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That great thursday night lineup, cosby, family ties, cheers, night court. >> nbc created this idea of must-see tv. you are talking about 20 and 30 and 40 million people tuning in. >> people say you really are one of the america's most successful fathers. i say, no, it was bill cosby, cosby was number one. >> with respect to what's happened to blake, it's like hugely disappointing to all of us. but he set the standard for what a family sit-com was. >> the cosby show had proven that the family sit-com was a viable genre again. >> by the late '80s, family sit-coms were popular among the big thre...

Aspirational version they could be. silver spoon, growing pains, all of that constant hugging and learning. right in. >> the family sit-com at the height of its popularity. fox started moving into the television area. >> fox was building their network. they were one of the last majors to build in their work. >> they decided they were going to use the family sit-com to do that and compete against big three. >> al, look at our little girl. we don't really have to go to a recital, do we? >> hand the they wound up going in a completely opposite direction. sort of the anti-in the way of anti-sit-co...

Would embrace the son and say something really encouraging. >> theo, that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard in my life. >> and you could hear the audience gasp, because like this is a strong father who is going to say to his son as he said, you know, i brought new this world and i'll take you out. the audience cheered because it was like the parents are saying, yes, we're taking back the house. >> i just want you to do the 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 sin...

Island with my wife debra. >> in the very first season, ray says to me in the opening credits. >> it's not really about the kid. >> it's not about the kids. >> i say that for every year you are over 40, you should add an inch to the hemline of your dress. >> well, then you should be dragging around a frigging rug. >> it was odd parents, despite our best efforts reject all of our kindness and it backfires. >> i don't understand just would use bleach on these towels. >> they just seemed a little yellowy. >> yes, they're yellow towels. >> we all come into a family. we need a family, love them or ...

And really the sit-koym started to die. dramas had really taken over. those soaps were so big, dynasty, dallas, magnum pi. around so you saw the family sit-com really strive to find a new identity. >> i can believe you guys watch this, you lookingry tick lus. >> family ties has one of the great challenges in sit-com history. >> half a million people trying to stop a sentenceless war. you find they are dig lus? >> i'm talking act the outfits. >> these two flower children from the '60s grow up. in the '80s, suddenly find themselves with this young republican son. >> weg, how do i look? >> middle...