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Get ready to laugh as we take a hilarious stroll through two and a half decades of the best sitcoms that shaped the 21st century! From awkward encounters and quirky families to sharp satire and groundbreaking comedy, we celebrate the shows that kept us entertained year after year. Join us as we explore the memorable characters, iconic moments, and unique styles that defined modern sitcoms and continue to influence comedy today!
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00:00I just want to take a moment to talk about my friends.
00:05You know what, why don't you guys actually come out here?
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're making our way through early 21st-century comedies,
00:12picking the best that premiered each year. And just an FYI, we are using the term
00:17sitcom a bit loosely here.
00:19MVP! MVP! MVP!
00:23Left leg!
00:24Okay.
00:24Right leg!
00:25Not as good!
00:26Yes!
00:26Okay, thank you, Ted.
00:282000. Curb Your Enthusiasm.
00:32Debuting at the turn of the 21st century,
00:34this comedy gave us 12 hilarious seasons over nearly 25 years.
00:39Smile!
00:42Hey, mind your own business! How about that?
00:44Coming off the mega-success of Seinfeld, creator Larry David wanted people to curb their enthusiasm
00:50and lower their expectations for his next project.
00:53I'm trying to elevate small talk to medium talk.
00:56But any worries of being stuck in the shadow of the greatest show about nothing were premature,
01:01as Curb has created its own shadow and has stood on its own for over 20 years now.
01:07Following the small, awkward, and or seemingly mundane moments and situations of everyday life,
01:12it's found success thanks to David, as well as several people in his life,
01:16playing fictionalized versions of themselves,
01:19all while liberally using improv that's captured in a style that's akin to cinema verite.
01:24Yeah, I'm a little confused.
01:25What are you confused about?
01:26Last night's very regimented, okay? And tonight's like a free-for-all, is that it?
01:302001.
01:31Scrubs.
01:32Fast talking, daydreams, a girl named Elliot, and a stuffed dog named Rowdy.
01:36Jeez!
01:39Rowdy, no.
01:40Scrubs was one of the most original and funniest shows of the decade.
01:44And it also brought us one of the greatest sitcom friendships between J.D. and his brown bear.
01:49Guy love, that's all it is. Guy love, he's mine, I'm his.
01:56The medical field had been, and still is, a profession explored constantly in TV dramas,
02:02but had never been taken on in the comedy form as well as Scrubs did since maybe M.A.S.H.
02:07Scrubs could just as easily make you cry tears of sadness as ones of laughter.
02:12And who's to say this isn't what happens?
02:15Who can tell me that my fantasies won't come true?
02:17Just this once.
02:202002.
02:228 Simple Rules
02:238 Simple Rules had two very different lives. The show premiered in 2002 as 8 Simple Rules
02:30for Dating My Teenage Daughter, and focused on a dad and, as stated in the title,
02:34his strict rules around his daughters and dating.
02:37You have other girlfriends, Kyle, and that's fine with me.
02:40Sweet.
02:41As long as it's okay with my daughter. Otherwise,
02:43you will continue to date her and no one but her until she is finished with you,
02:47because if you make her cry, I will make you cry.
02:51And while the show, led by the great John Ritter, showed promise,
02:55Ritter's sad and sudden death during the production of season 2 changed everything.
02:59You know, he would say anything. He didn't care how silly he was.
03:03He just wanted to make us laugh.
03:07I'm really gonna miss that.
03:08Along with the name change came the death of Ritter's character,
03:11as well as the introduction of new characters.
03:14While it was the best sitcom to premiere in 2002, by its third and final season,
03:19which aired between 2004 and 2005, it had become a shell of its original self,
03:24having dropped from 42nd to 94th in the ratings.
03:28Oh, my God.
03:30The music just got real dramatic when you said that.
03:332003. Arrested Development
03:36This might be the first show on our list about a rich family that loses its fortune,
03:41but it will not be the last.
03:42But I guess it's all the same principles.
03:45Let me ask you, are you at all concerned about an uprising?
03:47Given how smart and funny the sitcom is,
03:50and how influential it was on some of the great comedies that came after it,
03:53it's still shocking how poor the ratings were for its entire three-season run on Fox.
03:59The Bluths averaged just 6.2 million viewers in the first season,
04:03making it the 120th most popular show that year,
04:07and the ratings kept going down for the next two seasons.
04:10Though critics continued to adore it.
04:13All right, let's see some smiles, people.
04:15It's a party, not a shareholders' meeting.
04:18Luckily, thanks to a rabid cult following and Netflix,
04:21we got two more seasons of this brilliant show,
04:24half a decade after it originally went off the air.
04:27Look at you, milking this for every moment.
04:30Isn't this classic, Michael?
04:31We make fun of them all the time.
04:332004. Drake & Josh
04:36Nickelodeon does not get enough credit for its strong run of teen-centric comedies
04:40that began back in the 90s.
04:42Even with hits like All That and Zoey 101, Drake & Josh stands out as one of the network's best.
04:48It might not be the most exciting job in the world,
04:50but at least it'll earn us enough money to get Mom and Dad some new furniture.
04:53Starring in the titular roles were Drake Bell and Josh Peck,
04:56already established actors at Nickelodeon after appearing on The Amanda Show.
05:00Their own series was a classic, odd-couple-style comedy.
05:03It's not that I have anything against Josh.
05:05I really don't know Drake all that well.
05:08But he seems kinda…
05:10Okay.
05:10Unusual.
05:11As two stepbrothers learning to live together,
05:14their clashing personalities provided endless opportunities for hilarity.
05:18Don't believe us? Just look at the track record.
05:21The show ran for four seasons, and they also made three TV movies,
05:25which set viewership records.
05:27I think you're about to have yourself a number one hit.
05:332005.
05:35It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
05:37How I Met Your Mother put an innovative spin on the traditional sitcom,
05:40while The Office set the gold standard for mockumentaries.
05:43Yet, few sitcoms have endured over the past two decades,
05:46like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
05:48Charlie, who's playing the troll guy?
05:50You're gonna play the troll guy.
05:51I'm the troll guy?
05:52Who else would be the troll?
05:53Oh, I like that.
05:54All right, good.
05:55Can I do it naked?
05:56Absolutely not.
05:57What started as a few friends putting on a scrappy production
06:00raised its profile with the introduction of Danny DeVito in Season 2.
06:04It's since gone on to become the longest-running live-action sitcom
06:08in the history of American television.
06:10Tell me I'm good.
06:11Tell me I'm good.
06:12Tell me that was good.
06:13Tell me.
06:13I'm good.
06:13Tell me I'm good.
06:14Tell me I'm good.
06:15Tell me I'm good.
06:16Tell me I'm good.
06:17Tell me I'm good.
06:17Tell me I'm good.
06:18Tell me I'm good.
06:21Following Seinfeld's no-hugging, no-learning policy, the gang makes Jerry's friends look
06:26like saints by comparison.
06:27Even when the gang thinks they're making the world a better place, all they leave behind
06:31is a trail of destruction, ruined lives, and, of course, laughter.
06:35Why is someone trying to ruin my life?
06:39I didn't do anything to anybody, man!
06:41I love that car!
06:42That's, uh, that's not Bruce, is it?
06:46No.
06:482006 — 30 Rock
06:50If we were basing our list on ratings, 30 Rock would definitely not be on here.
06:56This show is our chance to break the shackles, cause the white dudes wanna see us faint.
07:00Despite all the awards and critical praise, the series struggled in the ratings throughout
07:05its entire run.
07:06But NBC kept renewing it every year for seven seasons.
07:11That's how good it was.
07:12What's up, America?
07:14I'm coming into your house now!
07:17The satirical sitcom is like a machine gun of comedy with more jokes per minute than any
07:21other show out there — except for maybe Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, another Tina Fey-created series.
07:28Based on Fey's real lifetime as an SNL head writer, 30 Rock was nominated for 103 primetime Emmys,
07:36won 16, and the Writers Guild of America West called it the 21st best-written television series
07:42of all time.
07:43Good God!
07:44What?
07:45You won!
07:46I did?
07:47You got everything you wanted.
07:482007 — The Big Bang Theory
07:51Our universe might have started with a Big Bang, but the show named after the scientific theory started
07:56in 2007 with the, quote,
07:58reneging on a proffer of sperm.
08:01And it ended with a total of 12 seasons and a Nobel Prize.
08:05I have been encouraged, sustained, inspired,
08:10and tolerated, not only by my wife, but by the greatest group of friends anyone ever had.
08:19In between, it gave us bazingas, soft kitties, and made us care way more than you would think
08:24is possible about fixing an elevator.
08:26Amy is the one constant I can count on, and now she's changing.
08:30It's just a haircut and some clothes.
08:32No, it's the last straw. I can't take anymore.
08:40Big Bang wasn't a big hit right away, but it grew in popularity.
08:44Thanks to its ongoing geeky, scientific, and relationship aspects,
08:48the long-running sitcom went from the 68th-ranked show on television in its first season
08:53to eventually becoming TV's highest-rated comedy by season four.
08:57There was a time I never would have been friends with someone like you, and now
09:00you are one of my favorite people, so.
09:042008 The Inbetweeners
09:07When people think about a British show focused on the social and personal lives of teens,
09:11it's usually the racy and controversial skins that comes to mind.
09:15But while The Inbetweeners is often overlooked, it shouldn't be.
09:18But they do say, whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, except polio.
09:22The smart and funny coming-of-age sitcom from the UK is much loved by those who have seen it.
09:27And those who missed it back when it aired in the late aughts should go give it a shot.
09:31He seems nice.
09:32He's the school psycho who just threatened to kill me.
09:35Oh, I'm glad you're making friends.
09:36And don't confuse it with the brief American version.
09:38Whatever, dude. I'm here to drink, not learn. Let's go.
09:41Like Skins, The Inbetweeners was remade by MTV, but was canceled after one disappointing season.
09:48Just stick to the excellent original. You can trust us on this,
09:52because unlike Jay Cartwright, we don't lie about everything.
09:562009 Modern Family
09:59In a year when Parks and Recreation comes in second,
10:02you know it's gotta be a great show that keeps Amy Poehler and the Pawnee crew from taking the spot.
10:06I need more firepower. I need bigger guns.
10:09And it is.
10:10Modern Family premiered with a brilliant reference to The Lion King.
10:13And for 11 seasons, it took us on a very funny journey around the circle of this unconventional,
10:19varied, and loving family's life.
10:22We're from different worlds, yet we somehow fit together.
10:26And in so doing, the sitcom introduced us all to the humor of moon landings,
10:30baby cheeses, and more ways to answer calls than we ever thought possible.
10:36I know we're not there yet, but I've been researching annulments.
10:39Oh, we are there because you let our child get a mohawk.
10:44We had a bet.
10:462010 Victorious
10:482010 was a good year for sitcoms aimed at the younger demographic,
10:52as both the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon gave us strong premieres that year.
10:56You guys want to see Magic a Trick?
10:57Sure.
10:58Okay.
10:58Prepare to be amazed.
11:00The former's Good Luck Charlie was definitely in the running for our coveted 2010 spot.
11:05But in the end, we went back to Nickelodeon, where Victorious emerged.
11:10Well, Victorious.
11:11Following teens with aspirations in the performing arts, the show started off strong with Outstanding
11:25Children's Program nominations at both the 2011 and 2012 Primetime Emmys, and won Favorite TV
11:31Show at the 2012 and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.
11:35I scream and shout, so what I'm gonna do now is freak the freak out!
11:43However, after splitting the third season's episodes into season three and four, Nickelodeon
11:48ended the show's run.
11:492011 New Girl
11:52We'll be seeing writer-producer Elizabeth Merriweather later on our list as well.
11:56But in 2011, she brought New Girl to our sets in what would be the first of 146 episodes over
12:03seven seasons.
12:04I want to live here.
12:05Actually, I still have some questions.
12:07I mean, like, no offense, but we barely know you.
12:09The show received praise from critics, while the improvisational filming style allowed the actors to
12:15create on the spot — and develop a style that stood out from the standard sitcom crowd.
12:19While the show's ratings slowly declined over the course of the seven seasons,
12:23its core fanbase was rabid and passionate.
12:25I'm the best time of my life, and I owe it out to you!
12:33Revolving around the titular 30-something New Girl and her close group of friends,
12:37the sitcom has even seen its popularity grow in the late 2010s, as it became one of the most
12:42popular shows on Netflix.
12:44Now, if only someone could explain the rules of True American to us.
12:47The floor is melting lava.
12:49It's actually 90% drinking, and then it's got a loose,
12:51Candyland-like structure to it.
12:52Well, what sticks?
12:532012, The Mindy Project.
12:56To some of us, Mindy Kaling will always be Kelly Kapoor.
13:00But this smart, funny, and talented actress and writer was able to avoid any kind of typecasting
13:05by creating and starring in her own show after leaving The Office in its ninth season.
13:10Well, your life is not a romantic comedy.
13:12Right now, it seems more like a sad documentary about a criminally insane spinster.
13:15It kind of sounds like I could win an Oscar, though.
13:17The Mindy Project began its run on Fox, but when Fox killed the show after three seasons,
13:22the streaming service Hulu brought it back to life.
13:25Ms. Lahiri, before you go, would you consider starting a new project for us?
13:29We'll pay you $300,000.
13:30I'm sorry, three hundo-thundo?
13:32Overall, the sitcom, which saw Kaling playing a doctor living and working in New York City,
13:37stayed on the streamer for three more seasons, before ending for good with a 10-episode sixth
13:42season run in 2017.
13:44I never stop loving you, and I don't think I ever will.
13:472013, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
13:50Brooklyn Nine-Nine ended its eight-year run on NBC in 2021.
13:54But what some folks might have forgotten is that this show actually began its life back
13:59in 2013 on Fox.
14:01The critically acclaimed police sitcom ran for five seasons before Fox canceled it on May 10,
14:072018.
14:08But sad and angry fans didn't even have enough time to play some Jimmy Jabs before the series
14:22was brought back.
14:23Squad, today we write a new chapter in the history of the Nine-Nine.
14:27On May 11th, literally the next day, the national broadcasting company picked it up,
14:32giving us three more years with our favorite precinct.
14:34Bing Pot!
14:36Nope, I was gonna say bingo, but then I was like, Jackpot's better, but then
14:39it was too late, I was halfway through the word.
14:40Bing Pot works!
14:41Bing Pot 2014, Black-ish
14:45The best sitcom to hit the airwaves in 2014 was Black-ish.
14:49The show, focused on an upper-middle-class Black family, has received praise not only for its comedy,
14:55but also for its tackling of social and political issues surrounding race.
14:59I would like us all to give a warm congrats to the SVP of our new urban division, Andre Johnson!
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15:27But I don't want to feel like my kids are living in a world that is so flawed that they
15:32can't have any hope.
15:33Black-ish ended its run after eight seasons, but it spawned two shows in the Ish universe.
15:38Mixed-ish ran for two seasons on ABC, and Grown-ish had six on Freeform.
15:43Every new wave of artistry that shakes up culture is always started by a Black person.
15:48We innovate.
15:492015, Schitt's Creek
15:51Call this the little comedy that could.
15:54It's pretty rare for a show on Canada's national network, CBC, to gain much popularity outside
16:00of the Great White North, let alone garner international award nominations and victories.
16:05You know, being approachable isn't that important anyway.
16:07The Queen hasn't smiled since the 70s, and her birthdays are still very well attended.
16:11But that's what our best sitcom of 2015 did.
16:15For its first few seasons, the show had more of a cult following than broad appeal.
16:19But then came the Netflix bump.
16:21It is charming, it is quaint, it's like out of a storybook.
16:27Once people could Netflix and chill it, this rags-to-riches tale saw a huge jump in popularity.
16:32At the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards, Schitt's Creek's final season made the sitcom the first show,
16:38comedy or drama, to sweep all seven major categories.
16:42Not bad for a little show from Canada, eh?
16:44I personally would not have missed this for the whole wide world.
16:51While fans of The Office know Michael Schur as the guy who played Mose Schrute,
16:55what they might not know is that he also co-created Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
17:01And he created The Good Place.
17:03Your life on Earth has ended, and you are now in the next phase of your existence in the universe.
17:11Cool.
17:12That's a pretty impressive resume.
17:14And while The Good Place might be the least well-known of his creations,
17:17those who've watched it know how great the fantasy show is.
17:21You guys are so fun. Just relentlessly fun. I keep thinking,
17:24when are they gonna stop being fun? And the answer is never.
17:28The fact that this comedy lasted four seasons,
17:30with ratings that never saw its viewership rank higher than 77th,
17:35is a testament to the quality of the show about the afterlife.
17:38Not to mention the overall 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as the Peabody and Hugo Awards.
17:45I hate to see you walk through the final door at the edge of existence.
17:50But I love to watch you leave.
17:52There we go.
17:52For our older viewers who may be wondering what we're talking about,
17:59this is the new One Day at a Time, and not the version that premiered back in 1975,
18:05featuring a young Valerie Bertinelli.
18:07This version focused on a Cuban-American family in Los Angeles,
18:11and tackled some serious issues from mental health to gender identity.
18:15Good! Call me crazy for defending a woman's right not to be gross!
18:18Elena, you're just mad because the internet told you to be.
18:20You don't know my life. You don't even leave this apartment!
18:22Because of guys like you!
18:24The show began on Netflix, where it ran for three seasons and was cancelled in 2019.
18:30I freaking want to kill those guys.
18:31No, no, no. I don't want you to bloodied your beautiful hands.
18:36I will do it!
18:37But Pop picked it up that same year,
18:40and set a 2020 release date for its fourth, and what would also be its final season.
18:45This made it the first Netflix original show to be taken back up by a traditional network
18:50after being dropped by the streamer.
18:52I realize that wherever we are, it's home.
18:572018 – Single Parents
19:00After New Girl ended in May of 2018, series creator Elizabeth Merriweather only had to wait
19:05until September of that same year to see her next sitcom creation on the small screen.
19:10And while her previous show dealt with a group of single people,
19:13her new show, which she co-created with J.J. Philbin, was focused on single parents.
19:18You know what? I think I need a safe space where I can parent my kids the way I think fit without
19:23being lectured by a woman whose son is treating a rodent like it's JFK.
19:27Providing the laughs were, among others, former SNL cast member Taron Killam and Brad Garrett,
19:33who has experience with great sitcoms. Having spent nine seasons on one of the most popular
19:38comedies of the late 90s and early 2000s, Everybody Loves Raymond.
19:42Hey, at least I don't spend my whole life competing with my little brother.
19:46Oh, yeah? Well, you know what, Raymond? Let me tell you something. I don't have to compete with you.
19:50Oh, you don't compete.
19:52But even with all that talent going for it, the show only managed to survive two seasons
19:56before being canceled by ABC in 2020.
20:00Not until we find a perfect replacement for Pickle. I don't care if we have to stay all night.
20:05We only have seven to choose from.
20:06No, we'll start there.
20:082019. The Other Two
20:11In a world where someone can go from singing on YouTube to millions of views and fame and fortune,
20:17this comedy takes a look at how that sudden fame can affect the other two.
20:21We might not be the hot new twink or whatever, but all three of your kids are hot, equally successful
20:30millennials. In this case, these two are the older siblings of 13-year-old Chase Dubeck,
20:37also known as Chase Dreams, whose viral video throws him into the spotlight of stardom.
20:42Brooke is an ex-dancer trying to figure her life out, and Carrie is a struggling gay actor.
20:47Hi, I'm Carrie Dubeck, and I'm reading for the role of Man at Party Who Smells Fart.
20:52By taking a look at the new internet celebrity culture from a slightly different perspective,
20:56this show stays fresh and funny.
20:59See, we're laughing. We're having fun. Tonight's gonna be great, because we're hot,
21:03we're cool, and we're killing it.
21:062020. Ted Lasso
21:08You're an American who's never set foot in England, whose athletic success has only come at the amateur level,
21:14a second-tier one at that, and has now been charged with the leadership of a Premier League football
21:19club, despite clearly possessing very little knowledge of the game.
21:23You got a question in there, Trent?
21:25What happens when a college football coach is hired to coach soccer? Sorry, we mean football in the
21:30Premier League? Well, when that coach is Jason Sudeikis and the show is co-created by Bill Lawrence,
21:35the man who gave us scrubs, What Happens is the best sitcom of 2020. The show streams on Apple TV Plus,
21:43and they've already shown a strong commitment to the series.
21:46I know that AFC Richmond, like any team I've ever coached, is gonna go out there
21:50and give you everything they got for all four quarters.
21:52Uh, what was that? Two, uh, oh, right, sorry.
21:56The show premiered in August of 2020, and five days later it was announced that there was gonna be a season two.
22:03Then, in October of 2020, nine months before the second season was even set to premiere,
22:09they announced a pickup for a third season. Just when you thought Ted was out,
22:13they lassoed him back in for a fourth.
22:16You listen to me, Coach Lasso. You are not going anywhere because we have work to do.
22:212021. Hacks.
22:23When you're out there, when in doubt, laugh.
22:26And I beg you, don't let the standing ovation go longer than five minutes.
22:30But not less than four, because that's Celine's record.
22:332021 gave us shows that found the comedy in underfunded public schools and even murder.
22:38You wouldn't think that Hacks would have much trouble finding the humor in being a comedian.
22:43The comedy scene has changed since Debra Vance was at her peak of success, though,
22:47leading her to wrestle with what's funny in today's world.
22:50She tries to find the answer with Ava, a young comedy writer with a more progressive mindset,
22:55despite being blacklisted for offensive comments.
22:57We've been working all day, you haven't laughed as hard once.
23:00No, I don't do insult humor.
23:01You insult my hands all the time.
23:04That's observational humor.
23:06At the show's core are two masterful performances from Gene Smart and Hannah Einbinder.
23:10Their characters bring out the best and worst in each other.
23:13But in terms of on-screen chemistry, these two never hit a false note.
23:18We can't imagine one without the other.
23:20And you like, can't do it without me?
23:23I could absolutely do it without you.
23:25But, you know, it would probably be, you know, a lot less fun.
23:292022. The Rehearsal.
23:32I've been told my personality can make people uncomfortable, so I have to work to offset that.
23:39Humor is my go-to instinct, but every joke is a gamble.
23:43The bear swept the Emmys with its debut season.
23:46But 2022 also gave us hidden gems like Somebody Somewhere and Colin from Accounts.
23:51Yet the rehearsal made us change our perception of what a sitcom can be.
23:56And I found myself constantly distracted by the thought that I was living with a fully grown man.
24:02And removing humans from the equation entirely proved to be just as weird.
24:09Aww, I love you too, Adam.
24:11Nathan Fielder mixes scripted comedy with a documentary style as he plans out bizarrely
24:15complicated rehearsals for upcoming situations.
24:18These rehearsals often take Fielder down a rabbit hole that can lead to him raising a child,
24:22reenacting Sully Sullenberger's life from infancy,
24:25and discovering that he might be on the autism spectrum.
24:28Just as the show blurs the line between genres and mediums,
24:32the rehearsals and reality begin to merge,
24:34making us wonder whether we're watching Nathan Fielder the character,
24:37or Nathan Fielder reveal his true self.
24:40You can see I've done the work.
24:41Let's get this on everyone's radar and, you know,
24:47and let's work together to solve, save some lives.
24:502023, jury duty.
24:53Jury duty is a mockumentary with a twist.
24:55Everyone is an actor aware they're making a comedy show, except for one juror.
25:00I will give you proper instructions for sequestration in the morning.
25:05I don't know the definition of the word.
25:06I googled it, it's isolated.
25:08Isolated.
25:09Separated.
25:10It's gonna be like camp, like, staying with all of these people.
25:14Adding a reality TV angle, Ronald Gladden answered a Craigslist ad to be on a jury for a trial that a
25:20documentary crew will follow. Gladden senses that something is irregular, especially since one of
25:25the jurors is James Marsden as James Marsden. Yet Gladden remains clueless that everything
25:30happening around him is fake.
25:32I actually, uh, I have this trip with, um, with my girlfriend. It's our, it's our six-month
25:36anniversary.
25:37A trip?
25:38Yeah, this is the first time that we've been completely unsupervised. Our parents aren't there,
25:43so you could kind of see how that would be like a big...
25:45Sir, a vacation is not an excuse.
25:47Beyond Marsden, the cast consists of lesser-known actors who create quirky yet believable characters.
25:53Even among these colorful characters, Gladden stands out by simply being himself.
25:57It's like The Truman Show, except not as elaborate or traumatizing. If it were,
26:01somebody would need shrinking. Another comedy you should watch.
26:04Okay.
26:10I will feed, too.
26:112024. Ted.
26:14When we heard that Seth MacFarlane was making a prequel series about Ted, our response was,
26:19nobody wants this. Check out that show, too.
26:21I mean, is there a world where this works?
26:25Yeah.
26:26Despite our initial hesitation, Ted the series not only wound up being every bit as funny as
26:31the 2012 film that inspired it, it kept us laughing out loud for seven straight episodes.
26:36I think I'm gonna do it Ted's way.
26:38That is a very self-destructive sentence.
26:40Blair, please, you're disrupting a teachable moment.
26:43This is probably the closest MacFarlane has come to making his own all-in-the-family,
26:47with a bigoted family patriarch, a patient mother who keeps the household together, and more
26:51progressive youths. The difference is that MacFarlane's version has a talking teddy bear,
26:56bringing a surreal element to the traditional sitcom formula, along with the creator's signature
27:01pop culture references and politically incorrect humor.
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27:292025. The Studio
27:31Co-created and led by Seth Rogen, the studio is a mirror reflection of the movie industry.
27:36I am as bottom-line oriented as anyone in this town.
27:42I believe you.
27:43Great.
27:44Good.
27:44Good.
27:44Good.
27:46Because at Continental, we don't make films. We make movies. Movies that people want to pay to see.
27:55Yes.
27:55It's presented through a satirical lens, but the situations are all too real. From the
28:00crushing of great art in the name of IP-driven projects, to egos clashing over creative visions,
28:06to obsessing over whether or not the casting of your Kool-Aid movie is racist.
28:10He's a CGI glass jug filled with red liquid! He's not real!
28:14He's a big joke!
28:15Sure, sure, but all of that makes sense. But really, when you think about it,
28:19if Kool-Aid is voiced by a black man, you know what that means.
28:24Yes.
28:24That's the thing is, I very much don't know what that means.
28:28With a who's who of Hollywood A-listers making cameos,
28:31the show is essentially one giant in-joke that pulls back the curtain of Hollywood.
28:35The truth is that nobody in the industry knows anything,
28:38making it almost miraculous when a movie gets made at all.
28:41We'd like to thank Rogan for this brutally honest series,
28:44but most of all, we'd like to thank Sal Saperstein.
28:46What's your favorite sitcom of the 21st century so far?
29:00Let us know in the comments!
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