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This wasn't "all in the family." they weren't tackling, you know, deep issues. but that was okay. the mere fact that they existed was a deep issue. >> the decade was waiting for something real. in other words, unless it's real it doesn't seem like it moves anybody. if someone's feeling something, you get to the heart, you get to the mind. and if you can hit the hearts and minds, you got yourself a hit. >> how was school? >> school, dear? i brought home two children that may or may not be ours. >> cosby's show brought this tremendous audience to nbc. and that was a bridge to us. i mean, our rat...

>> yes, they are yellow towels. >> we all come into a family. we need a family, love them or hate them. that's who, you know, we were given. >> the success of "cosby" resurrected the sitcom. and because of that ushered in a lot of other great storytelling. when "the cosby show" went off the air, we did have other black family sitcoms to fill that void. and one of them was the "fresh prince," which was another version of aspirational black family wealth. >> i didn't know there were so many brothers living in this neighborhood. we doing all right, huh? >> fox was one of the first networks that r...

But there are certain people that just have chemistry that seems very special. >> i don't know if you guys saw this on the news today, but bill cosby has finally spoken out a doubt about the allegations against him, cosby admitted to a reporter, i put the pills in the pickle. >> no, tina, that is not right. that is not right. it is more like, i got the pills in the bathrobe and i put them in the people. >> when tina fey and amy poehler hosted the golden globes, they were so funny together, and i think part of it is knowing they are good friends and knowing they respect each other, and you are ...

Best you can. that's all. >> there was such a love and camaraderie in the huxtable family that i think you had a universal audience. >> we got super bowl ratings every single week. and they're tuning in because everybody wants to be a huxtable. >> the cosby show revitalized the sitcom. >> alright, then let's put cosby at 8:00. let's put family ties at 8:30. >> and family ties went poom in a huge way. that great thursday night lineup cosby, family ties, cheers, night court. >> nbc really created this idea of must see tv. you're talking about 20 and 30 and 40 million people turning in. >> people...

>> i don't understand why you would use bleach on these towels. >> they just seemed a little yellow-y. >> yes, they're yellow towels. >> we all come into a family. we need a family. love them or hate them. that's who you know, we were given. >> the success of cosby resurrected the sitcom, and because of that ushered in a lot of great storytelling. >> when the cosby show went off the air, we did have other black family sitcoms to fill that void. and one of them was the fresh prince, which was another version of aspirational black family wealth. >> i didn't know there were so many brothers livin...