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what have we always said is the most important thing? >> breakfast. >> family. >> family. >> yeah. >> family is key to the sitcom -- mama! >> it's something that we all can relate to. >> shake, shake, shake up the -- >> in these people's homes for years. you're a part of the family. >> one good thing about moving here is i have no friends and no distractions. that's why i got all -- grandma, what does fonzie say? >> hey. >> the family sitcom brings people together in a really unexpected way. >> there's so many different dynamics at work in families. >> i want you here. it will give ...

>> i'm breaking up with him tonight. >> these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. >> for god's sake, ellen, tell them you're gay! >> you're talking about gay rights. you're talking about women's rights. >> gender diversity. >> dismantling the patriarchy. >> you know, sexual revolution. >> so, i'm officially out of men to [bleep]. i have to get married or move. >> but if you can make them laugh, then maybe we'll watch it again. >> anything and everything. let's get our sex talk on! >> oh, mom covered it all pretty good. >> yeah, maybe about the birds and the bees, but...

>> i don't think it's going to pivot anymore. >> you think?! >> they were purely selfish and purely immature. >> are you still master of your domain? >> i'm queen of the castle. >> you hope that you'll have those kinds of relationships in your real life. >> tonight is about celebrating our enduring bonds as friends, nay, family. >> good to see you, too, girl. where you going? carnival? ha! >> your friends. sometimes that's more family than the people that you're related to. >> something's bothering you! >> i've never been happier. >> trying to make your way in the world and having a ...

>> oh, well, uh, i'll take the first class. >> class has always played a role in the history of sitcoms. >> bon voyage laney. >> class is fascinating to us as a culture. >> i never check my baggage. i can't stand that wait, baggage area. >> it's good to laugh at it, to get it all out on the table >> you're going to have to go back to your seat. >> you know, our goal should be a society without classes! >> if we didn't laugh about social class in the united states, we would engage in class warfare. >> do you realize the people up here are getting cookies?! >> mmm! >> that is not a sho...

i suppose, to the outsider, we might seem a little unorthodox, but what does this "outsider" know anyway? who is he to judge us? >> the whole notion of the outsider. i mean, it's a strand that goes through most sitcoms, i think. >> you took tongue right out of my mouth. >> outsiders help us relate as an audience. >> what are you some kind of nerd? >> i'm not some kind of nerd, i am the king of nerds. [ laughs ] >> they're seeing everything with fresh eyes. >> you rang? >> that dynamic is pretty awesome, it's special. >> that confidence really made people feel like they could be okay ...