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>> anthony: how does the joke begin? three men in a bar? but it's not a bar. imagine the bronx -- a corner bodega, or maybe a luncheonette, a diner, three men, strictly by coincidence, find themselves in the same place at the same time. sitting at the counter is afrika bambaataa. across the room is melle mel. door opens, and who walks in? dj kool herc. three men who created the musical style that's become the soundtrack to, well, the whole wide world. do they all nod at each other? lament how all of them got screwed over, cut out of the big money? or just laugh at the absurdity of it...

>> isn't that special? >> any tool for human expression will bring out both the best and the worst in us, and television has been that. >> they don't pay me enough to deal with animals like this. >> people are no longer embarrassed to admit they watch television. >> we have seen the news, and it is us. ♪ ♪ >> slowly but surely, the 1970s are disappearing. the 1980s will be upon us. what a decade it is coming up. happy new year! >> as you begin the '80s in the television world, the landscape was, on any given evening, 9 out of 10 people were watching only one of three networks. >>...

>> laughter is a great way to deal with a very tricky world. >> daddy horny, michael. >> sitcoms talk about sex. >> my underwear. >> my god. >> and about relationships. >> i'm breaking up with him tonight. >> these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. >> for god's sake ellen, tell them you're gay! >> you're talking about gay rights. you're talking about women's rights. >> gender diversity. >> dismantling the patriarchy. >> you know, sexual revolution. >> so, i'm officially out of men to [bleep] i have to get married or move. >> but if you can make them laugh, then may...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> christmas is -- well, it's about the best time of the whole year. >> no matter when they take place, modern era or period, christmas movies and television specials are always about someone who has lost their faith in humankind regaining it, saved by other people being kind because it's christmas. >> christmas is the landscape that everybody wants to paint on. everyone who tells stories is attracted to the heightened emotions that it brings. >> nostalgia plays such a huge part in christmas because it is part of so many people's childhoods. and being able to go b...

they unite us through common practices, while also pointing out that we come from different backgrounds and we celebrate the holidays in unique ways. marriage, especially interracial marriage, is another way. christmas traditions evolve and meld into something new and beautiful. for us, that meant bringing. irish and spanish, mexican christmas and catholic traditions. together. over the years, we learned to adapt and adopt our christmas traditions, and in some cases, mincemeat pie comes to mind on this one. yeah, because you cut it. i did not. part of the tradition. and it's not p...