all right, we re celebrating the history of the sitcom with an all-new original series and we have another special mystery guest this morning from one of john s favorite shows. i mean, it s really everyone s favorite show, one of their favorite shows, i think. he has no idea who it is. let s get straight to the clues to see if he can guess. all right, this character, berman, is the smartest in their family and grade, but cannot move past the second grade. lisa simpson. are you kidding? hi, yardly smith. voice of lisa simpson. more times for us to ask you questions. well, there s only one person who hasn t moved past the second grade. that s a question i know the answer to. it s ream i nice to meet you. thank you so much for having me. that was really good, john. really, really good. look, not as good as having a steady job for like 32 straight years.
of the sitcom mentioned race and class is another place we re able to look at it and laugh at it when otherwise, we could be c would be crying. you see people come from nothing to this enormous wealth and they are fish out of water stories, which we all love but at the same time, they re commenting on what exists once you re able to move into a mansion, you still don t belong because of your background. that s something we all if we haven t come into a lot of money can identify with. so that lets us look at these ideas, look at these concepts and laugh at them and we re able to accept it in a way we wouldn t if it was a hard dramas making us depressed, really. you can laugh. the reversal of circumstances, either rich or poor people in different circumstances, what do these kinds of sitcoms tell us, though, about the similarities and the differences of people in these different classes? you know, it s a situation where we all can laugh at things
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south were. they all had pretty high ratings. cbs became known as the country broadcasting system. but in the late 60s, ratings and demographic tools improved significantly. networks are able to see the ages, the he indication level, what kind of jobs the people reviewing the shows have. so the more they could refine that, the more they wanted young, professional, wealthy people. joining entertainment weekly. great to see you. class divisions have been highlighted in sitcoms over the years from the beverly hill billies to schitts creek. why is that good for sitcoms? sitcoms are great for tackling all sorts of issues, you know, this series, history
your perspective is fantastic. appreciate your time. tune in. all-new episode of history of the sitcom airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific only on cnn. a sitcom star is being credited with helping rescue a woman in utah. minnie johns fainted and fell during a hike in the arches national park. when she came to, she was being helped by none other than madern family star julie bowen, her sister and guide. minnie is a diabetic and had low blood sugar. she broke her nose during the fall. they helped get minnie back on her feet. newfound friends snapped a few photos to remember their experience. it s a good story. sitcom star. thanks for joining me. i m phil mattingly. cnn newsroom continues right now with jim acosta.