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Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 10:12:15

Sitcom laughs have helped generations of Americans come to grips with their place in a supposed classless society. ....

War On Poverty In America , The Beverly Hillbillies , Story Bout A Man Named Jed , Family Fed ,

Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 10:14:00

Frustrated i was. they had that stupid old car that blew smoke and i m going, get a better car! oh, i m gonna cook up a rabbit stew, soon as jethro shoots me one or two. one episode involved granny mistaking a kangaroo for a giant jack rabbit. howdy, mr. jack rabbit. and she wanted to cook it. would you like to step into my kitchen? it is, to this day, the highest rated half-hour episode of television. middle america fell in love with the beverly hillbillies. it spawned another television series with cbs. da duh da da. da duh da da! green acres is the place to be farm living is the life for me you are my wife ....

Me One , Rabbit Stew , Granny Mistaking , Giant Jack Rabbit , Jack Rabbit , The Beverly Hillbillies , Television Series , Green Acres , Farm Living , Da Duh , Da Duh ,

Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 04:14:00

i couldn t believe how frustrated i was. they had that stupid old car that blew smoke and i m going, get a better car! oh, i m gonna cook up a rabbit stew, soon as jethro shoots me one or two. one episode involved granny mistaking a kangaroo for a giant jack rabbit. howdy, mr. jack rabbit. and she wanted to cook it. would you like to step into my kitchen? it is, to this day, the highest rated half-hour episode of television. middle america fell in love with the beverly hillbillies. it spawned another television series with cbs. da duh da da. da duh da da! green acres is the place to be. farm living is the life for me. you are my wife. ....

Rabbit Stew , Me One , Giant Jack Rabbit , Jack Rabbit , Granny Mistaking , The Beverly Hillbillies , Television Series , Green Acres , Farm Living , Da Duh , Da Duh ,

Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 04:12:00

And can automatically stop itself. (mom) is everyone ok? (kid) i m ok. (vo) your family is safer in a three-row subaru ascent. love. it s what makes subaru, subaru. this administration declares unconditional war on poverty in america. in the 1960s, you re seeing a lot of conflict between the north and the south, issues of economics between the rich and the poor. and you see television using a show like the beverly hillbillies to really comment on these things that are happening in society. come and listen to a story bout a man named jed. the poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed. i remember the opening sequence to that show. then one day he was shooting at some food, and up through the ground come a bubblin crude. ....

Subaru Ascent , Broadway Show , The Beverly Hillbillies , War On Poverty In America , Family Fed , Story Bout A Man Named Jed ,

Transcripts for CNN History of the Sitcom 20240604 04:13:00

the premise itself was so funny and smart. the first thing you know ol jed s a millionaire. kin folk said, jed, move away from there, said california is the place you wanna be. so they loaded up the truck and they moved to beverly. well, here we are. i hope you re going to like this place i picked out for you. like hitting the lottery, it s like that idea that we all kind of wish life would happen for us. uncle jed. guess what. there is a whole nother house up here. absolutely love the beverly hillbillies. the typical fish out of water. granny? when we s done washing, can i go swimin here in the cement pond? of course not. the beverly hillbillies is a commentary on upward mobility and the consumerism that comes with it. yes, sir, mr. drysdale, i finally took your advice and put some of my money into stock. these hillbillies, even though they might come across as lower class, they re happy with the way that they ve been living their lives. ....

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