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♪ herbie j pilato: in 1970, cbs is trying to change their landscape. they had all these rural family sitcoms; they were looking for more sophisticated sitcoms. patrick gomez: after abc declined to move forward with the all in the family pilot, norman lear made the decision to move the show over to cbs. sally struthers: they said yes but you need a new set of kids. so rob reiner and i were the third set of children for archie and edith bunker. norman lear: so, i made the pilot for the third time. same script. i wouldn't change a word. archie: so let's hear it again, huh? what did you mean by ...

America at the time. patrick gomez: advertisers wanted to cater towards that new suburban family that needed to buy that kitchen appliance or needed to buy that vacuum. jacqueline coley: and after i love lucy, there was a formula for what the american family should look like. cybill shepherd: ozzie and harriet... announcer: the adventures of ozzie and harriet. cybill shepherd: i just loved everybody in it, actually. david: hurry up, bring it in... i'm starved! candice bergen: it was a happy, gentle american family of the 1950s. ozzie: how much do you need? david: never mind pop, that's okay. o...

To show them the right path. ward: we want you to feel that you can come to me or to your mother with any problem and we'll understand. patrick gomez: in the 1950s, sitcoms were really giving us an idealistic version of america. jacqueline coley: but as we get into the 60s, we'll see different types of family sitcoms. steven: i'm sure i'll be able to handle a little washing and to cook an occasional meal.

Hungry audience. shirley: hey kids, hollywood boulevard! danny bonaduce: we were a musical family that would travel around doing shows... keith: (singing) oh girl, you make my day. helen hunt: i was for sure going to marry david cassidy. that was definitely going to happen. patrick gomez: the partridge family is trying to embrace this like hippie cool culture. danny: what did you hit mom? shirley: i think it was a studebaker. man: you crazy hippies, it's not enough you don't trust anyone over 30. now you're trying to wipe us out! laura morowitz: but it takes this phenomenon of the countercultu...

On some level. jim: what was all that racket upstairs? bud: i didn't hear anything. billy gray: father knows best represented the good life; the american dream. jim: i'll read you one story, then off to bed you go. bob: and then leave it to beaver enters the sitcom realm in 1957. wally: what's that? beaver: a haircut i think. tony dow: the real key to leave it to beaver is that it's written from a child's point of view. wally: why didn't you let stanley cut your hair? beaver: i losted my money. jerry mathers: you have the character of beaver and you have wally his older brother who usually doe...