CNN History of the Sitcom June 4, 2024 03:05:00
'70s really reflected what was happening in reality in america. >> as a latchkey kid i came home from school, locked the door behind me, and then you could watch an hour of tv. >> latchkey kids desperately search for something relatable on television. >> i talked to my folks. i told them i dropped out of school. and my father said to my mother, he said, see, margie? i told you we shouldn't have had him. >> "welcome back kotter," it's in my bones. it's in my dna. that slow, sexy -- ♪ welcome back ♪ ♪ your dreams were your tickets out ♪ ♪ welcome back ♪ ♪ to that same old place tha...