However, they are not without their shortcomings.

However, others fumble their attempts to discuss these themes.

With only approximately 22 minutes to spare each episode, this flaw is understandable.

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Maudes Dilemma fromMaudefollows the titular character who discovers she is pregnant and would like to get an abortion.

Getting all sentimental adds a more humane touch to sitcoms.

The humor then would poke fun at their far-fetched aspirations.

Bill Macy as Walter an Bea Arthur as Maude in Maude.

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No other perfect TV familycomes close to the Brady familyfromThe Brady Bunch.

In The Dropout, Greg decides he wants to quit school to become a baseball player.

Although this serves as the running gag of the sitcom, the repetitiveness of it grows dull.

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Growth and development werent major priorities - whats more important is keeping things funny.

One example is the constant recycled misunderstandings inThrees Company.

InThe Partridge Family, even though the family is in a touring band, their life feels strangely static.

Gary Burghoff and Harry Morgan as Radar and Potter pointing at something offscreen in M<em>A</em>S*H.

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Mary Tyler Moore and Betty White laugh together on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

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Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons.

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Jack (John Ritter), Janet (Joyce DeWitt) &amp; Terri (Priscilla Barnes) laughing on a couch in Three&rsquo;s Company

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The cast of the Brady Bunch assemble for a wedding photo in the first episode &lsquo;The Honeymoon&rsquo;

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The cast of The Facts of Life pose for a photo with their arms on each other&rsquo;s shoulders, standing in a line.

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Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall in Laverne and Shirley bowling.

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