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Stay the course. >> governor dukakis, rebuttal? >> i can't believe i'm losing to this guy. >> i'll get it. >> it's the garry shandling show. >> people were taking the old principles of comedy and trying to turn them into something new. we spent years watching sitcoms and dramas and talk shows and we knew them by heart, that if somebody played on that and parodied it, we got it instantly. >> i appreciate you coming in under these conditions, lewis, i really do. you want to hold the credits? we were going to show the credits and you screwed that up because you're late. >> "the garry shandling sh...

I didn't want to be the dumb dad. >> howard, i don't care where we -- i just don't want to make any more decisions. >> people say, gee, my dad and i used to watch this show and it was great. you realize you're part of people's lives. >> the '70s was the era where a certain artistry developed. >> "mash" really changed many people's perception what a sitcom can be. a sitcom can be cinematic. >> "mash" was shot like a movie. it was the single most unique situation comedy ever. >> i have a headache, a tremendous headache. it goes all the way down to my waist. >> the television series, "mash" had o...

Stay the course. >> governor dukakis, rebuttal? >> i can't believe i'm losing to this guy. >> i'll get it. >> it's the garry shandling show. >> people were taking the old principles of comedy and trying to turn them into something new. we spent years watching sitcoms and dramas and talk shows and we knew them by heart, that if somebody played on that and parodied it, we got it instantly. >> i appreciate you coming in under these conditions, lewis, i really do. you want to hold the credits? we were going to show the credits and you screwed that up because you're late. >> "the garry shandling sh...

>> yes, a beast. >> i think it was important to all of us to try to reflect what was happening with women during that time. things were changing so quickly and we were right in the middle of it. >> it was an explosive time with situation comedy and i think many more women started working at that point. >> did you find it fun to be the only girl writer around, though? >> with some men. some men are secure enough to accept it. a lot of them gave me a lot of trouble and they're running candy stores in brooklyn. no, that's true. insecure people don't get any place -- you've got to face it. women a...

Of the staff, did you intend to fire me, too? especially me? i'm very sorry i troubled you. you little runt! >> early sitcoms were just about home life. i used to make the joke all the time in "ozzy and harriet," what did he do for a living? and van dyke the first time saw home life and work life. >> is this the comedy spot? >> no, this is the comedy spot. >> rob. >> buddy. >> sally. >> mel. >> rob. >> sally. >> buddy. >> go ahead, curly. it's your turn. say rob. >> rob? >> beautiful. >> oh, wonderful. >> somebody asked me to do a situation comedy after i finished being on the show of shows be...