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Little_stinker · 02-11-2023, 02:28 PM

Which sitcom was more groundbreaking; All In The Family or Good Times?

Duster76 · 02-11-2023, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Little_stinker

Which sitcom was more groundbreaking; All In The Family or Good Times?

All In The Family hands down, like that show or not, nothing had ever been on television like it.

icecream · 02-11-2023, 03:22 PM

Both shows suck.

Little_stinker · 02-11-2023, 08:32 PM

Was there a sitcom with an all African-American cast before Good Times?
If there wasn't, I would say that made for a more culturally groundbreaking show.
All in The Family was controversial, but still had a mostly Caucasion cast.
Nothing different from a lot of shows of that period.

DJM77 · 02-11-2023, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Little_stinker

Was there a sitcom with an all African-American cast before Good Times?

Amos 'n' Andy

Sanford & Son (unless you count the white cop that showed up from time to time)

howilu · 02-12-2023, 11:38 AM

All in the Family was definitely a groundbreaking sitcom, dealing with subjects that never been explored on shows like Leave it to Beaver, My Three Sons and Family Affair. It opened the door for more edgier comedies such as Sanford and Son, Maude and Good times.

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02-11-2023, 08:32 PM	#4
Little_stinker Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 19, 2018 Location: Illinois Posts: 315	Was there a sitcom with an all African-American cast before Good Times? If there wasn't, I would say that made for a more culturally groundbreaking show. All in The Family was controversial, but still had a mostly Caucasion cast. Nothing different from a lot of shows of that period.

02-12-2023, 11:38 AM	#6
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,959	All in the Family was definitely a groundbreaking sitcom, dealing with subjects that never been explored on shows like Leave it to Beaver, My Three Sons and Family Affair. It opened the door for more edgier comedies such as Sanford and Son, Maude and Good times.