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Her? >> her? she's dead. >> then in the early 2000s, there was this hunger to reinvent the network sitcom and nbc decided to take a chance on a uk hit called "the office." >> there's good news and bad news. the bad news is, some of you will lose your jobs. yeah. yeah. i know. i know. gutting. gutting. >> i was so impressed by that show. this is nothing like anything on tv right now. >> the good news is, i've been promoted. >> i had this dream that i was on this comedy court and they were all taking me to task for ruining the british show. ♪ >> and greg daniels was like, hey, you like the eng...

>> almost done with the dishes? >> just can't wait until i invent the faucet. >> with all the progress happening in the late '50s and '60s, the flintstones is an escape from the pressures of the modern family. and the question, is progress good? >> it was kind of a satire on this consumerism. get the newest thing for your kitchen. get the newest car with these kind of stone wheels. >> they have a car that has wheels but you need your legs to make it move. i bet that is how they did it. >> a lot of people think it was cartoon on saturdays. that was a network sitcom that happened to be animated....

Was a network sitcom that was animated. >> i'm 7 years old and my mom used to get just furious, shaking angry at me for watching "the flintstones" because it's really a show for adults. >> i remember i was so sad for betty, and the fact that they couldn't have children. [crying] >> we're so anxious to have a baby, we take it out on fred and wilma. >> betty and barney talk about adopting. >> a baby. >> that's unusual. >> we want to do everything according to law, ma'am. >> that had not been heard before. >> it was a smash hit. >> "the flintstones" was on for six years. >> yahoo! you're the grea...

Breathe. >> and you're inside of a young doctor's head. >> death is always hanging around this hospital. >> morning. >> "mash" was obviously an influence on me because i was drawn to comedy that somehow was still about something. >> this isn't really what i expected, you know? most of my patients are checked out mentally. >> pumpkin? that's modern medicine. >> advances that keep people alive who should have died a long time ago. back when they lost what made them people. for the love of god. what? >> do you think we should be talking about it in front of her? >> her? she's dead. >> then in the...

>> advances that keep people alive that should have died a long time ago back when they lost what made them people. for the love of god. >> what? >> do you think we should be talking in front of her? >> she's dead. >> in the early 2000s there was this hunger to reinvent the network sitcom and nbc decided to take a chance on a u.k. hit called "the office ". >> there is good news and bad news. the bad news is some of you will lose your jobs, yeah, yeah, i know. i know. gutting. gutting. >> i was so impressed by that show. this is nothing like anything on tv right now. >> the good news is i've be...