Blockbuster TV [[electronic resource] ] : must-see sitcoms in the network era / / Janet Staiger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780027303321
• Autore: Staiger Janet
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : New York University Press, c2000
• ISBN: 0-8147-8351-1; 0-8147-8699-5; 0-585-42483-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.45/617
• Soggetti: Television comedies - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The Beverly Hillbillies -- All in the Family -- Laverne & Shirley -- The Cosby Show.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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