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The History Of Black Sitcoms

So, what are black sitcoms? A television situation comedy with a cast that is comprised of mainly black actors and/or comedians best describes what a black TV sitcom is. As a matter of fact, many of the most successful sitcoms on TV were the black sitcoms that aired during the 70's and 80's. Popular black sitcoms like Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons received rave reviews continued to be successful for many years after their pilots were aired on television. In 1972, during Sanford and Son's premier, ads were taken out stating that Red Foxx, the star of Sanford and Son, was NBC's answer to All in the Family's, Archie Bunker.

Speaking of All in the Family, one of televisions most successful sitcoms of all time had one of TV's most successful spin-offs of all time, a black television sitcom called The Jeffersons. The Jefferson's would end up being the longest running black sitcom in television history, lasting for 11 years. Norman Lear who adapted Sanford and Son as well as All in the Family from BBC TV shows also created the characters of George and Louise Jefferson to be Archie Bunker's neighbours in All in the Family. But when George Jefferson's dry cleaning business became more successful they moved to a posh Manhattan apartment which is how The Jefferson's began. This black sitcom revolved around the home life and their relationships with the Jefferson's live-in housekeeper and neighbors.

Download Free 80's Sitcoms

New As times were changing everywhere else in the country, so were sitcoms. During the 1950's and the 1960's TV sitcoms were pretty much based on normal life with a great deal of comedy tossed into the mix. Then, as the 1970's rolled in, television sitcoms began to change noticeably as they began to touch on far more controversial subjects, such as homelessness and homosexuality as well as other similar topics. But when the 80's sitcoms came into our homes, they were touching on territory that had never before been seen on TV. Television producers and sitcom writers were both stretching both racial and sexual boundaries far more than has ever been seen by a viewing audience.

Cheers, Married with Children, Diff'rent Strokes, and Alf are just a few of the more popular 80's sitcoms that come to mind. They all tackled issues in a totally unique way as opposed to the way things were in previous decades.