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Transcripts For CNN History of the Sitcom 20240706



you guys are working hard for once. the american workplace is our home in many ways. where s my sandwich? we all need a reason to get up in the morning. lutz made us do it! no, it was frank! the american office is iconic. how many people can i fire? uh, none you re picking a healthcare plan. okay, we ll table that for the time being. terrible bosses. you ve got spunk. well, yes. i hate spunk! and terrible work mates. are you kidding? do these not bend the [bleep] back? 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 lightbulbs or your hip? hilarious. what do you say to that? whoa! ow! what s so tough 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 need ....

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Transcripts For CNN History of the Sitcom 20240706



where s my sandwich! we all need a reason to get up in the morning. he made us do it! it was frank! the american office is iconic. how many people can i fire? none. you re picking a health care plan. okay. we ll table that for the time being. terrible bosses. you ve got spunk. well i hate spunk. terrible workmates. are you kidding? do these not bend the [ bleep ] back? 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 lov ....

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Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 04:45:00

In a newsroom, bob newhart wasn t a psychiatrist but gary had been a talk show host. see you tomorrow night. sleep well. remember, we ll all be sleeping at the same time. and i think he signaled that you could mine your life and make a show out of that. so what do i do now? just pretend like you re talking to me til we re off the air so it won t seem weird. the larry sanders show really gave hbo their voice, but that was on pay cable. on network television, we had spent 10 years doing these hangout shows, and eventually, everyone realized there s not going to be another friends. and so we kind of returned to this notion, they re hanging out because they work together. they don t have a choice. by the time you get to the 2000s, scrubs is a good example of that trend. my pitch was a broad, silly comedy ah [bleep] a brother finally can breathe. and you re inside of a young doctor s head. ....

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Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 09:45:00

Talking to me till we re off the air so it won t seem weird. okay. the larry sanders show really gave hbo their voice. but that was on pay cable. on network television, we d spent ten years doing these hangout shows. and eventually everyone realized, like, there s not going to be enough friends. and so we kind of returned to this notion they re hanging out because they work together, they don t have a choice. i can t do this all on my own by the time you get to the 2000s, scrubs is a good example of the trend. i m no superman my pitch was, a broad, silly comedy. oh, dance! a brother finally can breathe! and you re inside of a young doctor s head. death is always hanging around this hospital. boring! m.a.s.h. was obviously an influence on me, because i was drawn to comedy that somehow was still about something. ....

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