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America in Primetime

Man of the House (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary

In the post WWII days of American primetime television, the depictions of men at home as being the stable breadwinner who could solve any problem that faced the family was borne out of a need for the American populace to feel safe. The ...See moreIn the post WWII days of American primetime television, the depictions of men at home as being the stable breadwinner who could solve any problem that faced the family was borne out of a need for the American populace to feel safe. The counterculture movement of the 1960's made those depictions seem outmoded and unrealistic. The shows of Norman Lear, most specifically _"All in the Family" (1968)_, broke open that mold, where the men were shown as being independent thinkers often regardless of the needs of the family. By the mid 1980's, these two trends melded with The Cosby Show, where Cliff Huxtable had a very specific point of view with regard to how to raise his often defiant children. In the 1990's and beyond, the post-feminist era made the man at home more undefined, where he could be placed in almost any role, from the self-absorbed shlub (such as Ray Barone or Homer Simpson) to the self-doubting family man (such as Michael Steadman, Tony Soprano or Walter White). And different forms of the family and their associated issues are also now shown, from Modern Family to Big Love to The Bernie Mac Show. Written by Huggo See less
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Editor
Scott Chestnut (edited by)
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Updated Oct 30, 2011

Release date
Nov 6, 2011 (United States)

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52 cast members
Name Known for
Ron Howard
Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show   See fewer
Bill Paxton
Self / Bill Henrickson, Big Love Self / Bill Henrickson, Big Love   See fewer
Mark V. Olsen
Self - Co-Creator, Big Love Self - Co-Creator, Big Love   See fewer
David Lynch
Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks   See fewer
Alan Ball
Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood   See fewer
Roseanne Barr
Self / Roseanne Conner, Roseanne (as Roseanne) Self / Roseanne Conner, Roseanne (as Roseanne)   See fewer
Rob Reiner
Self / Mike Stivic, All in the Family Self / Mike Stivic, All in the Family   See fewer
Will Scheffer
Self - Co-Creator, Big Love Self - Co-Creator, Big Love   See fewer
Jerry Mathers
Self / Beaver Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver Self / Beaver Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver   See fewer
Shawn Ryan
Self - Creator, The Shield Self - Creator, The Shield   See fewer
Felicity Huffman
Self / Lynette Scavo Self / Lynette Scavo   See fewer
Carl Reiner
Self - Creator, The Dick Van Dyke Show Self - Creator, The Dick Van Dyke Show   See fewer
Mary Tyler Moore
Self / Laura Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show Self / Laura Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show   See fewer
Dick Van Dyke
Self / Rob Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show Self / Rob Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show   See fewer
Marshall Herskovitz
Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething   See fewer
Jon Hamm
Self / Don Draper, Mad Men Self / Don Draper, Mad Men   See fewer
Norman Lear
Self - Creator, All in the Family Self - Creator, All in the Family   See fewer
Larry Wilmore
Self - Creator, The Bernie Mac Show Self - Creator, The Bernie Mac Show   See fewer
Alec Baldwin
Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock   See fewer
Tom Fontana
Self - Executive Producer, Homicide: Life on the Street Self - Executive Producer, Homicide: Life on the Street   See fewer
Warren Littlefield
Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment   See fewer
Marcy Carsey
Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show   See fewer
Tom Werner
Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show   See fewer
Andre Braugher
Self / Owen Thoreau Jr., Men of a Certain Age Self / Owen Thoreau Jr., Men of a Certain Age   See fewer
Edward Zwick
Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething   See fewer
George Meyer
Self - Writer, The Simpsons Self - Writer, The Simpsons   See fewer
James L. Brooks
Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons   See fewer
Al Jean
Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons   See fewer
Ray Romano
Self / Ray Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond Self / Ray Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond   See fewer
Phil Rosenthal
Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal) Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal)   See fewer
Mike Royce
Self - Writer, Everybody Loves Raymond Self - Writer, Everybody Loves Raymond   See fewer
Patricia Heaton
Self / Debra Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond Self / Debra Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond   See fewer
Shonda Rhimes
Self - Creator, Grey's Anatomy Self - Creator, Grey's Anatomy   See fewer
Steven Levitan
Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family   See fewer
Stephen McPherson
Self - Former President, ABC Entertainment Self - Former President, ABC Entertainment   See fewer
Christopher Lloyd
Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family   See fewer
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Self / Mitchell Pritchett, Modern Family Self / Mitchell Pritchett, Modern Family   See fewer
Eric Stonestreet
Self / Cameron Tucker, Modern Family Self / Cameron Tucker, Modern Family   See fewer
David Chase
Self - Creator, The Sopranos Self - Creator, The Sopranos   See fewer
Bryan Cranston
Self / Walter White Self / Walter White   See fewer
Diablo Cody
Self - Creator, United States of Tara Self - Creator, United States of Tara   See fewer
Vince Gilligan
Self - Creator, Breaking Bad Self - Creator, Breaking Bad   See fewer
Rainn Wilson
Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office   See fewer
Edie Falco
Self / Carmela Soprano, The Sopranos Self / Carmela Soprano, The Sopranos   See fewer
Kevin Reilly
Self - President, Fox Entertainment Self - President, Fox Entertainment   See fewer
Matthew Weiner
Self - Creator, Mad Men Self - Creator, Mad Men   See fewer
Elisabeth Moss
Self / Peggy Olson, Mad Men Self / Peggy Olson, Mad Men   See fewer
Alan Yentob
Self - Presenter (UK version) Self - Presenter (UK version)   See fewer
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