{"product_id":"tonight-on-a-very-special-episode-when-tv-sitcoms-sometimes-got-serious-volume-1-1957-1985-paperback","title":"Tonight, On A Very Special Episode When TV Sitcoms Sometimes Got Serious Volume 1: 1957-1985 (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629336350\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemember when Edith Bunker was sexually assaulted on \u003cem\u003eAll in the Family\u003c\/em\u003e? Or when abortion was the hot topic on \u003cem\u003eMaude\u003c\/em\u003e? Did you know that \u003cem\u003eLeave it to Beaver\u003c\/em\u003e dealt with alcoholism and that “The Bicycle Man” double episode from \u003cem\u003eDiff’rent Strokes\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most remembered sitcom entries in the annals of American television history?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe role of the Very Special Episode was to take a departure from the regular comic stylings of the American TV sitcom and offer a standalone “serious in nature” gesture in addressing subject matter not normally found in such a medium. From racial equality on \u003cem\u003eBewitched\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/em\u003e to suicide on \u003cem\u003eOne Day At A Time\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Facts of Life\u003c\/em\u003e and beyond, take an in depth look at a number of Very Special Episodes - from early examples to the heyday of the phenomena come the 70s and 80s, with insight from varied historians, critics and individuals who worked on some of the shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 1\u003cbr\u003eDate\u003cbr\u003eThe Ricardos Visit Cuba from I LOVE LUCY 03\/12\/1957\u003cbr\u003ePine Lake Lodge from MISTER ED 25\/06\/1961\u003cbr\u003eThat’s My Boy from THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW 25\/09\/1963\u003cbr\u003eLittle Bamm-Bamm from THE FLINTSTONES 03\/10\/1963\u003cbr\u003eThe Addams Family Meet A Beatnik from THE ADDAMS FAMILY 01\/01\/1965\u003cbr\u003eThe Indians are Coming from THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 01\/02\/1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDIDN’T NEED NO WELFARE STATE, EVERYBODY PULLED HIS WEIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSisters At Heart from BEWITCHED 24\/12\/1970\u003cbr\u003eWhere There’s Smoke from THE BRADY BUNCH 08\/01\/1971\u003cbr\u003eJudging Books By Covers from ALL IN THE FAMILY 09\/02\/1971\u003cbr\u003eRoad Song from THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY 26\/02\/1971\u003cbr\u003eLionel Moves into the Neighbourhood from ALL IN THE FAMILY 02\/03\/1971\u003cbr\u003eGloria Discovers Women’s Lib from ALL IN THE FAMILY 23\/03\/1971\u003cbr\u003eFirst and Last Supper, The from ALL IN THE FAMILY 06\/04\/1971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith’s Problem from ALL IN THE FAMILY 08\/01\/1972\u003cbr\u003eMaude Meets Florida from MAUDE 26\/09\/1972\u003cbr\u003eGloria and the Riddle from ALL IN THE FAMILY 07\/10\/1972\u003cbr\u003ePuerto Ricans Are Coming, The from SANFORD AND SON 10\/11\/1972\u003cbr\u003eMaude’s Dilemma from MAUDE 14\/11\/1972\u003cbr\u003eBobby’s Hero from THE BRADY BUNCH 02\/02\/1973\u003cbr\u003eRated X from SANFORD AND SON 16\/03\/1973\u003cbr\u003eGloria the Victim from ALL IN THE FAMILY 17\/03\/1973\u003cbr\u003eWalter’s Problem from MAUDE 11\/09\/1973\u003cbr\u003eMaude’s Musical from MAUDE 13\/11\/1973\u003cbr\u003eEdith’s Christmas Story from ALL IN THE FAMILY 22\/12\/1973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOT GETTIN’ HASSLED, NOT GETTIN’ HUSTLED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly’s Kids from THE BRADY BUNCH 04\/01\/1974\u003cbr\u003eGloria’s Boyfriend from ALL IN THE FAMILY 02\/02\/1974\u003cbr\u003eTax Audit, The from MAUDE 12\/02\/1974\u003cbr\u003eGeorge from M*A*S*H 16\/02\/1974\u003cbr\u003eLt. Preston of the 4th Cavalry from THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE SHOW 18\/03\/1974\u003cbr\u003eManuel Who Came to Dinner, The from CHICO AND THE MAN 27\/10\/1974\u003cbr\u003eRhoda’s Wedding from RHODA 28\/10\/1974\u003cbr\u003eArchie the Hero from ALL IN THE FAMILY 29\/09\/1975\u003cbr\u003eDiscovery from BARNEY MILLER 30\/10\/1975\u003cbr\u003eMaude Bares Her Soul from MAUDE 10\/11\/1975\u003cbr\u003eFonzie’s New Friend from HAPPY DAYS 25\/11\/1975\u003cbr\u003eJJ’s Fiancé from GOOD TIMES 06\/01\/1976\u003cbr\u003eMaude’s Mood from MAUDE 26\/01\/1976\u003cbr\u003eJJ in Trouble from GOOD TIMES 03\/02\/1976\u003cbr\u003eInterview, The from M*A*S*H 24\/02\/1976\u003cbr\u003eBig Move, The from GOOD TIMES 22\/09\/1976\u003cbr\u003eQuarantine from BARNEY MILLER 30\/09\/1976\u003cbr\u003eWalter’s Crisis from MAUDE 11\/10\/1976\u003cbr\u003eMichael the Warlord from GOOD TIMES 13\/10\/1976\u003cbr\u003eWerewolf from BARNEY MILLER 28\/10\/1976\u003cbr\u003e08\/11\/1976\u003cbr\u003eAKA the Fonz from HAPPY DAYS 30\/11\/1976\u003cbr\u003eDraft Dodger, The from ALL IN THE FAMILY 25\/12\/1976\u003cbr\u003eEd Talks To God from CHICO AND THE MAN 04\/03\/1977\u003cbr\u003eEvans Get Involved, The from GOOD TIMES 21\/09\/1977\u003cbr\u003eOnce A Friend from THE JEFFERSONS 01\/10\/1977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCousin Liz from ALL IN THE FAMILY 09\/10\/1977\u003cbr\u003eEdith’s 50th Birthday from ALL IN THE FAMILY 16\/10\/1977\u003cbr\u003eArchie’s Bitter Pill from ALL IN THE FAMILY 06\/11\/1977\u003cbr\u003eArchie and the KKK from ALL IN THE FAMILY 27\/11\/1977\u003cbr\u003eBarbara’s Friend from ONE DAY AT A TIME 29\/11\/1977\u003cbr\u003eGay Bar, The from MAUDE 03\/12\/1977\u003cbr\u003eCousin Maude’s Visit from ALL IN THE FAMILY 11\/12\/1977\u003cbr\u003eEdith’s Crisis of Faith from ALL IN THE FAMILY 18\/12\/1977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYOU TAKE THE GOOD, YOU TAKE THE BAD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaul Runs Away from CHICO AND THE MAN 20\/01\/1978\u003cbr\u003eDoobie or Not Doobie from WHAT’S HAPPENIN’? 28\/01\/1978\u003cbr\u003eRichie Almost Dies from HAPPY DAYS 31\/01\/1978\u003cbr\u003eWhat Goes Up from WELCOME BACK KOTTER 09\/02\/1978\u003cbr\u003eReporter, The from ALICE 12\/02\/1978\u003cbr\u003eFonzie’s Blindness from HAPPY DAYS 26\/09\/1978\u003cbr\u003eBlock Those Kicks from ALICE 22\/10\/1978\u003cbr\u003eMen Are Such Beasts from TAXI 21\/11\/1978\u003cbr\u003eCome Back Little Arnold from WELCOME BACK KOTTER 24\/02\/1979\u003cbr\u003eWho Is Gordon Simms from WKRP CINCINATTI 02\/04\/1979\u003cbr\u003eJack Soo, A Retrospective from BARNEY MILLER 17\/05\/1979\u003cbr\u003eRough Housing from FACTS OF LIFE 24\/08\/1979\u003cbr\u003eMork in Wonderland from MORK AND MINDY 16\/09\/1979\u003cbr\u003eDog Story, The from DIFF’RENT STROKES 10\/12\/1979\u003cbr\u003eReluctant Fighter, The from TAXI 25\/12\/1979\u003cbr\u003eA Mommy for Mindy from MORK AND MINDY 03\/01\/1980\u003cbr\u003eNight They Raided Mind-Skis, The from MORK AND MINDY 10\/01\/1980\u003cbr\u003eMork Learns to See from MORK AND MINDY 17\/01\/1980\u003cbr\u003eWhy Did The Fireman… from LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY 04\/02\/1980\u003cbr\u003eIn Concert from WKRP IN CINCINATTI 11\/02\/1980\u003cbr\u003eDieting from FACTS OF LIFE 21\/03\/1980\u003cbr\u003eFirst Store, The from THE JEFFERSONS 06\/04\/1980\u003cbr\u003eDope from THE FACTS OF LIFE 11\/06\/1980\u003cbr\u003eArchie Alone from ARCHIE BUNKER’S PLACE 02\/11\/1980\u003cbr\u003eMork in Never-Never Land from MORK AND MINDY 20\/11\/1980\u003cbr\u003eFathers of the Brides from TAXI 03\/12\/1980\u003cbr\u003eElaine’s Strange Triangle from TAXI 10\/12\/1980\u003cbr\u003eWho Am I? 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