family sit-coms to if ill that void and one of them was the fresh prince, which was another version of aspirational black family wealth. >> i didn't know so many brothers were living in this neighborhood. we're doing all right. huh? >> fox was one of the first networks that took risks with black sit-coms that had minority people very much a part of the writing and the creation of it. >> i think it's vital that people of color write their own stories, because that's where the authenticity comes from. >> probably tired. >> well, he should b. he kept us up all night. we should be the ones crying. >> we saw black family sit-copies like martin, like the bernie mac show. those showed parenting to be difficult. >> he's too old to play, can we play something else? [ music playing ] >> which was not something you saw on the show like the cosby show. >> wait, get in the bathroom, to wipe the pea off the toilet