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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 04:24 PM
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Poll question: Best Norman Lear TV series?
Inspired by a thread in GD... :hi:
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 08:00 PM
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1. Kicking for more votes.
:hi:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 08:01 PM
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2. That one that Andrew Dice Clay played a misogynist asshole
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 08:14 PM
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4. wasn't that Happy Days?
:shrug:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 08:29 PM
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6. No, not that. And you're thinking Laverne and Shirley, anyway.
I think it was "Father Knows Best, You Fucking Whore".

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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 08:01 PM
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3. I'm partial to Sanford and Son.
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 10:51 AM
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16. Watch it, sucka.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 08:18 PM
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5. Lear and my mother went to college together.
Those were the Days!
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 08:50 PM
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7. There are a bunch of great shows there
But All In The Family was the real groundbreaker.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 01:39 AM
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8. All In The Family, which I'd say is the best show evah!
But look at that list of great shows. You couldn't get a list like that from today's TV shows.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 01:46 AM
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9. All in the Family then Maude then the Jeffersons. nt
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 10:52 AM
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17. That's my list also...I don't even think the others were all that good
although Sanford and Son had its moments.
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 01:47 AM
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10. The one that swapped genders
And I never remember the name of it. It was brilliant.

All That Glitters - I haven't seen it since it first ran and it still brings back such memories.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 01:52 AM
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11. Anybody who voted for anything other than 'All In the Family' is a meathead, and should stifle.
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 08:27 AM
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12. a station wagon full of Nuns.
one of the funniest lines ever.
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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 08:47 AM
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13. Maude and The Jeffersons were good, but I had to go with the series that made them possible
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Jokerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 09:03 AM
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14. None of the above.
Never really cared for his shows. Maybe because my dad was a real-life Archie Bunker and I didn't need to see him portrayed on TV.

Maude was definitely ground breaking and I did watch One Day At a Time primarily because of a serious Valerie Bertinelli crush, but I can't say I'd sit through any of them now.
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michreject Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 09:52 AM
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15. All in the Family
Made you, laugh, cry and think.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 11:00 AM
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18. I'll vote All in the Family, although....
it brings back bad memories. My parents actually thought Archie Bunker was an astute and accurate political and social observer.

Scary.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-05-10 11:17 AM
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19. All In The Family was the best, but...
...Good Times was my favorite. Mmm, Thelma. Know'm say'n? Plus, Good Times had the best theme song.
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