sitcoms. . class is fascinating to us as a culture. i never check my bags. i can t stand that baggage area. it s 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 bathroom s 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 they re not doors. they re trap doors. you re thinking is this all i have to my life? not you kids. i love you kids but the house is crap. you already se
the whole notion of outsider is a strand that goes through most sitcoms, i think. take tongue right out of my mouth. outsiders help us relate as an audience. are you some kind of nerd? not some kind of nerd, the king of nerds. they are seeing everything with fresh eyes. you rang. that dynamic is pretty awesome. it s special. that confidence really made people feel like they could be okay to be whoever they are. did i do that? and i think if i believe in who i am and own it, i can still be cool. hello! anybody in there? fly, be free. [ laughter ] the absolute essence of a successful sitcom is one word. and that is emotion. we abolished emotions a billion bleems ago. they took a vote and everyone said, everyone in favor. they have a great look for alien characters struggling with the same human dilemma we all struggle with. how do we behave like good human beings. yo, kate, where do you keep your casserole dishes? why? the cat won t fit in
here are getting cookies! mmm. that is not a show about nothing. oh, come inside. so, to the left we have the bar. to the right we have the bathroom. oh, we have bathrooms upstairs, downstairs. many, many bathrooms. i do still believe that for 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? revenue. i ve been gutted! they re taking our stuff! but the american dream is not the reality for most americans. i ll tell you boys, life is crazy. all these doors open up for you, except they re not really doors. they re trap doors. the american sitcom is how we tell stories about class. you re thinking, is this all i have to my life? not you kids. i love you kids. but the house. come on, it s crap. so when the sitcom makes its way to television, you already see that with the honeymooners. the honeymooners! what are we going to do? what are we going to live
social class in the united states, we would engage in class warfare. you realize that people up here are getting cookies! mmm. that is not a show about nothing. oh, come inside. so? to the left we have the bar. to the right we have the bathroom. oh, we have bathrooms upstairs, downstairs. many, many bathrooms. i do still believe that for 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? revenue. i ve been gutted! they re taking our stuff! but the american dream is not the reality for most americans. i ll tell you boys, life is crazy. all these doors open up for you, except they re not really doors. they re trap doors. the american sitcom is how we tell stories about class. you re thinking, is this all i have to my life? not you kids. i love you kids. but the house. come on, it s crap. so when the sitcom makes its way to television you already see that with
you know, our goal should be a society without classes! if we didn t laugh about social class in the united states, we would engage in class warfare. you realize that people up here are getting cookies! mmm. that is not a show about nothing. oh, come inside. so, to the left we have the bar. to the right we have the bathroom. oh, we have bathrooms upstairs, downstairs. many, many bathrooms. i do still believe that for 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? revenue. i ve been gutted! they re taking our stuff! but the american dream is not the reality for most americans. i ll tell you boys, life is crazy. all these doors open up for you, except they re not really doors. they re trap doors. the american sitcom is how we tell stories about class. you re thinking, is this all i have to my life? not you kids. i love you kids. but the house. come o