Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20211227 04:46:00

CNN History of the Sitcom December 27, 2021 04:46:00

>> i need you to grab me some lunch. >> absolutely. what can i get for you? >> i want nachos. >> yes, sir. >> from yankee stadium. >> yes, sir. >> "30 rock" is about milking the utter divide between the super rich and the rest of america. >> especially in an era of really intense economic inequality, class is the great invisible force in both american culture and in the american sitcom. >> hey, dad, how did you decide what you were going to do for a living? >> i applied for a bunch of jobs, and i took every one that hired me. >> so ma, how did you decide what you were going to be? >> well, when your father decided that he wasn't going to be rich, i decided to get a job. >> america likes to believe that the poorest person born into the most abject poverty could, with enough gumption, become the richest person in america. >> hey, everybody. america's the land of opportunity. i stand before you as --

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