Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Mary Kay and Johnny
Amos 'n' Andy
I Love Lucy
The Dick Van Dyke Show
That Girl
Julia
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Brady bunch
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
All in the family
Sanford and son
Maude
Bridget loves Bernie
M*A*S*H
Good times
The Jeffersons
Welcome back, Kotter
One day at a time
Laverne & Shirley
Three's company
Soap
Diff'rent strokes
The facts of life
Kate & Allie
The Cosby Show
Who's the boss?
The golden girls
Valerie / Valerie's family / The Hogan family
Head of the class
Designing women
Full house
Roseanne
Murphy Brown
Ellen
All-American girl
Will & Grace
Modern family
Mom
Black-ish
One day at a time
Conclusion
Appendix: The series that tried and the series that might.