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144. A shame-- I stopped watching after that n/t

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I'm realizing now just how badly Norman Lear's TV shows sucked during the 70's. [View all] Archae Jun 2015 OP

I think they are a lot closer to the opposite of suck myself TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #1

I couldn't agree more... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #4

First I ever heard of real estate "red lining" was on All in The Family Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #15

So true. 840high Jun 2015 #54

EXACTLY. Anyone who doesn't get that, doesn't understand what the "barking" was in aid of...! MADem Jun 2015 #130

I never heard of anything until I heard of them on a Norman Lear comedy... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #131

I agree! dballance Jun 2015 #12

Your forgetting High Chapparel, Cannon, The ATeam, Mod Squad snagglepuss Jun 2015 #2

Those were some of the worst shows on television...except for Mannix. Atman Jun 2015 #16

Mod Squad was silly ... except for the delectable Peggy Lipton who was my adolescent fantasy. PSPS Jun 2015 #29

Link? NBachers Jun 2015 #77

*SNORT* pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #78

He had such a serious face and I rarely saw him smile or laugh ailsagirl Jun 2015 #129

I liked her too ailsagirl Jun 2015 #126

Why are you realizing this now? House of Roberts Jun 2015 #3

CNN is doing a retrospective (over several shows) about the 70's. Archae Jun 2015 #6

Ah yes. House of Roberts Jun 2015 #26

In between that barking, insulting, and yelling, a lot of important issues Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #5

After a while I would get tired of it. Archae Jun 2015 #8

The message wasn't meant for you if you already understood it. Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #64

His shows featured families� who often do bicker. And three of his shows featured KittyWampus Jun 2015 #7

The shows... Archae Jun 2015 #13

Don't forget Barney Miller! Chemisse Jun 2015 #30

Me too. Archae Jun 2015 #35

Mooshy Mooshy Mooshy... SidDithers Jun 2015 #42

Lucky I didnt have coffee in my mouth DiverDave Jun 2015 #100

I think Barney Miller was one of the best 70s show hands down. snagglepuss Jun 2015 #48

Barney Miller to me felt like watching a play. I really liked that. mucifer Jun 2015 #87

One of my all-time favorites!!! ailsagirl Jun 2015 #128

Perfect! cwydro Jun 2015 #92

Best WKRP episode. GGJohn Jun 2015 #109

Redd Foxx was a comedic genius. Drahthaardogs Jun 2015 #136

The MTM stuff was great. The Garry Marshall stuff was... mixed Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #22

Sweet memories for me. 840high Jun 2015 #55

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman! bananas Jun 2015 #61

Used to come on at 11:30 pm BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #118

MASH didn't age well 6chars Jun 2015 #85

MASH will be studied one day as a contemporary record of the revolution in how women hedgehog Jun 2015 #108

The first episode was just offensive 6chars Jun 2015 #110

And that was considered a family show. As I said, the evolution of MASH is a hedgehog Jun 2015 #115

More importantly, it was first and foremost an Anti-War television show. KittyWampus Jun 2015 #134

It became much more refined over the years ailsagirl Jun 2015 #124

Your young relative doesn't have to worry about the Vietnam Lottery>>>> KittyWampus Jun 2015 #133

I will tell her 6chars Jun 2015 #138

I always thought All in the Family was an insult to working class people. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #9

It was a slam against RW bigotry Mnpaul Jun 2015 #27

It portrayed working class people as cartoon racists. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #34

It exposed the country to the fact that these people do exist Mnpaul Jun 2015 #45

It was shooting at the Nixon supporters, in whatever nook of society they occupied. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #46

It portrayed one man in that fashion Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2015 #58

Saw Norman Lear on many talk shows and found him condescending. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #60

My father too. He didn't get why it was funny. That shit saved my life! nolabear Jun 2015 #63

That's right ailsagirl Jun 2015 #73

Oh no, I loved MTM and Maude! DawgHouse Jun 2015 #10

I have to admit that MTM (the TV show) ailsagirl Jun 2015 #75

I've been watching some reruns of Andy Griffith. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #80

I love that show. nt cwydro Jun 2015 #95

Yeah, I know what you mean. DawgHouse Jun 2015 #101

Sue Ann was good ailsagirl Jun 2015 #122

You have to turn the tv down when "Good Times" is on. bluestateguy Jun 2015 #11

I liked the father on that show but hated the JJ charscter JI7 Jun 2015 #14

Same here ailsagirl Jun 2015 #125

yes.because the actor didn't like how the show was JI7 Jun 2015 #137

A shame-- I stopped watching after that n/t ailsagirl Jun 2015 #144

You accidentally posted this in GD. nt Logical Jun 2015 #17

Why shouldn't it be in GD? cwydro Jun 2015 #96

I just watched that show on CNN. Loved those shows. A lot of depth to that humor. madfloridian Jun 2015 #18

I always felt like those shows helped to change our society for the better. (eom) StevieM Jun 2015 #19

Wow... Is that ever limited thinking. onehandle Jun 2015 #20

I loved the Jeffersons marmar Jun 2015 #21

Yeah,jeez. I hardly watch tv, I always stop on the Jeffersons. AngryAmish Jun 2015 #31

Only those with the first "Lionel". brush Jun 2015 #39

I had a crush on the first Lionel Skittles Jun 2015 #49

The reason they had the replacement Lionel is an interesting bit of TV history CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #52

I didn't get your point brush Jun 2015 #57

Then Mike Evans, the guy who originally played Lionel, no longer had a job CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #59

So he came back to the show? nt brush Jun 2015 #65

You must not be remembering the show correctly. CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #81

What, No Fantasy Island? No Love Boat? What about CHIPS? notadmblnd Jun 2015 #23

And BJ And The Bear. Now that was a winner. TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #69

you can't go back. most tv shows seem dated and lame after decades Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #24

Banacek! n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #25

Wow, I don't know that I've ever heard anybody say that All in the Family mythology Jun 2015 #28

+1 CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #99

.. AngryAmish Jun 2015 #32

Lou Grant dflprincess Jun 2015 #33

The hands down best TV show of the 70s was The Rockford Files. n/t FSogol Jun 2015 #36

James Garner FTW Fumesucker Jun 2015 #38

YES! brush Jun 2015 #40

And the breathtaking Gretchen Corbett Doctor_J Jun 2015 #106

GREAT show. bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #50

Yep! immoderate Jun 2015 #68

I'll watch Rockford any time. In fact, I often do on Amazon video. NBachers Jun 2015 #79

Thanks, now I have the themem song in my head all american girl Jun 2015 #88

I loved that show.. sendero Jun 2015 #94

You're right. Angel was not to be trusted . . . brush Jun 2015 #112

How could I forget? And my list also left off Monty Python's Flying Circus. KittyWampus Jun 2015 #140

I just saw 'Angel' (Stuart Margolin) in an NCIS rerun today pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #147

Every week All in the Family let us laugh at the rantings of a racist, close-minded jerk pnwmom Jun 2015 #37

Laughs DustyJoe Jun 2015 #41

Another show I just remembered... Archae Jun 2015 #43

As a late Millennial romanic Jun 2015 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jun 2015 #47

I'll never forget how much I laughed about Quark. closeupready Jun 2015 #51

So, nobody remembers or liked Starsky and Hutch? lunamagica Jun 2015 #53

I saw them shoot an outdoor scene near my house once pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #139

Glad to see I'm not! lunamagica Jun 2015 #141

Lear's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman wasnt like that DJ13 Jun 2015 #56

I will watch Sanford & Son any time it's on TV Recursion Jun 2015 #62

Archie could serve today's NRA perfectly IDemo Jun 2015 #66

wow that's an amazing clip IcyPeas Jun 2015 #76

Is this a joke? choie Jun 2015 #67

That's just it. It was TV, I was sick of what was real. Archae Jun 2015 #71

When I first saw All in the Family, murielm99 Jun 2015 #70

Played by Mary Kay Place. One of my favorites who later got major roles in The Big Chill, Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #98

TV shows from past eras just don't age well, in general. TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #72

Considering who was president in the '80s that should tell ya. alp227 Jun 2015 #82

I guess I never put it together with the Reagan era, but, yeah. TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #84

WKRP and Taxi were good shows, BTW. TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #74

All in the Family, based on Til Death Do Us Part. mwooldri Jun 2015 #83

I am polar opposite...the man was brilliant... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #86

No mention of Columbo? mucifer Jun 2015 #89

+100 narnian60 Jun 2015 #102

" . . . all people did was insult, bark and yell at each other." Vinca Jun 2015 #90

not all of 'em - I loved FERNWOOD 2-NIGHT DrDan Jun 2015 #91

Yep, I agree with you on that: raccoon Jun 2015 #93

I am a big sci-fi and comic fan edhopper Jun 2015 #97

Even Buck Rogers? Archae Jun 2015 #103

Biddy biddy biddy edhopper Jun 2015 #123

Here's Andy Kaufman doing his "imitation" of Archie Bunker: Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #104

Nobody could touch Andy. *sigh* nolabear Jun 2015 #107

Johnny & Andy - TBF Jun 2015 #113

I'm a kid of the seventies too, but I'm struck now by how crude the TV was. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #105

Norman Lear's programs broke so much new ground on many levels - LGBT characters, Maude's abortion kevinbgoode1 Jun 2015 #111

Carroll O'Connor, quite left in his worldview, skewered TBF Jun 2015 #114

All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Maude aikoaiko Jun 2015 #116

I agree...they all embodied important issues we were facing at the time Oilwellian Jun 2015 #117

And he recommitted to social issue TV with In The Heat of the Night. aikoaiko Jun 2015 #119

I didn't see much of All in the Family JonLP24 Jun 2015 #143

Every sitcom depends on deceit and insults. randome Jun 2015 #120

Why isn't this posted in the DU Lounge? bermudat Jun 2015 #121

gotta question your taste qazplm Jun 2015 #127

You were a kid. They were shows for grownups when most shows were for kids. Warpy Jun 2015 #132

All In The Family grew on me aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2015 #135

I pretty much missed them all JonLP24 Jun 2015 #142

"But most of the time all people did was insult, bark and yell at each other." MoonRiver Jun 2015 #145

Buck Rogers? Battlestar Galactica? Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #146

Edith was treated like crap, that is what comes to mind first. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #148