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15 Times Black Television Shows Dedicated Episodes To Important Life Lessons That Are Still Relevant Today
15 Times Black Television Shows Dedicated Episodes To Important Life Lessons That Are Still Relevant Today,TV shows can do a lot more than just entertain.

15 Times Black Television Shows Dedicated Episodes To Important Life Lessons That Are Still Relevant Today

In the ’80s and ’90s, TV was full of “very special episodes” of your favorite TV dramas and sitcoms that addressed heavier subject matter than usual.

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These episodes were meant to help teach the audience something important, or get them to reflect on a serious subject.

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Though they aren’t called “very special episodes” today, they definitely still exist and can be standout episodes in a series.

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Some of the most profound episodes in television have come from Black sitcoms and dramas. Here are just a few of the ones that stood out to me:

1. Two of the earliest took place on Diff’rent Strokes. One 1983 episode showed a neighborhood bike shop owner who was also a pedophile that began grooming Arnold and his friend.













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15. Lastly, a recent episode of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder looks at how certain medical conditions can be judged or interpreted by families, when Oscar and Trudy learn that BeBe is being diagnosed with autism.


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