CNN History of the Sitcom November 28, 2021 00:14:00
>> in the '60, we see the sit koym move away from stories solely focused on the nuclear family. divorce had become more prevalent in north american life. but it took a while to be reflected in sit-coms. ♪ the brady bunch ♪ >> the brady bunch is the story of two separate families glued together. the woman with three girls, the guy with three boys. the man was a widower. divorce was a taboo topic on television. let's leave it so you don't know. >> i'm just trying to find out what they did with my ball. >> it was an evolution if leave it to beaver, shown from the kids' point of view. >> will ...