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From I Love Lucy to Will & Grace, this book looks at the television comedies that have tackled social issues, facilitated discussion, or in some other way have broken down barriers. Other landmark shows discussed here include All in the Family, Ellen, The Golden Girls, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Maude, Modern Family, Roseanne, and Soap.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Mary Kay and Johnny
Amos 'n' Andy
I Love Lucy
The Dick Van Dyke Show
That Girl
Julia
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Brady Bunch
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
All in the Family
Sanford and Son
Maude
Bridget Loves Bernie
M*A*S*H
Good Times
The Jeffersons
Welcome Back, Kotter
One Day at a Time
Laverne & Shirley
Three's Company
Soap
Diff'rent Strokes
The Facts of Life
Kate & Allie
The Cosby Show
Who's the Boss?
The Golden Girls
Valerie / Valerie's Family / The Hogan Family
Head of the Class
Designing Women
Full House
Roseanne
Murphy Brown
Ellen
All-American Girl
Will & Grace
Modern Family
Mom
Black-ish
One Day at a Time
Conclusion
Appendix: The Series That Tried and the Series That Might
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Mark A. Robinson is a writer for several theatre websites, including BroadwayDirect.com, Showtickets.com, and Playbill.com. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Television Theme Songs (2007) and The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and Song (2014). Robinson is also the coauthor of The Disney Song Encyclopedia (Scarecrow Press, 2012).
