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    TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

History of the Sitcom

Sex & The Sitcom (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of openness, not just forwards sex, but towards women's rights and gender identity.
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Updated Jul 11, 2021

Release date
Jul 11, 2021 (United States)
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102 cast members
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Pamela Adlon
Self - Writer / Director / Producer Self - Writer / Director / Producer   See fewer
Jason Alexander
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Lorraine Ali
Self - TV Critic LA Times Self - TV Critic LA Times   See fewer
Anthony Anderson
Andre 'Dre' Johnson (archive footage) Andre 'Dre' Johnson (archive footage)   See fewer
Loni Anderson
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Judd Apatow
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
Desi Arnaz
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Bea Arthur
Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage) Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)   See fewer
Lucille Ball
Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Adrienne Barbeau
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Meredith Baxter
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Valerie Bertinelli
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Ted Bessell
Donald Hollinger (archive footage) Donald Hollinger (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Julie Bowen
Claire Dunphy (archive footage) Claire Dunphy (archive footage)   See fewer
Matt Brennan
Self - TV Critic LA Times Self - TV Critic LA Times   See fewer
Mara Brock Akil
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
Jim J. Bullock
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Philip Carey
Steve (archive footage) Steve (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Cho
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Sian Clifford
Claire (archive footage) Claire (archive footage)   See fewer
Jacqueline Coley
Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes   See fewer
Jim Colucci
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Lydia Cornell
Sarah Rush (archive footage) Sarah Rush (archive footage)   See fewer
David Crane
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Billy Crystal
Jode Dallas (archive footage) Jode Dallas (archive footage)   See fewer
Cathryn Damon
Mary Campbell (archive footage) Mary Campbell (archive footage)   See fewer
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Morgan (archive footage) Ellen Morgan (archive footage)   See fewer
Zooey Deschanel
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Joyce DeWitt
Janet Wood (archive footage) Janet Wood (archive footage)   See fewer
Steven Eckholdt
Richard (archive footage) Richard (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Eden
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Nanette Fabray
Dottie Richards (archive footage) Dottie Richards (archive footage)   See fewer
Norman Fell
Stanley Roper (archive footage) Stanley Roper (archive footage)   See fewer
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Daniel Fienberg
Self - Critic Hollywood Reporter Self - Critic Hollywood Reporter   See fewer
Laurence Fishburne
Pops (archive footage) Pops (archive footage)   See fewer
Isabella Gomez
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Patrick Gomez
Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club   See fewer
Michael Gross
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Larry Hagman
Tony Nelson (archive footage) Tony Nelson (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Hanks
Kip Wilson (archive footage) Kip Wilson (archive footage)   See fewer
Valerie Harper
Rhoda Morgenstern (archive footage) Rhoda Morgenstern (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Hastings
Tommy Kelsey (archive footage) Tommy Kelsey (archive footage)   See fewer
Sherman Hemsley
George Jefferson (archive footage) George Jefferson (archive footage)   See fewer
Telma Hopkins
Isbelle Hammond (archive footage) Isbelle Hammond (archive footage)   See fewer
Caryn James
Self - Film Critic Self - Film Critic   See fewer
Geri Jewell
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Larry King
Self - Interviewer (archive footage) Self - Interviewer (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Knight
Henry Rush (archive footage) Henry Rush (archive footage)   See fewer
Nancy Kulp
Jane Hathaway (archive footage) Jane Hathaway (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Lavin
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Norman Lear
Self - Creator / Producer / Writer Self - Creator / Producer / Writer   See fewer
Steven Levitan
Self - Director / Exec Producer Self - Director / Exec Producer   See fewer
Dan Levy
Self - Writer / Director / Producer Self - Writer / Director / Producer   See fewer
Warren Littlefield
Self - NBC President Self - NBC President   See fewer
Barry Livingston
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Elaine Benes (archive footage) Elaine Benes (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Lynde
Uncle Arthur (archive footage) Uncle Arthur (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Macy
Walter Findlay (archive footage) Walter Findlay (archive footage)   See fewer
Rue McClanahan
Blanche Devereaux (archive footage) Blanche Devereaux (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric McCormack
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Soraya McDonald
Self - Cultural Critic Self - Cultural Critic   See fewer
Debra Messing
Grace Adler (archive footage) Grace Adler (archive footage)   See fewer
Elizabeth Montgomery
Samatha Stephens (archive footage) Samatha Stephens (archive footage)   See fewer
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Richards (archive footage) Mary Richards (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Mulligan
Burt Campbell (archive footage) Burt Campbell (archive footage)   See fewer
Tawny Newsome
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Carroll O'Connor
Archie Bunker (archive footage) Archie Bunker (archive footage)   See fewer
Barack Obama
44th US President (archive footage) 44th US President (archive footage)   See fewer
Herbie J. Pilato
Self - Founder TV Preservation Society Self - Founder TV Preservation Society   See fewer
Eve Plumb
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Bill Quinn
Dr. Walter Richards (archive footage) Dr. Walter Richards (archive footage)   See fewer
Issa Rae
Issa Dee (archive footage) Issa Dee (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - CBS Newscaster (archive footage) Self - CBS Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Veronica Redd
Edie Stokes (archive footage) Edie Stokes (archive footage)   See fewer
Rob Reiner
Michael Stivic (archive footage) Michael Stivic (archive footage)   See fewer
John Ritter
Jack Tripper (archive footage) Jack Tripper (archive footage)   See fewer
Sarah Rodman
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Tracee Ellis Ross
Joan Clayton (archive footage) Joan Clayton (archive footage)   See fewer
Irene Ryan
Granny (archive footage) Granny (archive footage)   See fewer
Anita Sarkeesian
Self - Feminist Media Critic Self - Feminist Media Critic   See fewer
Michael Schneider
Self - Sr. Editor Variety Self - Sr. Editor Variety   See fewer
Peter Scolari
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Marcus Scribner
Andre Johnson Jr. (archive footage) Andre Johnson Jr. (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld (archive footage) Jerry Seinfeld (archive footage)   See fewer
Joey Soloway
Self - Director / Exec Producer Self - Director / Exec Producer   See fewer
Suzanne Somers
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Wendie Jo Sperber
Amy Cassidy (archive footage) Amy Cassidy (archive footage)   See fewer
Emily St. James
Self - Critic (as Emily VanDerWerff) Self - Critic (as Emily VanDerWerff)   See fewer
Darren Star
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Eric Stonestreet
Cameron Tucker (archive footage) Cameron Tucker (archive footage)   See fewer
Sally Struthers
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Jeffrey Tambor
Maura Pfefferman (archive footage) Maura Pfefferman (archive footage)   See fewer
Marlo Thomas
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Vivian Vance
Ethel Mertz (archive footage) Ethel Mertz (archive footage)   See fewer
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Fleabag (archive footage) Fleabag (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Wass
Danny Dallas (archive footage) Danny Dallas (archive footage)   See fewer
Betty White
Rose Nyland (archive footage) Rose Nyland (archive footage)   See fewer
Constance Wu
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Dick York
Darrin Stephens (archive footage) Darrin Stephens (archive footage)   See fewer
Joel Zwick
Self - Director Self - Director   See fewer
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