Sitcoms. Class is fascinating to us as a culture. I never check my bags. I cant stand that baggage area. Its good to half ate it to get it all out on the table. You need to go to your seat. We should be a society without classes. We would engage in class warfare. Do you realize the people up here are getting cooking . Hmm. That is not a show about nothing. Toe the left we have the bar. To the right we have the bathroom. The bathrooms upstairs, downstairs, many, many bathrooms. All the things going on in our current society in america, you can come from anywhere and end up any place you want. [ doorbell ] immigration . Who ever knew . The sixth person you are stuck but American Dream is not the reality for most americans. I tell you boys, life is crazy. These doors open up for you except theyre not doors. Theyre trap doors. Youre thinking is this all i have to My Life . Not you kids. I love you kids but the house is crap. You already see that with the honeymooners. The money mooners. What are we going to do, what are we going to live on before the layoff is over . Suppose it does last a month . Well have to cut down. Cut out on this violin. You dont know how to handle money. Of course i dont. I never had any practice. These were lower Middle Class people that could do regular things but didnt have a lot of money. In the 1950s you had a major push to move out to suburb ya. And consumerism. You have all these perfect familiar Hi Sitcoms with housewives in it and new nice gadgets in the kitchen. With you the honeymooners lived in a little flat. People were worried they couldnt afford curtains. They kept sending curtains to the sound stage. He was always working on the quick rick quick scheme. When Ralph Cram deny learns how to golf, he is hoping to asend his Social Class position. Plant your feet firmly on the ground and address the ball. So. What do they mean by address the ball . Hello, ball. People are struggling and they see an underdog, youre rooting for that guy. Whos our next guest . Mr. Ralph cram deny. Its so potent. I intent to forge ahead to the 99,000. I will go on n a Game Show and ill have some breathing room. Who is the composer of swanny river. I felt so bad when he would set up some scheme and it was abt to fall apart. The correct answer is Stephen Foster but thanks so much. Time to do everything possible, only to be torn down to his basic traility. You want to go to the hoop . Do you want to go to the moon . Really . Youre going to hit him. Let the husband whos trying to rage and abuse his wife. He was Border Line abusive. He was not afraid of him. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So youre going to clearly buffeted by things but always held up by the love he had for this woman. I dont even mind growing old as long as you and i grow old together. That was an american experience that A Hundred Million people could identify with. Baby, youre the greatest. We like to think of ourselves as a classless society. In Post War America that was more true than ever but at the same time there are all these little tells. Theres your job, what kind of house you live in, what kind of clothes you wear. What kind of car you drive. Hey. Hi. But one of the biggest tells for class was actually a southern accent. Help yourself. Water in theres free. We do charm for gas, though. That north south became the situation for all these sitcoms. The whistled theme coupled with the bucolic image of Andy And Opie makes you think of small town americana. Anybody want lunch . Oh, yeah, boy. That was a whole new camp. The Comfort Food Aspect of sitcoms. You like pickles, dont you . Oh, sure. Who dont . Andy griffeth was a small town sheriff. Didnt have a hot of money. They were kind of like search. Going into the competition after all. Yes, im going to enter these pickles. These . These. That was like a fantasy of a world and an america in which Race And Class just kind of dent exist. Yes, ms. Clara bell. It was probably the whitest show on television. I mean, there are no black people in mayberry, if they are, theyre passing through and if you blink, you missed them. Youre ok, pa, they all flew off ok. Questions i did a good job, huh, pa . You sure did. It rated higher in the Roussel Parts of the country. The main processor Sheldon Lenard said you can take New York, you can take l. A. , give me the corn belt. This Blue Collar versus white Collar Class Divide was the critical reception that it received. The Dick Van Dyke Show Theyre wearing suits, live in the big city. Got tons of nominations but the other Show T got none. That right there shows you the Class Divide many america. 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Granny, can i go swimming be the Cement Pond . The Beverley Hillbillies is a commentary on upward mobility and the consumerism that comes with it. I finally took your advice and put some of my money in stock. The hillbillies, even though they might come across as lower class, theyre happy with the way theyve been living their lives. I cant believe how frustrated. The stupid car. Im going get a better car. Im gonna took up a rabbit stew. One episode involved Granny Mistaking a kangaroo for a giant jack racquet. Hello, mr. Jack racquet. She wanted to cook it. To the this day the highest rated Halfhour Episode of television. Middle america fell in love with the Beverley Hillbillies. It spawned another Television Series at cbs. Green acres is the place to be gr Green Acres we are there. Absurd and ridiculous. Look at that floor. Thats solid oak Green Acres was about a man and a woman living on fifth avenue and he decides hes going to be a farmer. Theres somebody here to see you from the state department. Ill be right down. Darling. He would have waited. You should have used the ladder. Green acres, the kind of Show America loves and cbs thinks well, we can do more of these rural characters. Yeah. The petty coat junction. Means some really really silly stuff. Heehaw heehaw. The Characters Rr Caricatures of rural people. It game very hokey. You look at people sitting in their high Rice Offices in New York showing the north what they thought the people in the south were. They all had pretty high ratings and cbs became known as the country broadcasting system. In the Signatures Rating and demographic tools improved significantly. Networks are able to see the ages, the education level, what kinds of jobs the people who are veeing the shows have. The more they could define that, the more they wanted young, professional wealthy people. In 1970, cbs begins what is both Affection Aitly and derog actively known as the royal personal. It cancelled all the shows that had huge ratings on cbs. And Norman Leadersher arrive take their place. He lost his job today. Oh, there goes the old ball game. All in the family was able to deal with some stuff that was going on in contemporary society through the lens of comedy. When the going gets tough, thats when the tough gets going, and thats me, the tough, right. Yeah, right. So whats the problem . What are you going to do, daddy . Well, thats the problem. Its a primary driver of story telling in america life. This is an eviction notice. Aint nothing to worry about, mom. What are you talk about . Theyre going to throw us out today. We have a recession. The Working Class now more than ever before are facing the crunch of economic anxiety. You worked all night and all they paid you was 6. Upping uh. They paid me a lot more but after they got finished with the federal with holding, the state with holding, the unememployment compensation, you know if i worked working for them a knew more hours, Id End up owing them 10. He was willing to do what it took to put food on the table and make the rent. Things fan to shift with the jeffersons. Moving on up to the East Side Jeffersons was groundbreaking. Successful black man. It was an explosive thing for Norman Leer to say wake up. Now this. To both yall in here . Uhhuh. Some place, isnt it . Yeah. I didnt know the juchlgs had a couple. Couple of what . A made and a butler. We are talking people who are living above their station. Hold it, diane. We are the jeffersons. You right, louise, hes a great joker. Hes not joking, diane. Really aside from wardrobe and the populations they live, they were still black, because no matter how much money you have, no matter where you live, blackness is its open class. 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I think the 70s is a Reality Check on whether or not the American Dream is available to american women. Snebd early to rise come on, well be late for school. Figure this. 15 of nothing is nothing. Until alice, there hadnt been a single mother in a low income job. Now, i know this is asking a lot but i need 10 Bucks a week extra to pay for tommys prays. You know my refrigerators on the blink and i got to come up with 800 to replace it. The refrigerator comes first. The diner close down, youll be out of food. If you dont have food, Tommy Wont Need teeth, anyway. He wants to hire a guy as a waiter. Medical is paying him 2. 50 an hour. We only get 2. 35. Dont we . That makes me good and damn mad. Alice wanted to be the leader. We work here. We do the same work. Oh, dont give me that womens lib junk. Junk. Well, in that case you can run it without me Up And Down Flo and vera, because we quit. He tried to run the diner without us. Im going to barneys Burger Barn and get some decent service. What about hes eggs . And it wasnt possible. On bauf of alice, vera and myself, Kiss My Grits when i was invited to speak for the votes that were being taken to pass the equal Rights Amendment, i thought how do i do this. It occurred to me to wear the alice uniform. They knew her and they were her. I hope that all the alices who work unprotected will carry the message to their bosses that we want and we have earned our economic rights. In the seventh you could talk about the Womens Movement but in the 80s, youve got reagan. Government is not the solution to the problem. Government is the problem. A tag is a terrible hairy liberal monster. Who only think they can stop the terrible Tax Monster is a republican. America was taking a conservative turn in a big way. Networks were chasing that kind of high gloss aspirational fantasy. Its reflected in something like a fresh prince of bel air. Yo. This place is huge, man. Next time i go to my room, im going to take some breadcrumbs. Kids thrown into wealth. Its great for comedy and con conflict. Straighten out among some good oldfashioned values. Dad, i need 300. The 80s were associated with chest and with wealth. But roseanne would up end the Fantasy Vision of upper Middle Class life. My serial at home is the name grand. This is just the name brand box. Ive be refilling it with the cheap stuff. Since 1985. One of the things that is extraordinary about roseanne is that many many ways it mirrors the honeymooners. Its a simple show. Main set is the kitchen. Its somewhat gritty and somewhat dark. It has extraordinary acting. Stop picking at me. We always make little jokes, thats who we get hooping so well the rose Aep Show was about a close knit Family Set in lanford, illinois. Are you ever sorry we got married . Every second of My Life. Juggling three growing kids, juggling jobs. You little ladies enjoying your lunch . Well, the veal the tres bien and how is your Swort Force . The caviar stinks. Fashion was still nufl northern american life. Phone bill. Roseanne was reflective of the average american family. It was masterfully done. Thoughts . What system . You pay the one marked final it is and throw the rest away. She wasnt educated. She couldnt fit in. I think an episode where roseanne got a new job. Its the Tapping Rebound three can do anything. Maybe it can teach me how to use a computer. You mean you never worked on a computer at roman . I worked on my feet at wellman. She had to go back to being a waitress. Its a sad look. Other roseannes of the world are left behind. You know it and i know it. It hurts. Hurts real bad. Because of whats gone on with roseanne recently, i think people tend to forget she changed the idea of what a woman could be on television. What a mom could be on television, what a wife could be on television. She changed that. Hey. What . You have a job. And fine Castor Oil strengthens Hairs Length and helps seal split ends. 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Because Social Class is a part of identity, its a way that sitcoms can reach the broadest audience. Martin crane. Oh, in here. Wait a minute. It was about a father who had been alienated from his sons because they were so up like him. Wheres the tv . Its in the credenza. It was great for social kmep teary. This is the gourmet who dumped it down the disposal. It was covered with mold it was supposed to be. Id like a Filet Mignon lean. Not so lean that he would ask the question how did these two sons come from a Cop Atlantic that. You had Martin And Daphne at one Level And Frazier and niles at this sort of rarified area. It was daphnes job to kind of burst their pompous balloon. You think im pretentious . Youd teach a word if i gave it a french name. Its focused On Niles and frazier trying to get into this or that club. Youre not allowed in there. Please remain in the relax dproto. Im determined to see where they think i dont belong. They always find out that there was one better or you open another door and theres a better room. Take me with you. Healing warmth and life. It must be a magnificent solar yum. Its the dream about wanting more than you have no matter where you are. Its beautiful, its beautiful. Yes. This is where we long i think the reason people responded to frazier is he is pompous but hes recognizable. They see in him a fie who scares. Lets see some smiles, people. Its a party, not a shareholders meeting. Prepare to be boarded, prepare to be boarded. In the early 2000s in the wake of 9 11 we see a Stock Market Crash and a rise in Pun Employment that really has us all thinking about Income Inequality in a way we hadnt in a long time. Delowers, will to me. Arrested development, we juchld to something a little darker. There was a lot that i wanted to explore about entitlement, power, the from jillity of the 1 . Lindsey, you have to cut back on everything. Suddenly they have nothing but they go on pretending that they do. Now i dont have a car or a jet . Why dont we take an ad out in im poor magazine. The rich kid never entirely become unrich. They always have a line to some money. Theres 250,000 lining the walls of the Banana Stand. What . Cash, michael. Another setback for the family as their frozen what Naanee Stand Burns to the ground. The idea was if you could make it seem realistic enough, then you could carry the audience with you. Why didnt you tell me that . Theres always money in the Banana Stand no touching, no touching. No Touching Arrest Development began to make fun. Sort of expose them for everyone to see. That Coat Cost more than your house. Oh, thats how we joke. She doesnt even have a house. A lot of wealthy people have gotten their positions by stepping on Working Class people. We cant afford to live lavishly anymore. Its lumpy. Then chew it. We see that leapted in Sit Comets like Foxs Malcolm in the middle. Weve had to economize before. Remember last year we were saving up to disneyland. Were going to disneyland . No. Its like that but this time were trying to keep the house. Its about trying to give your kids a good life even if youre not sure you can pay for it. Malcolm is a genius. He does not want to be. Malcolm may not look different but he is, very different. In his brain. Despite all the crazy going on in the house, Malcolm Living Up To his potential was one of the greatest things his family had. I got accepted into harvard. I dont know how i can accept it but ive got to get in. Its 2,000 miles away from my mom. The fellowship, 200. Thooefing harvard bastards. That kid coming from that situation gets into the Ivy Leave is Beyond A Dream Come True but hes working as a janitor to work his way through the school. Ive already got three shift in the Car Tear ya. He tries to set off a stink bomb. Instead it goes off in the car. What is that oh oh this isnt appropriate. 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In 30 Rock Jack Donahue this cooperate goon basically is so rich that he doesnt understand how regular people live. I wish this event were tonight. Its not tonight . When is it . February. Hes in the 1 and liz is solidly Middle Class. Why are you wearing a tux . Its after 6 00. What . Am up a farmer . Hes mugged. My assailant was a middle Age Whiteman barkering Button Down Shirt and dockers. That theyd rise up and take back whats theirs. The attack was a wakeup calm. The rich need to defend themselves. The Tracy Jordan character is super rich character whos made millions and millions of dollars off movies. You grab me some lunch. What can i get for you . I want nachos. Yes, sir. From yankee stadium. Yes, sir. Its about the utter good divide between the super rich and the rest of america. Especially in an era of really intense economic inequality, class is the great invisible force in both american culture and in the american sitcom. How you decide what you do for a living . I ally for a bunch of jobs and took every one that hired me. What did you decide . I decided to get a job. America likes to loef that the poorest person born into the most abject poverty with enough gumption become the richest person in america. Hey, everybody. Americas a land of opportunity. I stand before you have and stop. You know, the idea that you can pull yourself up by your Poot Straps and yet as we know, not everyone is able to achieve the American Dream. By saying that merg is the land of opportunity, you are implying that everybody has the same opportunities. Im not implying it. Im saying it. Thats what ive always done in my comedy. I want to say in as few words as possible something that means a lot to me. Fine. Its your story but its not true for everyone. I think that a sitcom is one of the best places to explore those difficult conversations revolving around class in an honest way. Its the greatest tool in the history of humanity to create empathy. Its always funny. In philly explores the state of the American Dream in a little bit of a different way in that these characters, they really believe of they are worthy of and entitled to so much more but dont want to well fare. They dont give it to any jackass that walks in. Your bicycle hell melt. Its about four friends who Run A Shitty bar in philadelphia and they are two of the worst Human Beings youve witnessed. Im a recovered crack head. This is my retarded sister that i take care of. Id like some welfare, please. Maybe its not all its cracked up to be. Can i help you . Yeah. Two. Checking in for the pool. Check us in. White trash. Theres a Heat Wave and a gang tries to get into a country club. Im sorry to tell you that members is currently at capacity. Were in the middle of a terrible Heat Wave and you happen to be at capacity for us. When they cant they behave like absolute dejen rats. Were out of here. Lets go. Oh, sorry. That go to their old childhood pool. There she is. This is what were thank youing about. But it was drained and empty. I say we fix up this pool. And then we cant get out of the pool. Shit. You stuck in here . I think were stuck. Help we thought it would be interesting from a Metaphor Cal Standpoint to suggest that maybe, just maybe, there are people out there who dont even have boot straps. Hey, you Guys Order Pizza . You toss down that hose and pull us up. Every time they try or as many times as they put the ladder up, the ladder falls down. You ready, bro . Oh, man. [ bleep ], dude. Goddamn it. Ll five layers. Raise the jar to the best gelato. Youve ever tasted. Talenti. Raise the jar. Door Closes Door Closes excited Laughter Ahhh Ohhhh Fridge Closing Crowd Noises cheering laughter the lasting Cologne Scent of old Spice Dynasty helps get you off your couch. And into the drivers seat. Energy is everywhere. Even in a little seedling. Which, when turned into fuel, can help power a plane. 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One of the reasons i think that the connors works in like the 2010s is because Income Disparity is an even bigger deal now than it was in the 1990s. I am completely financially unprepared to have a baby. Im screwed. The connors themselves are still dealing with the same issues of a blue Collar Family living Smack Dab inside the American Dream. Look how much money youre saving by not drinking while youre pregnant. Whats that . Theyre not cognizant of it, and i think people can appreciate that these characters are being honest about what theyre going through. This is ridiculous. These people are just trying to have a better life. He was here illegally, darling. So you dont have a problem with whats happening . I have a big problem. I like the guy. My daughter is about to have his baby, and he may be getting dragged out of the country. You think i want that . In the 2010s, sitcoms became increasingly aware of all of the horrible inequalities that our society was built atop. Its emilio, right . I will find a way back to you and our baby after a short time in chihuahua the city, not the dog. And some of these shows have gotten back to the day of Race And Class and the ways that all of these issues intersect. Its Friday Night Family Dinner time. Come on, lets go. This meat was heavily discounted, so i need to cook it before it turns. You start to see the Workingclass Sitcom reemerge in something like one day at a time or the upshaws because a big chunk of america lives below the poverty line. Ive got to be there for my kids. My dad was no good, so it made me do some messed up stuff back in the day. Back in the day . You did some this morning. People arent bad necessarily because they dont make a certain income. The last o. G. Deals with Class And Race through the lens of this person who was incarcerated. And is now back in this gentrified neighborhood. Damn. Poppys is gone, too. The last o. G. Is in brooklyn. Thats where im born and raised. Got a little [ bleep ] sling in me. Chasing that paper. I used to be just like yall. Tracy is Blue Collar, old school, but all the things that he considered normal are now completely different. Sorry to interrupt. Were just waiting for our friend. Lets go to brunch, bitches what happened to Brook Listen . Brooklyn the struggle is real, and thats what these shows show. Every Fool Ass Comedian come through that door think theyre Laurence Fishburne in the hood. Then they find outside the hood is gone. We got to do the ground work. We got to help one another. Johnny rhodes. Roland schitt. Youre the mayor were supposed to meet. Thats right. If youre looking for an ass to kiss, its mine. The premise is a wealthy family that lost everything. The only asset we have is this town my Dads Character bought as a joke for my birthday. Excuse me. I dont think my sheets have been cleaned. They smell like cigarettes. No, thats just the way they sell. The concept of class is simmering under the surface of every show. On our way here, we drove through a town not a word of a lie called schittsville. In an episode where a couple from Johnny And Moiras past meet them for dinner, they run into roland and jocelyn. What do you do, roland . Something in agriculture by the looks of it . You then start to see the judgment that upper class has on lower class. Roland is actually the mayor of our town. Oh. Not schittsville, i hope . What do you even call someone from schittsville . A shitter . Okay. You know what . And that sparked a change in johnny rose. We are not going to side with our wealthy friends. You wrote us off, don. Not a phone call. Not a nickel. Roland and jocelyn here could not have been more generous with what little they have. Were going to stick up for the town we live in and own our circumstance. And that town you passed through, its not calls schittsville. Its called schitts creek, and its where we live. Over time it ends up being a really optimistic comedy about class because it acknowledges that class doesnt have to be a permanent divide. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Okay. This is not okay. What are you guys doing here . Tonight we are dancing as a family. What is happening . We never wanted the town to be the butt of the joke. In fact, thats why we made this town so accepting. The town is the goal. Its the family that had a lot to learn. I suppose to the outsider, we might seem a little unorthodox but what does this Outsider Know . Ho