- 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
they know when it hits the bottom, it ll be 1990. good-bye to the 80s in 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. seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. 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 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 carto
no. everybody trying to get along. one problem with hiring women is that they re frail and breakable. is it possible you re thinking about light bulbs or your hip? hilarious. what do you say to that? whoa. ow! let s talk about earning a living. yeah. have you ever done it? no, but i could. ha! lucille ball with the chocolates, always funny. if one piece of candy gets past you and into the packing room unwrapped, you re fired. all the writers needed to say was lucy and a conveyor belt, you re good. some of the most memorable episodes of i love lucy are when she gets a job outside of the home, but it always unravels. you re doing splendidly. speed it up! when sitcoms started, they were family sitcoms. and for years, that s all there was. and then we move into the 1960s, we start to see more people working in an office than on a factory line. for the first time in the history of our nation, a majority of all workers are in white collar
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 war warfare. do you realize people up here that is not a show about nothing. [ laughter ] so to the left we have the bar. to the right we have the bathroom. we have bathrooms upstairs, down stairs, many, many bathrooms. i do still believe that s all the things going on in our current society in america, you can come from anywhere and end up anyplace you want. immigration. revenue. i ve been gutted. crazy. sick person. can you just but the american dream is not the reality for most americans. i ll tell you, boys, life is crazy. all of 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, it s crap. so when the sitcom makes its way to television, you already see that with the honeymoons. the honeymooners. what a