Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 10:34:00

CNN History of the Sitcom June 4, 2024 10:34:00

>> no, no. >> in the '90s, we saw a lot of sitcoms geared towards whole family viewing, and they shied away from the more political nature of the 1970s. >> every item here was carefully selected, this lamp by korbo, the chair by eames. >> but because social class is a part of someone's identity that everyone can relate to, it's one of the ways that sitcoms can reach the broadest audience >> delivery for martin crane. >> oh, in here! >> the idea of class structure in "frasier"... >> wait a minute! >> ...was about a father that had been alienated from his sons because they were so unlike him. >> where's the tv? >> it's in that credenza. >> point it at that thing. >> what about this chair? >> there was a great sort of social commentary on class poking fun at all that pomposity and social class structure. >> this from the gourmet who dumped my cornish yard cheese down the disposal. >> it was covered with mold. >> it was supposed to be! >> frasier could be an intellectual snob. so could his brother, niles. >> i'd like a petite filet

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