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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4. There were working class sit coms before 1970s (i.e. Honeymooners) but the genre really flourished in that decade.
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5. The working class was visible in popular culture in 1970s in way it hadn't been since 1930s and hasn't really been since 1980.
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@HeerJeet Alice, and Schneider on "One Day at a Time."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet my sense is L&S and others undermined working class by portraying them as sneaky, product of bad choices, loser friendsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Also of note—era also saw 1st wave of minority-focus working/middle class sitcoms—Chico & the Man, Sanford & Son, The Jeffersons.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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