Dont touch that dial. Were 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. Theres a lot of things that we do that you couldnt 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. Theres 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, itll be 1990. Goodbye to the 80s in. All ten, nine. All eight. Eight eight eight oh, will this horrible year never end . When The 90s begin, were 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 senses was inspired by not necessarily a hatred of televis
They know when it hits the bottom, itll be 1990. Goodbye 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. Youre 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 youre My Hero the stuff they got away with because its a cartoon. The father strangling the child. Why you little we are going to k
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. Ive been gutted theyre taking our stuff but The American Dream is not the reality for most americans. Ill tell you boys, life is crazy. All these doors open up for you, except theyre not really doors. Theyre trap doors. The american sitcom is how we tell stories about class. Youre thinking, is this all i have to My Life . Not you kids. I love you kids. But the house. Come on, its 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 on until this layoff is over . Suppose it does last a
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. Ive been gutted theyre taking our stuff but The American Dream is not the reality for most americans. Ill tell you boys, life is crazy. All these doors open up for you, except theyre not really doors. Theyre trap doors. The american sitcom is how we tell stories about class. Youre thinking, is this all i have to My Life . Not you kids. I love you kids. But the house. Come on, its crap. So when the sitcom makes its way to television you already see that with The Honeymooners. The honeymooners what are we
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