can t change it. maybe we can t change it, james but we sure can t let it change us. good times was not only to show the problems but show the love of a minority family. [ applause ] we re staying in a used car lot of love. in 20 years we only turned out one clunker. the idea of white families seeing things on an episode of good times they could relate to their own experience is the power that cannot be duplicated with hours of conversation. it showed how sitcoms weren t afraid to discuss social issues that had formally been taboo. the single mother in that show was divorced. that was unusual for television. sure was different before the divorce when daddy was around. yeah, yeah, i know. you used to wrap him around your little finger.
done well with black sitcoms so the wb and upn at the time were coming on and they started to diversify and grow that audience. they are able to snatch up this audience that the other networks were really ignoring up until that point. so these shows kind of set the stage for the diversity in the family sitcom that can be seen on television today. welcome. i m rick. the length and depth of my bow expresses my deep appreciation. that s more of a japanese thing but thank you, rick. nts k? (naj) because as a fiduciary, it s our responsibility to always put clients first. (other money manager) so you do it because you have to? (naj) no, we do it because it s the right thing to do. we help clients enjoy a comfortable retirement. (other money manager) sounds like a big responsibility.
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common. there is ptsd with the mom and anxiety and depression. he called you a name, what did he say good-byer? he said build a wall. it allows audiences to have those conversations in your living room. in days in this openly racist world, i managed to never have an incident. you and your brother are different shades. if you put something in your show that s shocking and radical, the hope is in five years time it s going to become more normal. who even decides what latinex looks like? i look latinex. of course, you re beautiful. i always thought you look like anne hathaway. no, no, no. the future of the sitcom to me is present like one day at a time. telling stories you don t always see on television in funny, fresh and invigorating and if you look at the best family
her parents before had been widows so television begins to catch up with who we are. what are you doing, mom? i m circling the jobs for which it would appear i m qualified. i don t see any circles. exactly. i mean, it was the 70s. women were feeling empowered to have lives of their own and still have a family. darling, would you like to tell me what is going on between you and chuck? you re going to die. showing what a family goes through. showing what it s like to raise two daughters in a divorce. we ll make it. i promise. i love you. you grow up in families and we all share these experiences in one way or another. one day at a time, all in the family, good times , all these family sitcoms. they owned the top ten.