When I was growing up I thought that all TV sitcoms were that way, very predictable. About as real as a Weekly Reader. They were neither funny or entertaining to me. All in the Family was a game changer. I felt like I knew those characters. In college that was the only show that people would gather in the dorm "living room?" to watch. It standing room only. The only other shows of Norman Lear's that I liked was Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Fernwood Tonight. I thought they were game changers too.
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