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>> m.a.s.h. really blew up what a workplace sitcom could be. there was death. there was sorrow. there was really a mixing of genre that was groundbreaking. >> it was the first dramedy in primetime television. >> its gunfire. its 2:30 in the morning. >> maybe theres an after-hours war around here. >> "m.a.s.h." lasted 11 seasons. >> if we didnt have such a terrific union here, id put in my two-week notice. but im too weak. >> february 28th, 1983 the war is over and the show is over. its the most ...

>> it was emotional after all these years because that was a family. >> "the mary tyler moore show," enterprises were really powerful in terms of the workplace sitcom. the baby boom generation had not settled into the domestic life young professionals and would not get started of their families. >> and i didnt want to do the standard family show. >> i am sure he has a girlfriend but he denies it. >> of course, todd is 13 now. >>. the fact that so many people in hollywood were hitting their cou...

There were no survivors. that moment was pure honesty. i have trouble telling that story four years later. i never think of it as a sitcom, it was "mash." "mash" blew up what a workplace sitcom could be. there was deaths and sorrow and a mixing of genre that was ground breaking. >> it wis gunfire, it is 2:30 i the morning. >> maybe there is an after hour war around here. >> "mash" lasted 11 seasons. >> if we didnt have a terrific union here, i will put in my two-week notice. >> february 28th, 19...

You know, it was just m.a.s.h. >> m.a.s.h. really blew up what a workplace sitcom could be. there was death. there was sorrow. there was really a mixing of genre that was ground breaking. >> the first dramaity in prime time television. >> its gunfire. its 2:30 in the morning. >> "m.a.s.h." lasted 11 seasons. >> if we didnt have such a terrific union here, id put in my two-week notice by in two weeks. >> february 28th, 1983 the war is over and the show is over. its the most organic perfect finall...

Room for hope in politicians as much as division. which was the perfect time for a show like "veep." >> i cant [ bleep ] believe how terrible you are at your job. what are you running on a platform of higher taxes? >> if a bomb went off in the white house, i would not care. those are the worse people on earth. >> where were you, amy? >> you said you had it covered. >> i think we love workplace sitcom because we identify with them even with these unlikable people in this unlikable world. >> well,...

There were no survivors. >> that moment is pure honesty. >> i have trouble telling that story four years later. >> i just never even think of it as a sitcom. it just was -- it was mash. >> mash really blew up what a workplace sitcom could be. there was death. there was sorrow. there was a mixing of genre that was groundbreaking. >> it was the first dramedy in prime-time television. >> thats gunfire. its 2:30 in the morning. >> maybe theres an after hours war. >> if we didnt have a thing here id ...

Rary. ♪ >> that was a family. >> mary tyler moore show and mtm enterprised were powerful in terms of the workplace sitcom. >> in the 1970s, the baby boom generation had not settled into the life. >> i didnt want to do the standard family show. >> im sure he has girlfriends but he denies it. >> well, of course, todds 13 now. >> the fact that so many people in hollywood were hitting the couch probably opened the doors for the setting of the show. >> i enjoyed the oddity of the people. >> what se...

Show like "veep." >> i cant [ bleep ] believe how terrible you are at your job. what are you running on a platform of higher taxes? >> if a bomb went off in the white house, i would not care. those are the worse people on earth. >> where were you, amy? >> you said you had it covered. >> i think we love workplace sitcom because we identify with them even with these unlikable people in this unlikable world. >> well, they think excited of a possibility of a woman becoming a president. >> not necess...

Tipperary ♪ >> its still emotional after all these years. because that was a family. ♪ its a long way to go ♪ >> "the mary tyler moore show" and mtm ent prerprises were rea powerful just in terms of the workplace sitcom. >> in the 1970s the baby boom generation had not settled in to the domestic life, young professionals with you who have not yet started their families. >> i didnt want to do the standard family show. >> im sure he has girlfriends. but he denies it. >> well, of course todds...

>> i have trouble telling that story 40 years later. >> i just never even think of it as a sitcom. you know, it just was -- it was "mash." >> m.a.s.h. really blew up what a workplace sitcom could be. there was death. there was sorrow. there was really a mixing of genre that was groundbreaking. >> it was the first dramedy in primetime television. >> its gunfire. its 2:30 in the morning. >> maybe theres an after-hours war around here. >> "m.a.s.h." lasted 11 seasons. >> if we didnt have such a ter...