CNN History of the Sitcom June 4, 2024 01:07:00
[ laughter ] >> it did represent what women were going through in the '70s. they were standing up saying i must be heard. >> sitcoms used to be about the wife was at home doing the dishes and then this woman sprang on to a screen to have a job and often the smartest person there. it was sort of liberating. >> you got spunk. >> and i waited a beautiful moment and i say. >> i hate spunk. >> and i want to correct something right now. i don't hate spunk. i love spunk. >> it was a total shift in gender roles. she's a single working woman, you know, living in a building with other single women. >> h...