While Frasier was a darling of the critics, was almost always near the top of the Nielsen ratings in the mid-'90s, and holds the record for winning the most Emmy Awards, only about 18 percent of the people in America regularly watched the show at its peak and 25 years from now viewers may wonder why it's being rerun in the middle of the night on TV Land. The media reported that Sex and the City was ' a huge hit, ' but the ratings showed that only seven million people watched out of a population of over 280 million people-that's less than three percent! The truth is few of the situation comedies in the history of television have had much long-term cultural impact. ' Malcolm in the Middle is the hot new show, ' people shouted in 2000, yet it finished its first season in 19 th place with less than 15 percent of America watching and soon lost almost half of those viewers. ' Everyone watched Seinfeld ' is a common misconception when in reality only around 20 percent of the population was tuned in on any given week. ' Not, ' as Jerry Seinfeld would say, ' that there's anything wrong with that! ' Over time sitcoms acquire a kind of second life, where people who don't even watch a show perceive the program as being extremely influential. Viewers pick up catch phrases and turn them into sidesplitting party parodies that in turn become part of our culture. ' We compare ourselves to those on TV, we change how we dress and cut our hair and talk based on the latest television trend. Columnist Ellen Goodman wrote that to those born since the baby boom of the late '40s, ' All history begins with television. Television is a cultural reference point for most of us, a type of shorthand that makes it easy to carry on a conversation. Sitcoms are the most popular type of programming on the most influential medium in history and have had a major impact on how we think and what we think about. We hum the theme songs, repeat the funny phrases, and even copy of the behavior of the characters that have become our living room friends. Serve immediately.Family? Everyone seems to have his or her own opinion as to what were the great sitcoms, often associating a particular show with a specific time of life that emotionally meant something to them. Repeat process for remaining onion rings. Remove to a pan fitted with a drain rack. Flip onion rings every 30 seconds until golden brown, two to three minutes. Drain off any excess batter back into bowl then slowly lower into hot oil. Working in batches, dip rings into batter flipping to fully coat. Batter should be thick but slightly loose. Whisk in beer until flour and beer are combined. Add flour, kosher salt, garlic powder and black pepper to a large bowl. Peel onions and then slice into large rings. In a large 7-quart dutch oven on medium-high heat, bring the canola oil to 350 degrees. Jerk ketchupĬombine all ingredients and whisk until fully incorporated. Grill for two minutes or until lightly toasted.Īssemble by placing jerk ketchup on top and bottom bun and then top with red ale onion rings. While sliders rest, rub the buns with butter using a pastry brush.

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