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And i loved that. >> look, toys all over the set. don't be afraid. come on, mr. camera, we're going crazy. come on. >> when he would just take these flights of fancy and go on for 10 minutes or 20 minutes, you know. that was -- that was the magical part of watching him. >> mother gave this so i could write my new book. >> no, an ode to fred silverman. take two. let's go. let's start from the beginning again, otto. let's go! >> like a lot of comedians, when he was off stage, he was full of fear, full of anxiety. about what? who knows? he himself said he was full of dread and he didn't know why....

>> we created a character that could really let him have it. >> maude. >> i'm only here because of edith. the fact that you happen to be here with her is beyond my control. like any other freak of nature. >> before that show was off the air, fred silverman was on the telephone with me saying, "there's a show in that woman." >> hello? no, this is not mr. findley, it's mrs. findley. yes, mr. findley 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 ...

>> more was allowed that hadn't been before. >> it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. >> i want to watch an all-black show for a change. >> oh, where are you going to find one? >> here's one -- the los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. >> young people were interested in relevant things. and so television began to reflect that. >> this is cbs. >> really it was very simple. you had three channels plus pbs. >> when the decade turned over into the '70s, television was very rural. ♪ >> the beverly hillbillies. >> cbs had "the ...

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 icon...

Where somebody could give archie what he earned. >> shut up all of you! >> we created a character that could really let him have it. >> maude. >> i'm only here because of edith. the fact that you happen to be here with her is beyond my control. like any other freak of nature. >> before that show was off the air, fred silverman was on the telephone with me saying "there is a show in that woman." >> hello? no, this is not mr. findley, it's mrs. findley. yes, mr. findley has a much higher voice. >> get your coat on and come on? >> what makes you think you can order me around like that henry. >> y...