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>> have you ever really considered the foot? >> yeah, but i prefer girls. >> better not bump into henry in that general. >> i intend only to bump into nurse baker. repeatedly if possible. >> these were people who would go through the scripts and say "you cant use this word." we felt like we were in the midst of a battle. this is freedom of speech. >> at the senate hearings on television violence today, strong charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. >> the broadcasting industr...

Tonight, television takes a look at itself. >> whats on the idiot box? >> its only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. >> at this period of time will be looked upon as the platinum age. >> our obligation is to entertain. if weve left something to think about, so much the better. >> television should not be just entertainment. >> charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. >> congress has no right to interfere in the media. >> excuse me! >> we have the responsibility to give the...

Shows that are the most highly rated and replace them with shows that they thought would be more appealing to that younger audience. >> they changed the face of television. >> my name is norman lear. >> until 1971 he was a very successful if largely unheralded producer/writer in hollywood. but then he burst upon the public consciousness when he took on bigotry with his "all in the family." >> norman lear and bud yorkin created absolutely iconic shows. >> they revolutionized not only cbs but all ...

Sensitive and hes an intellectual and he wears glasses, you make him out a queer. >> i never said a guy who wears glasses is a queer. a guy who wears glasses is a four-eyes, a guy whos a fag is a queer. >> "all in the family" did something really new for television. it put before the american public archies friend, who was very masculine and who happened to be gay. >> how long you known me? 10, 12 years? >> yeah. >> in all that time did i ever mention a woman? >> oh, come on, steve. >> nixon obj...

On saturday nights, the cbs lineup in the early 70s was amazing. 8:00, "all in the family." 8:30, "m.a.s.h." 9:00, "the mary tyler moore show." you had "the bob newhart show." >> and it ended with "the carol burnett variety show" at 10:00. >> they used to call it murderers row. >> people had no dvrs, no vhs, nothing with initials. so people would stay home on saturday nights. they wouldnt go to the movies. they wouldnt go to restaurants. that may be the best night of television in all of televis...

Us live. >> there were a lot of names bandied about in terms of permanent hosts. >> thats one of those tv rules you mustnt break, until you do. then you realize, why dont you have a different host every week? but it was the cast that finally won peoples hearts. >> come on, who is this? >> andy-gram. >> youre that guy? "you cut your own steaks, we give you the sauce!" >> im barbara wawa. >> thank you, thank you very much. youre beautiful. youre beautiful. thank you. >> you were drawn to the tv se...

>> the character that i got to portray in "roots," kunta kintae, the adult, was a dream role. >> it was really genius to cast all of americas favorite television dads in the roles of the white slave owners and the villains. >> ill be by to fetch ya in the morning, captain. sleep well. >> it is difficult to explain in todays culture how unprecedented "roots" was. no one had ever seen the story of slavery before told from the point of view of the africans. >> it may be the first time that televisi...

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And i hated it. >> i think i made up some pretty good time on billy crystal. >> networks would loan out their tv stars to compete in a series of quasi olympic-type events. >> she is leaning so far over she seems to be wobbling a little bit. >> erin gray. with that spry, supple body. >> shes got a great set of legs, what the heck? >> i think we have a lot to apologize for with the worst of television. >> my only defense was it was the 70s. >> did i jiggle much? live and learn. the rent-a-car indu...