mother with any problem and we ll understand. patrick gomez: in the 1950s, sitcoms were really giving us an idealistic version of america. jacqueline coley: but as we get into the 60s, we ll see different types of family sitcoms. steven: i m sure i ll be able to handle a little washing and to cook an occasional meal.
years time, it will become more normal. who decides what latinx looks like? you do. you re beautiful. i always thought you look like anne hathaway. no, no, no, no! the family sitcom is most present in shows like one day in a time. telling shows you don t always see on television. in ways that are funny and fresh. and invigorating and if you look at the best family sitcoms on tv right now, that s what they are doing. in case anyone else want to know what is up, this latin american family is headed to their home. anne hathaway totally stood up for this mexican. hello, welcome to our viewers. joining us here in the united states and all around the
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mara brock akil: the success of cosby resurrected the sitcom and because of that ushered in a lot of great storytelling. jacqueline coley: when the cosby show went off the air, we did have other black family sit-coms to fill that void, and one of them was the fresh prince, which was another version of aspirational black family wealth. will: i didn t know there were so many brothers living in this neighbourhood. we doing alright, huh? jacqueline coley: but fox was one of the first networks that really took risk with black sitcoms that had minority people that were very much part of the writing and the creation of it. aramide tinubu: i think it s vital that people of color write their own stories, because that s where the authenticity comes from. [baby crying] gina: he s probably tired. martin: well he should be, kept us up all night gina. we should be the ones crying! jacqueline coley: we saw black family sitcoms like martin, like the bernie mac show, those sitcoms showed,
herbie j pilato: in 1970, cbs is trying to change their landscape. they had all these rural family sitcoms; they were looking for more sophisticated sitcoms. patrick gomez: after abc declined to move forward with the all in the family pilot, norman lear made the decision to move the show over to cbs. sally struthers: they said yes but you need a new set of kids. so rob reiner and i were the third set of children for archie and edith bunker. norman lear: so, iad the pilot for the third time. same script. i wouldn t change a word. archie: so let s hear it again, huh? what did you mean by what god? michael: we just don t see any evidence of god, that s all. gloria: that s right daddy. archie: that s right daddy? well i knew we had a couple of pinkos in this house. but i didn t know we had atheists! john lithgow: i do remember seeing the opening episode and realizing, my god, the ground is shaking under me. michael: now, i m going to tell you something.