Norman Lear Shares Favorite Moment from "Good Times"
by Dan Snierson
4/17/16


If you’ve ever laughed at a TV show from the ’70s, there’s a good chance you have Norman Lear to thank. (At one point, he had nine series on the air.)

Here, the 93-year-old Emmy-winning creator/ producer/legend — who will be honored at the TV Land Icon Awards (Sunday at 9pm ET, in celebration with EW) — recalls a few of his favorite moments from his provocative, socially conscious sitcoms.







“THE EVANS GET INVOLVED” (1977)


Penny talked about how somebody put a hot iron on her shoulder. The network got tons of calls for information about child abuse…. One time, a writer came in with a news clipping that said hypertension in black males was way up.

It was a great idea for an episode. When it went on, the network got thousands of calls from black families seeking information about hypertension…

That’s when I learned a big lesson: "My God, these things really matter."

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