fred silverman was on the telephone with me saying, "there's a show in that woman." [ telephone rings ] hello? no, this is not mr. findlay. it's mrs. findlay. yeah, mr. findlay has a much higher voice. now, get your coat and come on. what makes you think you can order me around like that, henry? you're my wife. that gives me the right. when he says "wife," he means possession. so what, maude? you've told me a hundred times you want to feel possessed. walter findlay, i never said that standing up, and you know it. gilligan: norman lear and bud yorkin really turned the spin-off series into an art form. man: norman lear hates to hear it called "the lear factory." all his series come out of this building, allowing lear to move from show to show like a dervish. "good times" was like, "holy smokes, there's black people on tv." there had never been a complete black family on tv before with the father. hanks: what made it so unique and universal was that we have the same problems in our household,