Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1971 — made her debut as Louise Jefferson on

"I did Louise patterned after me, like I was with my husband."

#nostalgia #1970s #1970stv #classictv #thejeffersons #onthisday #AllInTheFamily #isabelsanford

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Cantara Christopher · @cantara
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One last post before I go get Mister Grumble his beer (really) and start dinner. Is this not the sweetest, tenderest version of the Carmichael-Loesser standard "Two Sleepy People" you have ever heard? (And in one part worth a laugh out loud.) Carroll O'Connor>Archie Bunker+Jean Stapleton>Edith Bunker. From the (of course) once-novelty-now-collectible 1973 vinyl album, Archie & Edith Side by Side. bit.ly/carmichael3

#thegreatamericansongbook #AllInTheFamily

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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“The purpose was to make people laugh, but we’re also going to make them think.”
(1926–2015)

’s producing partner on groundbreaking 1970s sitcoms like would have been 97 today.

#1970stv #1970s #classictv #bornonthisday #AllInTheFamily #normanlear #budyorkin

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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"My greatest achievement? Just making it. That's the hardest thing, coming from where I came from."

(1938–2012) would have been 85 today.

#nostalgia #1970s #1970stv #classictv #amen #AllInTheFamily #thejeffersons #bornonthisday #shermanhemsley

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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(1892–1978) was .

She originated the role of Mother Jefferson on in 1974 at age 82 — and continued on the spinoff until her death in 1978.

#1970stv #1970s #thejeffersons #classictv #onthisday #AllInTheFamily #bornonthisday #zaracully

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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"There's nothing like humor to burst what seems to be an enormous problem."
(1923–2013)

The three-time Emmy winner would have been 100 today.

#1970stv #1970s #AllInTheFamily #classictv #bornonthisday #jeanstapleton

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1971 — debuted on CBS.

and Bunker first played Archie and Edith in 1968!

It took producer 3 years (and 3 pilot episodes) to sell the show.

#nostalgia #1970stv #1970s #classictv #onthisday #normanlear #jeanstapleton #carrolloconnor #AllInTheFamily

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Today in 1975 — George and Louise Jefferson "moved on up to the East Side" of Manhattan on .

The spinoff premiered a week later!

#isabelsanford #shermanhemsley #1970stv #1970s #classictv #onthisday #thejeffersons #AllInTheFamily

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TODAY IN QUEER TV HISTORY

ALL IN THE FAMILY: "Edith's Crisis of Faith - Part 2" - 12/25/1977, CBS

In this episode of the controversial 1970s sitcom, Edith is in mourning and questions her faith in God after the murder of her friend Beverly LaSalle, who was killed by queerbashers in the previous episode.

Beverly (a drag performer played by drag artiste Lori Shannon) appeared on ALL IN THE FAMILY in 1975-77 and the scripts were vague about Beverly's identity. Originally written as an implicitly gay "female impersonator," by 1977 Beverly seemed really uncomfortable in men's clothes and many viewers read the character as a trans woman, though he preferred male pronouns. It was all rather muddy.

ALL IN THE FAMILY was based on the popular British sitcom TILL DEATH US DO PART.

#lgbtq #queer #AllInTheFamily #normanlear #mediastudies

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1973 — Irene Lorenzo challenged Archie Bunker to a game of pool.

(1919–2011) won a Golden Globe for in 1974.

The star of (1949) and other musicals was also a survivor of the Hollywood Blacklist.

#nostalgia #1970stv #1970s #classictv #classicfilm #onthetown #AllInTheFamily #bettygarrett

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1971 — made her debut as Maude on .

“We were three days into rehearsal when I knew I would hear from [CBS Head of Programming] Fred Silverman ‘Let’s do a show with this woman.’” —

#nostalgia #1970stv #1970s #onthisday #classictv #normanlear #AllInTheFamily #beaarthur

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Martin de Boer :mastodon: · @MartinDeBoer
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Vandaag mijn gehaald bij de GGD. Toegediend door mijn eigen Wilma.

#AllInTheFamily #herhaalprik

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Martin de Boer :mastodon: · @MartinDeBoer
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Vandaag mijn gehaald bij de GGD. Toegediend door mijn eigen Wilma.

#AllInTheFamily #herhaalprik

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Martin de Boer :mastodon: · @MartinDeBoer
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Vandaag mijn gehaald bij de GGD. Toegediend door mijn eigen vrouw.

#AllInTheFamily #herhaalprik

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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(1919–2012) was .

He directed more episodes than anyone else — and won an Emmy for the unforgettable "Edith's 50th Birthday."

Other credits: , , and films like (1988)

#1970stv #1970s #classictv #torchsongtrilogy #thegoldengirls #alice #GetSmart #AllInTheFamily #bornonthisday #paulbogart

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