▁by ▁Antonio ▁Ric ci . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁six ▁seasons ▁were ▁broadcast ▁by ▁Italia ▁ 1 ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁referred ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁innov ative ▁and ▁popular ▁Italian ▁television ▁show ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁revolution ed ▁Italian ▁TV ▁convent ions ▁and ▁languages , ▁propos ing ▁a ▁z any , ▁sharp ▁and ▁fast ▁humor , ▁partly ▁imported ▁from ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live . ▁It ▁also ▁proposed ▁a ▁new , ▁different ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁women , ▁more ▁sens ual ▁and ▁trans gress ive . ▁In ▁reason ▁of ▁its ▁high ▁audience ▁ratings , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Sil v io ▁Ber lus con i ' s ▁Fin in vest ▁( now ▁Med ias et ). ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁launched ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁several ▁com ed ians ▁( such ▁as ▁Ez io ▁Gre gg io , ▁Giorg io ▁F ale tt i , ▁Francesco ▁Sal vi ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁show g irls ▁( including ▁T in ì ▁C ans ino ▁and ▁L ory ▁Del ▁Santo ). ▁ ▁It ▁generated ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁im itation ▁programs , ▁several ▁of ▁them ▁also ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁Antonio ▁Ric ci . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Bar oni . ▁D iz ionario ▁della ▁Tele vis ione . ▁R aff a ello ▁Cort ina ▁Edit ore , ▁pp .   1