> ...mostly all sitcoms... Frankly sitcoms are a dying breed. They used to be middle of the road morally. To the extent they still are, it's because of reruns.

> ...mostly all sitcoms... Frankly sitcoms are a dying breed. They used to be middle of the road morally. To the extent they still are, it's because of reruns. And I think you overstate a bit besides. Most shows after the 80s were explorations of stepping outside of the typical atomic WASP family like the Cleavers. Even the Brady Bunch was a blended family. But Mork and Mindy and Third Rock from the Sun come to mind as examples of throwing the script right out the window. Sally from Third Rock consistently grappled with gender identity issues, for instance.