In truth, LA has played a large part in the development and popularity oftelevision shows, especiallysitcoms.
Thanks to the success of shows likeFriendsandSeinfeld, television sitcoms are often connected to New York.
From family comedies to prickly curmudgeons, these are some of the city’s best sitcom exports.
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Black-ishtook inspiration from theNorman Learsitcoms of the 70s and 80s by embracing the more difficult conversations in society.
With its “very special” episodes,Saved by the Belltaught its young audiencesseveral life lessons.
Along with Tracee Ellis Ross, the show also featuredGolden Brooks,Persia WhiteandJill Marie Jonesas the titular girlfriends.
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It was created byMara Brock Akiland executive-produced byKelsey Grammer.
The show discussed topics revolving around careers, dating, and divorce.
The series depicted the reciprocal relationship between the four men and Penny.
In return, Penny formed deeper personal relationships and outgrew her own shallow focus on surface pleasures.
Will Smith more or less plays himself in this good-natured NBC sitcom.
Will often has fun at the expense of stuck-up cousins Carlton and Hilary.
The ensemble comedy was a strong example of an efficient combination of humor, heart and fulfilling relationships.
The show depicted the intra-family relationships between the three generations and the three arms of the family.
A consistently hilarious show,Modern Familyalways provided ample amounts of heart and emotion to go with its humor.
Insecuretook an honest and sometimes scathing look at its central characters' love, professional and interpersonal lives.
After serving asSeinfeld’s head writer and co-creator, Larry DavidcreatedCurb Your Enthusiasmfor HBO in 1999.
The show followed a fictionalized version of David who was a semi-retired television writer and well-known for co-creatingSeinfeld.
Curb Your Enthusiasmfeatured Larry David as a prickly, tactless curmudgeon.
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A close-knit group of six friends get through their teens together while attending Bayside High School in Palisades, California.
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A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.
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Will Smith more or less plays himself in this good-natured NBC sitcom. As the show’s popular theme song explains, fictional Will’s mom sends him away from his rough Philadelphia neighborhood to live with wealthy Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian in Bel-Air. Will often has fun at the expense of stuck-up cousins Carlton and Hilary.
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The life and times of Larry David and the predicaments he gets himself into with his friends and complete strangers.
