It seems that Willis and Arnold Jackson always were packing their bags for running away from home. This was the executive producer's idea for having American kids leave home to live their lives in alleys and homeless shelters - all for a few bucks and a few grand laughs at parent's expense.

Of course, this practice isn't new. The Our Gang kids - aka The Little Rascals - did this very thing back in the 30's.

Uh, link to said study?
Was Punky Brewster advocating for parents to abandon their kids at the mall? A kind old man will take them in!

That's from the same study!! Why bother linking when you already know!!

Hmm, maybe the abandonment of young male african american tv characters will be a panel discussion at the next Fresh Prince of Bell-Air convention.

ALF advocated the practice of harboring a fugitive.

And that was just the next step up from My Favorite Martian and Mister Ed.

The Facts of Life spent almost its entire run advocating being a fat chick.