[ applause ] >> we certainly associate nbc in the '90s with having extremely successful sitcoms. but they weren't the only network that found their way to having some success. >> t.g.i.f. was on abc on friday and it was their block of family-oriented comedies. >> i can't take it. i need that cake. [ laughter ] >> it was not sophisticated television, but these were shows that people adored. >> oh. >> cbs. cbs was in a really bad spot. they had just fallen apart over the early part of the '90s. they had gone through a couple network executives. >> but then suddenly they had this hit with an unknown comic. this was the year of seinfeld, no hugging, no learning. this was a show being made as if it was produced in the era of