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There were no survivors. >> that moment is pure honesty. >> i have trouble telling that story four years later. >> i just never really think of it as a sitcom. it was "mash." >> "mash" really blew up what a workplace sitcom could be. it was the first dramaty in prime tim television. >> it's gunfire. it's 2:30 in the morning. "mash" lasted 11 seasons. >> we didn't have such a terrific union here, i would put in my two weeks notice. >> february 28th, 1983, the war

>> it's still emotional after all these years. because that was a family. ♪ it's a long way to go ♪ >> "the mary tyler moore show" and mtm enterprises were really powerful just in terms of the workplace sitcom. >> in the 1970s the baby boom generation had not settled in to the domestic life, young professionals but who have not yet started their families. >> i didn't want to do the standard family show. >> i'm sure he has girlfriends. but he denies it. >> well, of course todd's 13 now. >> the fact that so many people in hollywood were hitting the couch probably opened the doors for the set...

>> that moment is pure honesty. >> i have trouble telling that story 40 years later. >> i just never even think of it as a sitcom. you know, it just was -- it was "m.a.s.h." >> "m.a.s.h." really blew up what a workplace sitcom could be. there was death. there was sorrow. there was really a mixing of genre that was groundbreaking. >> it was the first dromedy in prime time television. >> that's gunfire. it's 2:30 in the morning. >> maybe there's an after-hours war around here. >> "m.a.s.h." lasted 11 seasons. >> if we didn't have such a terrific union here, i'd put in my two-week notice. but i'm...

People who want to work but can't find jobs. are part of today's other bad economic news. the unemployment rate -- >> the '70s is kind of a lost generation and everybody was trying to find themselves. >> the economy was in the tank and you start to see the disillusionment of american workers reflected in the workplace sitcom. >> toilet stuffed up again? >> that's no longer a problem, mr. beckman. that's a tradition. >> something's wrong with your lights. >> if you look at the 12th precinct it was such a decrepit place. >> well, well, well, the same old melting pot. >> o'kelly, what are you doi...

I loved the job so much. but mary and grant and mary tyler moore enterprises decided to end the show while it was still good. >> the television station where mary works is bought out. everyone is fired. >> i think we all need some kleenex. >> there's some on mary's desk. [ laughter ] >> how do we leave this room? >> we were saying goodbye to the show and to each other. ♪ it's a long, long way to tipperary ♪ >> it's still emotional after all these years. because that was a family. ♪ it's a long way to go ♪ >> "the mary tyler moore show" and mtm enterprises were really powerful just in t...