Come on Bird, since the early 60’s, every US comedy has been a remake of the Lucille Ball show. The only one I can remember that stepped outside the formula was Different Strokes, which introduced ‘the hard done by’ US citizen, and turned comedy into reality tv for the first time.
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No wonder the UK shows outstripped US shows, for people of my generation
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