"You see so many awful and destructive acts, all this damage we inflict on ourselves on purpose. And it can make you feel crazy trying to wrap your head around these things that are so clearly wrong. You grow up reading Superman and you learn to value truth, justice, and the American way. And then you start to realize, especially over the last year, you don't know where that all went. You don't know what the American way even is anymore."
"When I hear from people who tell me that they watch our show, and the shows that my friends and colleagues do on the other channels, and that it makes them feel less crazy, it makes me feel less crazy too. I also believe it is important that we as Americans let our friends in other countries... know that a lot of us are not OK with what is happening...."
An emotional opening thanked viewers for support during a strange, hard year that included both lows and highs. Disney briefly pulled the show off the air after the FCC threatened local TV affiliates. A close friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, died. Funding for healthcare and childhood cancer research was cut by the Trump administration. The production described feeling overwhelmed by seeing destructive acts and self-inflicted damage, questioning the meaning of the American way. The remarks emphasized that many Americans oppose current events, expressed belief in more good than bad, and asked viewers to bear with the ongoing national crisis.
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