turmoil. the 60s are over, dad. michael in the foul line, a shot, good. we intend to cover all the news come all the time. we won t be signing off until we are all dead. isn t that special? any tool for expression will ring outpost both the best and worst of us and television has been there. they don t pay me enough to deal with animals like this. people are no longer embarrassed. we have seen the news, and it is us. clark: slowly but surely, the 1970s are disappearing. the 1980s will be upon us. what a decade it is coming up. slowly but surely, the 1970s are disappearing. the 1980s will be upon us, and what a decade it is coming up. happy new year. as you begin the 80s, in the television world, the landscape on any given evening, nine out of 10 people were watching one of three networks. more than 30 million people are addicted to it. social critics are mystified by its success. what is it? television primetime prairie potboiler, dallas. a move like t
in front of an audience. and there was also just the idea that it was this sort of low-rent thing. it was this sort of by the seat of their pants kind of operation that gave it an authenticity. now that our programming day has been extended, i m gonna be spending a lot. where do you want me to put the kielbasa mrs. prickley? put it in the fridge, butch. yost: you were rooting for the show and the characters that they had created. there was just something that you got behind. whereas, you know, snl right from the from the gate and through the 80s was this big enterprise. franken: after five golden years, lorne decided to leave and so did those close to him, including me, al franken. so nbc had to pick a new producer. now most knowledgeable people, as you might imagine, hoped it would be me, al franken. shales: there was a real question of whether saturday night live would continue at all
it was unpredictable, that an audience a young audience. and not so young audience, and lots in between could relate to those older ladies. if you couldn t see why didn t you call me to come and get you? i tried but every time i put in a dime and dialed, a condom popped out. i got five in my pocket, here, darling. a lifetime supply. she was recently named along with norman lear and jim brooks as one of television s most gifted creator writers. when you look back at past role models in television? it is easy to see susan harrises impact. susan harris was the greatest writer, in my opinion, of that time. singularly. so, all credit to her for coming up with so many iterations of something so amazing. do you think there is a