The Sitcoms of Norman Lear by Sean Campbell

By Sean Campbell

Archie Bunker, George Jefferson, Maude—the tv sitcom international of the Nineteen Seventies was once peopled through the creations of Norman Lear. starting in 1971 with the most advantageous of All within the Family, Lear’s paintings gave sitcoms a brand new face and a brand new variety. now not have been households excellent and lives so as. usually blue-collar staff and their households, Lear’s characters argued, struggled, uttered occasionally stunning evaluations and had no challenge contributing to—or at the very least, acknowledging—the turmoil so avoided by means of Nineteen Sixties tv. considerably, not just did Lear tackle tough matters, yet he did so via winning programming. Week after week, american citizens tuned in to determine the kinfolk adventures of the Bunkers, the Jeffersons, and Sanford and Son.
With an intensive research of his sitcoms, this quantity explores Norman Lear’s memorable creation profession through the Seventies. It emphasizes how Lear’s indicates mirrored the political and cultural milieu, and the way they addressed societal concerns together with racism, baby abuse and gun keep an eye on. The casting, construction and behind-the-screen problems of All within the relatives, Sanford & Son, Maude, stable occasions, The Jeffersons and One Day at a Time are mentioned. each one convey is tested from inception via sequence finale. Interviews with the various actors and actresses akin to Rue McClanahan of Maude and Marla Gibbs from The Jeffersons are included.

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