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 are starting 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 sort of warm, safe humor. i love you guys. the kids, they listen to the rap music, which gives them the brain damage. and i think there was a real yearning for another type of humor. we were able to spoof fatherhood what a bad father. which at the time, and i stress at the time, was bill cosby as the shining example. did you ever know that you re my hero the stuff they got away with because it s a cartoon. the father stran
- 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
run, yasmine! run like the wind! ental music) - do you feel that there is not enough representation? because after the last incident, i had children bussed in. - when i think about the history of black television, i think about when black folks watch, we watch to zero in on us. - instead of making us celebrate your holidays, why don t you celebrate some of ours? what about tupac s birthday? - and when you have so little, it means everything. all of those shows, they all matter so much. - it feels like there s been more of an ebb and flow and an evolution. - it is so important for us to have true authenticity. - why we always the only black people here? - that s why representation matters, black stories told by black people. - i m trying to tell you something. - [man] we set the pace for sit comedy. - you hear that, elizabeth? i m coming to join ya, honey? - from sanford and son to the other black shows. - what is this? - loved the jeffersons. - monogrammed shirt, brand new
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Taken off me and i can now fight for america the way i want to. What shackles are talking about . [ laughter ] the only thing that ever shackled you was the 140 character limit on twitter. [ laughter ] and now and now youre going to fight for america . Hey, buddy, youre not rosa parks. [ laughter ] you know how i know . People liked what rosa parks said on the bus. Huge difference. Hillary clinton campaigned in florida today with al gore. Youre making al gore go back to florida . [ laughter ] thats so cruel. Thats like making joe frazier go back to manila. [ laughter ] donald trump told his supporters at a Campaign Event in pennsylvania last night, quote, how things have changed. Hes gone from make America Great again to certificate of participation. [ laughter and applause ] were all winners really. Were all winners. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in a new interview that she feels the recent athlete protest of the National Anthem are dumb and disrespectful. She feels that people sho