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I didn't want to be the dumb dad. >> sit, boy. >> howard, i don't care, i just don't want to make any more decisions. >> people will say, "gee, my dad and i used to watch the show. and it was great." and then you realize you're part of people's lives. ♪ >> the '70s was the era where a certain artistry developed. "m.a.s.h." really changed people's perception of what the sitcom can be. the sitcom could be cinematic. >> "m.a.s.h." was shot like a movie. and "m.a.s.h." was maybe the single most unique situation comedy ever. >> i have a headache. a tremendous headache. it goes all the way down to...

>> governor dukakis, rebuttal? >> i can't believe i'm losing to this guy. >> it is gary shandling show. >> people were taking the old principles of comedy and turn them into something new. we spent years watching sitcoms and dramas and talk shows and we knew them by heart, if somebody played on that and parodied that, we got it. instantly. >> i appreciate you coming in under these conditions. you want to hold the credits. we were going to roll the credits but you were late. >> the gary shandling show was aware of the fact it was a situation comedy. it highlighted the the cliches in funny ways....

>> we spent time watching dramas and talk shows and if somebody played on it and -- >> you want to hold the credits? they are going to show the credits and you screwed that up because you were late. >> it was a show that it was aware of the fact it was a situation comedy. it highlighted the cliches in many ways. >> don't look in the camera. >> i didn't. >> i didn't. i'll b you. i will. if i see a tape of this show with you looking into the camera -- >> it's about that time. >> ""pee wee's playhouse,"" adults could watch and wink at

Don't want to make any more decisions. >> people will say, "gee, my dad and i used to watch the show. and it was great." and then you realize you're part of people's lives. ♪ >> the '70s was the era where a certain artistry developed. "m.a.s.h." really changed people's perception of what the sitcom can be. the sitcom could be cinematic. >> "m.a.s.h." was shot like a movie. and "m.a.s.h." was maybe 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 "m.a.s.h." had one thing the movie in my es...

Trapped up there. >> everyone has that moment when they were so embarrassed and they thought they'd never get over it, but they did. >> tonight's special report from the scene of the 1961 emmys. >> whether it's a situation comedy or western or whether it's a drama, i think it's the quality of the show itself that's important. >> the "andy griffith show," mayberry, a kinder, gentler place. it would be hard not to want to live in mayberry. >> hi, pa. >> hello. >> the core of the "andy griffith show" was this rock at the center of it, of calm wisdom. >> i have taken the best parts of myself and p...