of work to do and this bench needs to go over there. but we just moved it over here. don t question my authority, thanks! we talk about race and culture in serious ways. that is important. discussing these things in a sitcom, you are not offensive. you are able to take in new ideas. the family was doing something that nobody had ever done. we are talking about having one of the biggest bigots in america and having a black man coming to his house. you see my daughter gloria standing over there and her husband mike? it was electrifying! i was tangling the whole time. he is sitting there going you are watching kind of a master class in reflecting humanity. it was revolutionary in a lot of ways. all in the family change the way we think about society. that s the picture of sammy davis. to archie bunker, the whitest guy i know. you realize that norman lear is taking us into a whole new realm of comedy. my father used to tell my mother, jeanette, it
malcolm venable: the mid -90s was a golden era for black sitcoms. michael schneider: as fox went with predominantly new ne check tworks in thit out! the mid- 90s was a golden era for black sitcoms. as fox went with a predominantly african-american cast you had new networks in the wb and upn that took that playbook and went with it. dad? mom? that girl has my face! sister sister was on wb. the wayans brothers. when the black sitcom was emerging on upn and wb, you were so joyful and excited that you get to express your culture through these shows. usher is there. kobe bryant is there. it was the rise in recognition of the black comedian. y all got kids, you know! i just do with mine up front!