FAMST 101C Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dry Cleaning, Tv In, 8 Women
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Lecture 8: birth of reality tv, quality tv and the turn. The jeffersons: produced by norman lear, cbs 1975-1985, spinoff from all in the family. The jeffersons moved next-door to the bunkers. Blacks finally getting part of the wealth. Speaking about black advancement in socioeconomic status: clip: "i buy the songs" (season 7, 1981) Rehabilitating the jeffersons, showing that it depicts blacks in am important and advanced way. Weezy has put in a lot of effort for the day when george forgets. Interracial couple, friends of the jeffersons: tom + helen. Weezy is disturbed by george"s lack of thoughtfulness and romance. George"s idea of romance in a marriage is mostly material - giving her money, buyin her things, roasting tom"s "cheapness" which is really just his care for the homemade. George tries to make it up to weezy by having a song written for her (which he buys and puts little thought into)
