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Reminisce about the television you grew up watching and explore how sitcoms have helped generations of Americans navigate an ever-shifting cultural landscape.
IMDb 7,2/1020211 temporada
DocumentáriosHistóricoNostálgico
DocumentáriosHistóricoNostálgico
IMDb 7,2/1020211 temporada
8 episódios
  • 1. A Family Matter

    1. A Family Matter

    American sitcoms have evolved to reflect the changing face of the fundamental social "situation" -- family.
    American sitcoms have evolved to reflect the changing face of the fundamental social "situation" -- family.
    16+
    42 min
    10 de jul. de 2021
  • 2. Sex & the Sitcom

    2. Sex & the Sitcom

    Americans' changing attitudes toward sex, women's rights and gender identity have been mapped out with remarkable clarity on the sitcom screen.
    Americans' changing attitudes toward sex, women's rights and gender identity have been mapped out with remarkable clarity on the sitcom screen.
    16+
    42 min
    10 de jul. de 2021
  • 3. Just Friends

    3. Just Friends

    By 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.
    By 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.
    16+
    42 min
    17 de jul. de 2021
  • 4. Working for Laughs

    4. Working for Laughs

    Sitcoms evolved in endlessly humorous ways as Americans' relationship with their jobs changed -- especially as women broke through countless workplace barriers.
    Sitcoms evolved in endlessly humorous ways as Americans' relationship with their jobs changed -- especially as women broke through countless workplace barriers.
    16+
    42 min
    24 de jul. de 2021
  • 5. Facing Race

    5. Facing Race

    Pioneering sitcom creators and stars have opened viewers' minds to the problems of racial injustice and representation -- but it has been a long, hard road.
    Pioneering sitcom creators and stars have opened viewers' minds to the problems of racial injustice and representation -- but it has been a long, hard road.
    16+
    42 min
    31 de jul. de 2021
  • 6. Movin' on Up

    6. Movin' on Up

    The 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.
    The 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.
    16+
    42 min
    7 de ago. de 2021
  • 7. Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders

    7. Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders

    Sitcom characters who are outsiders -- such as aliens, witches, nerds or teens -- have given viewers permission to laugh at their own foibles in relatable ways.
    Sitcom characters who are outsiders -- such as aliens, witches, nerds or teens -- have given viewers permission to laugh at their own foibles in relatable ways.
    16+
    42 min
    14 de ago. de 2021
  • 8. Escaping Reality

    8. Escaping Reality

    As 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.
    As 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.
    16+
    42 min
    21 de ago. de 2021
  • History of the Sitcom
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    Reminisce about the television you grew up watching and explore how sitcoms have helped generations of Americans navigate an ever-shifting cultural landscape.
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