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Yeah I think this has alot to do with it. I think we've seen the last of the Kelly Bundy's of the world. The "stupid" character is always a white male now a days. They know we're the only group that doesn't pitch a big fit like a baby.

I can't remember het last time a female or ethnic character played the comic stooge foil.

I think one of the biggest things in sitcoms is "don't take any chances"

Dramas are the genre people take chances in (occasionally)

Oh and yes it was a rerun of Home Improvement I had on in the background last night that prompted this thread. They showed two episodes back to back and they both were the same, Tim creates some minor mistake, Jill bitches him out terribly, he thinks it over and admits how terribly wrong he is and she graciously accepts his apology.

And then I realized that this pretty much was every family sitcom I had seen for the past decade.