Sitcoms - A Special Episode

In the fifties there were still tons of variety shows and quiz shows that kind of edge sitcoms out. The sixties, they were like lots of westerns. But part of the problem with it, too, is sitcoms didn't really speak to anybody's actual life. And in the seventies, the very early seventies, starting with all in the family, a sichom started to take on actual issues. It was more digestible and easy to think about and talk about with your friends than it would otherwisef you know, 60 minutes be shoving it down your throat.