It's legit disturbing how people see characters in sitcoms and in their mind they view the character as a real person they personally know.
Sitcoms are fascinating to me as someone who doesnt watch a lot of tv. All the characters are just an exaggerated amalgamation of stereotypes but not in an "offensive" way. Like, at face value every sitcom is just a group of complete pieces of shit doing bad things to each other and spouting one liners but its presented in a way that makes them seem endearing.
I feel like the sterotyping makes the characters relatable enough to seem real, while a lot of the finer details are complete fantasy asspull and that's where the brainwashing comes in.
