Episode 3: Main Character Energy  This episode examines the rise of Black family sitcoms in the early 1990s that centered Black girlhood, and how their decline in favor of Black dramedies reflects a loss of nuclear family representation on television. Keywords: Abbott Elementary, white gaze, the Black Family sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, United Paramount Network (UPN), Moesha, Sister, Sister, One … Continue reading Episode 3: Main Character Energy