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TODAY IN CONTEXT, SEPTEMBER 18
2020
The Most Influential
The Loss of a Legend
Sitcoms Ever?
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87.
Here are some of Our picks. What would
be on your list?
Insomnia Cafe?
You probably know this show by its
eventual
name:
Friends_
With its fusion
of the sitcom
with soap opera
drama, it became
must-see TV"
'Where everybody knows your
name"
Why Are There Nine
Revered by professionals as the Holy
Justices on the U.S_
Grail of television comedy; Cheers begot
Supreme Court?
the series arc that had previously been
underutilized by sitcom writers_
DEMYSTIFIED _
WORLD HISTORY
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This 1990s sitcom made Will Smith a
Get kids back-to-
star: But it also was significant for dealing
school ready with
with social issues and breaking
Expedition: Learnl
stereotypes.
Seinfeld
genre