I started watching the first episode and in the subtitles there was a notice that subtitles were made possible by the US Department of Education, is this some kind of education show for children or something?
The early seasons were actually family sitcom by todays standards. The family goes to church regularly and believes in god. I suppose compared to Full House it was like the Velvet Underground though.
Besides cow and chicken there was another example of retarded unfunny cartoon show. It was about a cat and cockroaches, it was a French cartoon if I'm not mistaken.