第 1 季 共 8 集
播出时间:2021年7月12日
第 1 集 A Family Matter
播出时间:2021年7月12日
An examination of how sitcoms have evolved to reflect the changing face of American families.
第 2 集 Sex & the Sitcom
播出时间:2021年7月12日
Exploring the revolution of sex in sitcoms, including the integration LGBTQ+ storylines in representing a more modern world.
第 3 集 Just Friends
播出时间:2021年7月19日
When Americans look beyond family or work for their identity, the "hanging out with friends" sitcom hilariously redefines the genre while also revealing television's challenging quest for inclusivity and authentic representation.
第 4 集 Working for Laughs
播出时间:2021年7月26日
Work families can be even funnier than biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights into the state of the American workplace
第 5 集 Facing Race
播出时间:2021年8月2日
In many homes, difficult conversations about race and diversity have first happened on the sitcom screen, helping pave the way for progress with hilarity and laughter.
第 6 集 Movin' On Up
播出时间:2021年8月9日
Upward mobility, the American Dream, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps – sitcom laughs have helped generations of Americans come to grips with their place in a supposed “classless” society
第 7 集 Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders
播出时间:2021年8月16日
Aliens, geeks, monsters, immigrants, witches… the fresh perspective of sitcom fish-out-of-water give us funny new insights into the ever-changing face of America.
第 8 集 Escaping Reality
播出时间:2021年8月23日
Sitcoms have long been the ultimate comedy comfort food, but what sitcoms offer escape from – and what they offer escape to – reveal a lot about the state of the American mind, and the state of sitcom form itself.