View Full Version : It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 448--Hail to the Chief


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01-25-2024, 03:29 AM
https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-448-hail-to-the-chief/

In 1984, history was made after Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to be on a major party Presidential ticket. Possibly piggybacking on this historic occasion, the people behind (https://jacksonupperco.com/2016/09/14/harris-before-the-golden-girls-a-taste-of-hail-to-the-chief/) Soap developed (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/HailToTheChief) a show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_to_the_Chief_(TV_series)) about (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-09-8501200411-story.html) a (https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/09/arts/tv-reviews-2-sitcoms-lucie-arnaz-and-hail-to-the-chief.html) female President (https://www.thewrap.com/female-us-president-movies-tv-actress-woman/) trying to balance (https://hopkinscinemaddicts.typepad.com/hopkinscinemaddicts/2014/02/the-sexual-politics-of-borgen-and-commander-in-chief-.html) her work life with running (https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-tv-help-make-us-ready-for-hillary) the most powerful country in the world. After a short run (https://books.google.com/books?id=7OHIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=hail+to+the+chief+tv+series+abc+1985&source=bl&ots=G14cju_zXr&sig=ACfU3U1xul5pCqJEw2baZSQfG4sH2ccrbQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAv7WsgfiDAxXPmmoFHc7CABc4MhDoAXoECAMQAw), this entry (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088529/reviews) didn't get (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-21-ca-7935-story.html) a second term, and its replacement became one of the iconic sitcoms of the 1980s.