that you couldn t have on network television. - people are really trying to do something adventurous. [both gasp] all: channel 7, shame on you. - this is more a celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. - there s always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. - [laughs] that was cool. [dramatic music] - listen to it. oh! [crowd cheering] they know when it hits the bottom, it ll be 1990. good-bye to the 80s in. all: ten, nine. all: eight. eight! eight! eight! - oh, will this horrible year never end? - when the 90s begin, we re starting to see a lot of experimentation. [gunshots] all: [quickly] seven, six, five, four, three, two, one! [cheering] - and the simpsons, i think, in some senses was inspired by not necessarily a hatred of television but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. - tv respects me. it laughs with me, not at me. - [laughing] you stupid - d oh! -
don t touch that dial. we re about to flip it for you. in 5, 4, 3, 2. tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. there s a lot of things that we do that you couldn t have on network television. people are really trying to do something adventurous. channel 7, shame on you! this is more a celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. there s always something on television and some of it may be better than we deserve. ha ha ha. that was cool. listen to it. ugh. they know when it hits the bottom, it ll be 1990. goodbye to the 80s in 10, 9. 8, 8, 8, 8. oh, will this horrible year never end? when the 90s begin, we re starting to see a lot of experimentation. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! hooray! and the simpsons, i think in some senses was inspired by, uh, not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to
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we do that you couldn t have on network television. people are really trying to do something adventurous. channel 7, shame on you! this is more celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. there is always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. that was cool. [ cheers and applause ] listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. ten, nine, eight eight, eight, eight! oh, will this horrible year never end? when the 90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. and the simpsons i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. you re stupid. doh! i think the sitcoms of the 80s were such a warm, safe, humor. i love you guys. you see? the kids, they listen to the rap music
it s cause we re thinking about it. sexuality has come a long way in sitcom history. can you donate a penis to a person who s transitioning? laughter a great way to deal with a tricky world. sitcoms talk about sex. my underwear. and about relationships. i m breaking up with him tonight. these shows change the way we think about sexuality. you re talking about gay rights, you re talking about women s rights. gender diversity. dismantling the patriarchy. i have to get married or move. but if you can make them laugh then maybe we ll watch it again. anything and everything let s get our sex talk on. oh, mom covered it pretty good. maybe about the birds and the bees but i m here to keep it 100. sitcoms are a great place to talk about taboo awkward subjects like sex because it s disarming and people just want to laugh. i want to go home to my own room to sleep-in my own bed. i don t want another beer. would you like another beer? oh, yeah.