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Analysis Of The Bernie Mac Show

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The Bernie Mac show is about a rich comedian who has adopted his sister three children to raise because his sister went to rehab for drug usage. In the show Bernie demonstrates real life situations that people go through when parenting or even dealing with someone else’s kids but sacrificing a change in his life to help out a family member.
When the show begins Bernie is sitting on a chair smoking a cigar and the first thing he say is “I’m going to kill one of them kids.” Most parents can relate to because they have stated those words to their own kids before. You can feel his frustration as he tries to come to terms with the fact that his life will never be the same now that he is their legal guardian. Bernie believes in discipline and showing
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