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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14. People rightly point out that post-1980 we had Roseanne. But that, and a few cartoons like The Simpsons, are the exception.
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15. (There's another essay to be written on why American TV is often most comfortable dealing with working class in cartoons).
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@HeerJeet Thatcher did same thing in UK. May have hung on a bit longer there. Man was she hated it for to this day.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet another big factor in this change is change in TV biz model: focus on ad demos (i.e., $ audience) vs big undifferentiated audienceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet could you make a similar argument with American film? For example, where does Peter Boyle's "Joe" fit in?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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