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The sitcoms or secretaries, they werent writers. >> are you willing to say youll give up your job for us? >> compared to you, im a rat. >> compared to a rat, youre a rat. >> my mother didnt want me to be funny. because how was i going to get married and be funny at the same time? but here was rose marie and she was blond and pretty and funny and i kind of liked that idea. >> no, dont bother to send this, mom, i dont think im going to mexico after all. hang on, mom, will you? newsroom? >> hello, ...

Even more because it touches them. they have a father problem in this country. look what they do in sitcoms. the dads are all fat and dopey and stupid. the mom is hot. kids make fun of dad. you have generations growing up with this over the last 20 or 30 years. were treated that way with such a bad attitude. >> this grabbed them from the the front pages. youre right. it hits every societal problem. in as much as -- theres a debate on the college campus today and the guy that writes aborting god ...

>> i think thats the issue. the fact that people are surprised to see a man speak up is a ridiculous notion. i think that we all have a responsibility to speak up. and the reality is thats how the tides change. >> and what do you think has to change? because in terms of harvey weinstein, does it surprise you that suddenly hollywood is shocked, offended, distancing themselves and others inside of hollywood are saying youve got to be kidding me. this was an open secret and absolutely everyone knew...

The whole deal. you have to be on top of this. i think because this just broke, they are getting on top of the investigation and thats why this is a very important and compelling new story. >> greg: my guess is that sex rehab is a chateau in france. >> dana: can i say, i never knew what the phrase casting couch meant until the show. >> greg: that was in sitcoms. >> dana: i didnt know what it was. thank you for the education. >> kimberly: greg, what an educator. five days after the weinstein scan...

Place at the right time. >> lets see how you like this, naughty boy. >> we certainly associate nbc of the 90s of 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 ] >> cbs. >> cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apa...

>> next. >> how rude. >> quick, ill give him that. >> all television and, oh, maybe sitcoms are alive again. and thats all that it took. it took one success. >> a few years from now, something new may tempt the people that pick what we see. its save whatever gets hot for a season or two those who create good television comedy will be laughing all the way to the bank. ♪ but their nutritional needs remain instinctual. thats why theres purina one true instinct. nutrient-dense, protein-rich, real ...

>> the machine that was nbc in the 90s for comedy was untouchable. >> youre not from around here, are you? >> it generated so much viewership and money and awards. >> you do not need this. >> its the top of our wedding cake. >> its not a scrapbook. its a freezer. >> we certainly associate nbc of the 90s of 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. ...

>> no regular. >> -- suddenly you go from being his victim to captor. the joke is refiguring the scales of justice. >> when you were dismissing some of the staff, did you intend to fire me too? especially me? im very sorry i troubled you. you little runt! >> early sitcoms just about home life. i used to make the joke all the time in "ozzy and harriet" what did he do for living? and van dyke the first time saw home life and work life. >> is this the comedy spot? >> no this. this is the comedy spo...

Felt more like my family than the myth of the black family. >> how are you going to get into college with grades like this? >> no problem. >> huh? >> im not going to college. >> damn right. >> "cosby show," "family ties," the seavers, saying were all basically the same. >> more conservative era, you had upper middle class households that arent worried about money and balancing careers and kids and in comes "roseanne." >> what do you want me to do? throw myself off a bridge? >> yeah. and take you...

>> "seinfeld," initially called it show about nothing. obviously not about nothing but thats what they called it. initial idea was larry david and jerry had idea of two guys hanging out and talking about stuff. >> marcy comes over and tells me ex-boyfriend was over late last night and yadda yadda yadda im really tired today. >> what do you think she was tired from? >> obviously the yadda yadda. >> larry david and jerry seinfeld, those two minds together, comedy dynamite. >> what do you think did...