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America in Primetime

The Misfit (Season 1, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

The character of the misfit has long been a staple in American primetime television, especially in comedies, whose inherent nature is to pick on the odd. The audience often roots for the misfit when he doesn't crumble under the scrutiny of...See moreThe character of the misfit has long been a staple in American primetime television, especially in comedies, whose inherent nature is to pick on the odd. The audience often roots for the misfit when he doesn't crumble under the scrutiny of what are considered normal social circumstances. Shows like The Beverly Hillbillies and The Addams Family showed a group of misfits trying to assimilate into the world around them but not really knowing how. Taxi had the extra dimensions of having the group trying to cope in their world while adding the mean character - in this case, Louie de Palma - into the mix. _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ turned the concept around by having the misfits existing on their own terms. Twin Peaks created a surreal world in which the already misfit group moved. Freaks and Geeks showed the angst faced by misfits in high school. And The Larry Sanders Show showed how celebrity misfits try to achieve that love that many misfits desire. More recent trends with misfits on American primetime television are the sense of narcissism that many misfits have, and that misfits are becoming the new "normal". Written by Huggo See less
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Scott Chestnut (edited by) | Igor Kovalik (edited by) | Jon Vesey (film editing by)
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Updated Oct 30, 2011

Release date
Nov 13, 2011 (United States)

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Rainn Wilson
Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office   See fewer
Larry Wilmore
Self - Consulting Producer, The Office Self - Consulting Producer, The Office   See fewer
Greg Daniels
Self - Executive Producer, The Office Self - Executive Producer, The Office   See fewer
Jason Alexander
Self / George Costanza, Seinfeld Self / George Costanza, Seinfeld   See fewer
Mike Judge
Self - Creator, Beavis and Butt-Head Self - Creator, Beavis and Butt-Head   See fewer
Alec Baldwin
Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock   See fewer
Ron Howard
Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show   See fewer
John Astin
Self / Gomez Addams, The Addams Family Self / Gomez Addams, The Addams Family   See fewer
Judd Apatow
Self - Executive Producer, Freaks and Geeks Self - Executive Producer, Freaks and Geeks   See fewer
Phil Rosenthal
Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal) Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal)   See fewer
James L. Brooks
Self - Creator, Taxi Self - Creator, Taxi   See fewer
Marilu Henner
Self / Elaine Nardo, Taxi Self / Elaine Nardo, Taxi   See fewer
Danny DeVito
Self / Louie DePalma, Taxi Self / Louie DePalma, Taxi   See fewer
Sue Naegle
Self - President, HBO Entertainment Self - President, HBO Entertainment   See fewer
Shawn Ryan
Self - Creator, The Shield Self - Creator, The Shield   See fewer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Self / Elaine Benes, Seinfeld Self / Elaine Benes, Seinfeld   See fewer
Warren Littlefield
Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment   See fewer
Larry David
Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld   See fewer
David Lynch
Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks   See fewer
James Manos Jr.
Self - Writer, The Sopranos & Dexter Self - Writer, The Sopranos & Dexter   See fewer
Matthew Weiner
Self - Creator, Mad Men Self - Creator, Mad Men   See fewer
Diablo Cody
Self - Creator, United States of Tara Self - Creator, United States of Tara   See fewer
David Chase
Self - Creator, The Sopranos Self - Creator, The Sopranos   See fewer
Alan Ball
Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood   See fewer
Vince Gilligan
Self - Creator, Breaking Bad Self - Creator, Breaking Bad   See fewer
Michael C. Hall
Self / David Fisher Self / David Fisher   See fewer
Paul Feig
Self - Creator, Freak and Greeks Self - Creator, Freak and Greeks   See fewer
Mitchell Hurwitz
Self - Creator, Arrested Development Self - Creator, Arrested Development   See fewer
Garry Shandling
Self - Co-Creator, The Larry Sanders Show Self - Co-Creator, The Larry Sanders Show   See fewer
George Meyer
Self - Writer, The Simpsons Self - Writer, The Simpsons   See fewer
Jeffrey Tambor
Self / Hank Kingsley, The Larry Sanders Show Self / Hank Kingsley, The Larry Sanders Show   See fewer
Alan Yentob
Self - Presenter (UK version) Self - Presenter (UK version)   See fewer
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