

History Of The Sitcom
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S1 E1 - A Family Matter
July 10, 202142minAmerican sitcoms have evolved to reflect the changing face of the fundamental social "situation" -- family.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buyS1 E2 - Sex and the Sitcom
July 10, 202142minAmericans' changing attitudes toward sex, women's rights and gender identity have been mapped out with remarkable clarity on the sitcom screen.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buyS1 E3 - Just Friends
July 17, 202142minBy the 1990s, sitcoms about friendship became the vital force driving the genre -- and in many ways, pop culture. But earlier shows set the stage for this trend.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buyS1 E4 - Working for Laughs
July 24, 202142minSitcoms evolved in endlessly humorous ways as Americans' relationship with their jobs changed -- especially as women broke through countless workplace barriers.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buyS1 E5 - Facing Race
July 31, 202142minPioneering sitcom creators and stars have opened viewers' minds to the problems of racial injustice and representation -- but it has been a long, hard road.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buyS1 E6 - Movin' on Up
August 7, 202142minThe American Dream of social mobility is so often beyond reach that sitcoms have used humor to help audiences find laughter in the struggles of getting ahead.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buyS1 E7 - Freaks, Geeks and Outsiders
August 14, 202142minSitcom characters who are outsiders -- such as aliens, witches, nerds or teens -- have given viewers permission to laugh at their own foibles in relatable ways.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buyS1 E8 - Escaping Reality
August 21, 202142minAs antidotes to fear in a fast-changing world, what sitcoms offer an escape from -- and what visions they escape to -- reveal insights into the American psyche.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $16.99/month thereafter, or buy
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- Nudity violence substance use alcohol use smoking foul language sexual content
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Directors
- Marshall Jay Kaplan
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- discovery plus Adventure & Documentaries
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