iring for nine seasons from 1975 to 1984, the original CBS sitcom was lauded as one of the first mainstream TV “dramedies,” which balanced difficult themes with comical situations in order to convey the complexities of contemporary society. In 2017, Netflix debuted a reimagined version of the series that used humor to disguise its engagement with contested issues such as racism, gender, class, migration, and gentrification. Although making successfully deployed laughter as a conduit for tackling polemics of sociopolitical discourse in an incisive yet approachable manner.
