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Television producer Norman Lear, who died last week at age 101, probably could not get away today with what he put on the small screen in the 1970s with his iconic sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons." As Mel Brooks did in his movies "The Producers" and "Blazing Saddles," Mr. Lear undermined the power of bigotry with humor.

In many American living rooms, the 1960s didn't really begin until Jan. 12, 1971.

A collection of reactions to the death of Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television, who died Tuesday night at 101.