Transcripts for CNN The Seventies 20150703 01:03:00 : vimars

>> "petticoat junction." and these rural fantasies of mayberryisms. >> the hillbilly shows were everywhere and then they weren't. >> fred silverman who was running programming at cbs said, "we are going to get rid of the shows that are the most highly rated and replace them with shows that they thought would be more appealing to that younger audience." >> it changed the face of television. >> my name is norman lear. [ applause ] >> 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, created iconic shows. >> they revolutionized cbs and all of television. >> our world is coming crumbling down, the coons are coming. >> to use language like that on tv was just unheard of it. but it really captured a certain moment. >> archie, 12% of the population

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