Norman Lear
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The legendary creator of iconic television programs All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Norman Lear remade our television culture, while leading a life of unparalleled political, civic, and social involvement. Sharing the wealth of Lear's ninety years, this is a memoir as touching and remarkable as the life he has led.
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Maude was first introduced as Edith Bunker's outspoken, liberal cousin on the classic TV show All in the Family. Her spinoff, set in Tuckahoe, New York, focuses on Maude's daily adventures at home with fourth husband Walter, divorced daughter Carol, and Carol's son Phillip. Contains all 23 episodes from the third season.
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"For the series' fifth season, Fred takes no prisoners as he unleashes an uproarious array of jokes, jibes and insults at such targets as L.A. earthquakes, Japanese restaurants, the Sanford Arms apartments, Lemont's mysterious new girlfriend, the Senior Olympics, escort services, the Watts Businessman-of-the-Year Award and the sitcom 'Steinberg and son'--Container.
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"Grumpy Los Angeles junk dealer Fred Sanford and his long-suffering son Lamont was breakthrough TV, ushering in an African-American perspective to the small screen, as [they] forever schemed of making a better life including Bible-thumping sister-in-law Aunt Esther, Fred's girlfriend Donna and old pal Grady"--Container.
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George Jefferson is a wealthy and successful businessman in the dry-cleaning business who lives with his wife, Louise (Weezy), in a ritzy high-rise in New York City. The show also features the Jefferson's wise-cracking maid, Florence, and neighbors Tom and Helen Willis and Harry Bentley. In this season, George is bitten by the dance bug and comes down with a case of disco fever, Louise gets an eyeful when she sketches a nude model in her drawing class,...
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"Return to TV's most famous junk shop for an outrageously funny fourth season. Fred Sanford [is] the junk dealer with a big mouth and every get-rich-quick scheme in the book. Caught up in his plans are his long-suffering son Lamont, his best friend Grady and his arch-enemy and sister-in-law, Esther"--Container.
14) Cold turkey
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Farce about an entire Iowa town that tries to give up smoking in order to win $25 million.
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"All in the Family creator Norman Lear takes fans behind the scenes of the groundbreaking sitcom on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The face of television was changed forever in 1971 with the premiere of All in the Family. The working-class Bunker family of Queens, New York--lovable bigot Archie (Carroll O'Connor), his long-suffering "dingbat" wife Edith (Jean Stapleton), their liberal daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), and son-in-law Mike "Meathead"...
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Twenty-one year old Ben is following his TV-obsessed Dad to explore how television consumption has evolved from one generation to the next. Television used to bring people together. Does television now fragment us as a culture? Nominated for Best Documentary at **New York City International Film Festival**, **Los Angeles CineFest**, and **WorldFest Houston**.