"Hey, Mae!"
Half-hour sitcoms always used to be two acts. The big act break would come in the middle. It was (hopefully) suspenseful enough to keep you through the commercial break. When the great Carl Reiner was running THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW he strove for "Hey Mae" act breaks. He defines that like this: You're in the living room watching the show. Your wife is in the kitchen. And the act break is so compelling you…