1. A few quick thoughts on Abe Vigoda, Barney Miller, and 1970s working class TV, and the twilight of the labor movement.
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@HeerJeet Nobody is forgetting that -- in fact, it's probably the more familiar and beloved -- perhaps even admired -- role. -
@LDBurnett@HeerJeet But in his memory, let us forget the awful "Fish" spinoff he incessantly pushed for.
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3. Barney Miller belonged to a waive of workplace/working class comedies in 1970s: like Taxi, Laverne & Shirley, All in the Family, etc.
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4. There were working class sit coms before 1970s (i.e. Honeymooners) but the genre really flourished in that decade.
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@HeerJeet Wrong, it was playing the grandpa on Look Who's Talking.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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