couldn't do on a sitcom. the humor was more daring and it was political. >> you still have 50 seconds left. >> let me just sum up, on track. stay the course. 1,000 points. stay the course. >> >> i can't believe i'm losing to this guy. >> oh, i'll get it. >> people were taking the old principles of comedy and trying to turn them into something new. we spent years and years watching sitcoms and talk shows and we knew that if somebody played on that we got it. >> the show was aware of the fact that it was a situation comedy. it highlighted the cliches in