And opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. Theres always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. This is more a celebration of culture, opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. Theres always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. What was cool. Listen to it. Oh [crowd cheering] they know when it hits the bottom, itll be 1990. Goodbye to the 80s in. All ten, nine. All eight. Eight eight eight oh, will this horrible year never end . When the 90s begin, were starting to see a lot of experimentation. [gunshots] all [quickly] seven, six, five, four, three, two, one [cheering] when the 90s gain, were starting to see a lot of experimentation. Five, four, three, two, one. And the simpsons 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 stupid. Doh i think the Sitcoms
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 five, four, three, two. - 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. [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
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they went berserk. [sexy jazzy music] - whoa, oh, ohh - i was sitting with a pad and a pencil, drawing pictures of breasts to try to show them what we would show and what we wouldn t show. [laughter] i have grown-ups sitting in a room, you know, doodling. then we started in on the language. - we heard some reporter called a lowlife asshole turd pimp with the brains of a flea and the balls of a moth. - the program premiered with an advertising boycott. all: channel 7, shame on you. - but it was such an immediate hit, that boycott lasted, oh, four weeks. - come on, line em up. - they could use the nudity and the curse words to go deeper into the actual emotional burden of being a cop. - i m an asshole. i m i m a i m an asshole, huh? - and it had this character andy sipowicz. he s a raging alcoholic, racist, sexist, violent. - hey! - he created the tv antihero.