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Dec 2021
48m 7s

S3E26: Sitcoms - Won't You Laugh with Us...

Christopher M. Chandler, Kris Schauer
About this episode

Chris and I talk about various sitcomes that ran from the 1950 until the modern era. 

Here is a list of some of the sitcomes that we discussed in todays Episode 

I Love Lucy 
M.A.S.H (technically not a sitcom)
Brady Bunch 
Hogan's Heroes
Fresh Prince of Bel Air 
Growing Pains 
Saved by the Bell 
Bill Cosby Show
Full House 
That 70's Show 
How I Met Your Mother 
Big Bang Theory 

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