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
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it s a time of enormous turmoil. shut up in here. the 60s are over, dad. here s michael at the foul line, a shot on ehlo. good! [ laughs ] we intend to cover all the news all the time. we won t be signing off until the world ends. isn t that special? any tool for human expression will bring out both the best and the worst in us, and television has been that. they don t pay me enough to deal with animals like this. people are no longer embarrassed to admit they watch television. we have seen the news, and it is us. slowly but surely, the 1970s are disappearing. the 1980s will be upon us. what a decade it is coming up. happy new year! as you begin the 80s in the television world, the landscape was, on any given evening, nine out of ten people were watching only one of three networks. more than 30 million people are addicted to it. social critics are mystified by its success. what is it? it s television s primetime, prairie pot boiler, dallas. a m
Listen to it. They know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, goodbye to the 80s. Will this horrible year never end . When the 90s begin, were starting to see a lot of experimentation. Five, four, three, two, one the simpsons in some sense was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television but distrust. Tv respects me. It laughs with me, not at me. Youre stupid. Doh i think the Sitcoms Of The 80s were such a sort of warm safe humor. You see, the kids they listen to the rap music, which gives them the brain damage. And i think there was a real yearning for another type of humor. We were able to spoof fatherhood. What a bad father. Which at the time and i stress at the time was bill cosby as a shining example. Did you ever know that youre my hero the stuff they got away with because its a cartoon, the father strangling the child. Why, you little we are going to keep on trying to strengthen the American Family to make American Families a lot more like the waltons and a lot less like
where d you get those? a machine, you want one? no. you come home, turn on that television. take one. i don t want one. no, they re good. i don t want it. what do you want? you want comedy. take one. no, kramer, stop it! and boom, there you go. a situation comedy. there s 23 minutes of magic. it s so tasty, too! you fell in love with these characters. what you talking about, willis? we need to laugh at ourselves. you hide my clothes, i m wearing everything you own. laughter opens you up. okay, ready? no! no! things that we might be afraid to talk about. some people that were supposed to protect us didn t do the right thing. like racism. so the cops are the bad guys? yes. no. class wars. and gender diversity. hi, girls. you can reach in and really touch people s hearts. i hate you. are you as turned on as i am? more! whether it s a family living under the same roof dynomight! now that s the kind of talk i