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Blockbuster TV : must-see sitcoms in the network era / Janet Staiger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Staiger, Janet.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television comedies--United States.
- Television comedies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Archie Bunker. Jed. Laverne and Shirley. Cliff Huxtable. Throughout the entire history of American prime-time television only four sitcoms have been true blockbusters, with Nielsen ratings far above the second- and third-rated programs. Weekly, millions of Americans of every age were making a special effort to turn on the set to see what Archie, Jed, Laverne, and Cliff were doing that week. The wild popularity of these shows-- All in the Family , The Beverly Hillbillies , Laverne & Shirley (and its partner Happy Days ), and The Cosby Show --left commentators bewildered by the tastes and prefer
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- All in the Family
- Laverne & Shirley
- The Cosby Show.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814783511
- 0814783511
- 9780814786994
- 0814786995
- 9780585424835
- 0585424837
- OCLC:
- 779828378
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