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Kind of a double standard there, but IMO she wasn't funny, he was.
There were funny moments with her and Walter I remember like when carol told her she is always being put in her place by Florida because she is black. And then Walter goes
Here are two websites devoted to TV history, both of which classify Good Times as a spin-off of Maude. Can you provide a link to a site which says it is not a spin-off?
Here are two websites devoted to TV history, both of which classify Good Times as a spin-off of Maude. Can you provide a link to a site which says it is not a spin-off?
No I just have 20/20 vision, common sense, and tons of books and newspapers that confirm it;s not a spinoff.
Unless you can tell me how a family who was living in NYC ended up in another Ghetto in Chicago then it's no point in debating this. Also why did the husband have a different name on Good Times???
Why do you think "All in the Family" does well in syndication but it's spinoff "Maude" doesn't?
Because "All in the Family" was a general clash of ideas; and even though one one side was presented condescendingly, most people could sympathize and/or relate to at least one of the characters. And since the main theme was a clash of ideologies in general (even if they often used specific subject to play them out), it's still relevant today. And then there's the intergenerational conflict theme that's also timeless.
"Maude" in comparison was a nonstop, pious rant on on a single topic (feminism) whose ideas were novel in the 1970s but we've heard a million times since then.
Maude, like All In The Family, has that live, intimate feel when you are watching it. It is supposed to portray the idea that a female liberal can be as bigoted and narrow minded as a male conservative and i suppose it does that, but it does it with far less earthiness, gusto and superior humor. The humor is there, but it's more nuanced and less spontaneous than All In The Family. Maude can be entertaining but it just doesn't give one the urgency to watch it like All In The Family does. Could be because the stereotype of an elitist liberal (stuck up, humorless, hypocritical) just can't be as funny as the stereotype of a bigot can?
Maude reminds very much what like All In The Family became after Mike and GLoria moved out in early 1978. Archie became softer and lost his humorous hard edge and it was pretty lukewarm until Archie Bunkers Place in 1980. It had it's moments, but then...
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