CNN History of the Sitcom June 4, 2024 05:14:00
>> that adds a deep-rooted truth to the hardness of life. and then it gives comedy even more of a reason to go as crazy as you want to go. >> i think that shirt's done. >> oh my gosh, my shirt. >> well, robbie you'll just have to wear your pants higher. >> in the '60's you see the sitcom move away from telling stories that are solely focused on the nuclear, suburban family. >> divorce, of course had become more prevalent in the '60's. but had become more a part of normal american life. but it took a while to be reflected in sitcoms. >> the brady bunch. the brady bunch. that's the way we became...