brings you a sense of peace and decency and they will somehow link it to the patriarchy and the rest of their politically correct nonsense. we just need to realize as i said earlier, it is eas...

They find something and theyin destroy that, and then they will move on to everything else that we love. eventually they will move on move move on to sitcoms we love. whether to "seinfeld" or "friends,"they will go toei cartoons. they have gone for bugs bunny. they will literally go for a sunset. whoever is watching this right now, think of something you love that brings you a sense of peace and decency and they will somehow link it to the patriarchy and the rest of s their politically correct n...

She leaked from every pore. ♪ no wave was the waste product of taxi drivers, times square, the son of sam, the blackout of 77. a desperate need to violently rebel against the complacency of a zombie nation dumbed down by sitcoms and disco. we were howling with delight, laughing like lunatics in the mad house that was new york city. thrilled to be rubbing up against the freaks and other outcasts who somehow, for some unknowable reason had all decided to run to lands end and all at once scream t...

Shot. thats a series. >> shamele, shamozle -- hossenfere incorporated. >> tuesday night between 8:00 and 9:00 is called the death spot, death to any program that dares to go head-on between abcs "happy days" and "laverne & shirley." >> "laverne & shirley" was one of the few sitcoms that debuted as number one. >> the absolute top number one show this season is "laverne & shirley." a seemingly harmless but essentially brainless exercise in adolescent silliness. >> you have to go all the way back t...