Where was this show

when I was 17 and why has it taken 18 years to finally get to this point on National TV?  I hate to be sentimental but honestly I’d have given anything to have had a role model on TV that was not some kind of freak show during that time in my life.  It’s funny, you don’t realize the things that today’s generation has that you never thought were possible when you were growing up until you see it happen.  This applies to all kinds of things but it’s particularly true here.