America in Primetime Man of the House (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary

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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52 cast members

Name	Known for
Ron Howard Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
Bill Paxton Self / Bill Henrickson, Big Love Self / Bill Henrickson, Big Love See fewer	Aliens (1986)
Mark V. Olsen Self - Co-Creator, Big Love Self - Co-Creator, Big Love See fewer	Big Love (2006)
David Lynch Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks See fewer	Twin Peaks (1990)
Alan Ball Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood See fewer	American Beauty (1999)
Roseanne Barr Self / Roseanne Conner, Roseanne (as Roseanne) Self / Roseanne Conner, Roseanne (as Roseanne) See fewer	Roseanne (1988)
Rob Reiner Self / Mike Stivic, All in the Family Self / Mike Stivic, All in the Family See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Will Scheffer Self - Co-Creator, Big Love Self - Co-Creator, Big Love See fewer	Big Love (2006)
Jerry Mathers Self / Beaver Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver Self / Beaver Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver See fewer	The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Shawn Ryan Self - Creator, The Shield Self - Creator, The Shield See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Felicity Huffman Self / Lynette Scavo Self / Lynette Scavo See fewer	Transamerica (2005)
Carl Reiner Self - Creator, The Dick Van Dyke Show Self - Creator, The Dick Van Dyke Show See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Mary Tyler Moore Self / Laura Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show Self / Laura Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show See fewer	Ordinary People (1980)
Dick Van Dyke Self / Rob Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show Self / Rob Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show See fewer	Mary Poppins (1964)
Marshall Herskovitz Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething See fewer	Thirtysomething (1987)
Jon Hamm Self / Don Draper, Mad Men Self / Don Draper, Mad Men See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Norman Lear Self - Creator, All in the Family Self - Creator, All in the Family See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Larry Wilmore Self - Creator, The Bernie Mac Show Self - Creator, The Bernie Mac Show See fewer	The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Alec Baldwin Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Tom Fontana Self - Executive Producer, Homicide: Life on the Street Self - Executive Producer, Homicide: Life on the Street See fewer	St. Elsewhere (1982)
Warren Littlefield Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment See fewer	The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Marcy Carsey Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Tom Werner Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show Self - Executive Producer, The Cosby Show See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Andre Braugher Self / Owen Thoreau Jr., Men of a Certain Age Self / Owen Thoreau Jr., Men of a Certain Age See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Edward Zwick Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething Self - Co-Creator, Thirtysomething See fewer	Thirtysomething (1987)
George Meyer Self - Writer, The Simpsons Self - Writer, The Simpsons See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
James L. Brooks Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons See fewer	Broadcast News (1987)
Al Jean Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons Self - Executive Producer, The Simpsons See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Ray Romano Self / Ray Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond Self / Ray Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Phil Rosenthal Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal) Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Mike Royce Self - Writer, Everybody Loves Raymond Self - Writer, Everybody Loves Raymond See fewer	One Day at a Time (2017)
Patricia Heaton Self / Debra Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond Self / Debra Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Shonda Rhimes Self - Creator, Grey's Anatomy Self - Creator, Grey's Anatomy See fewer	Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Steven Levitan Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family See fewer	Modern Family (2009)
Stephen McPherson Self - Former President, ABC Entertainment Self - Former President, ABC Entertainment See fewer	Untitled Kate Gersten Comedy
Christopher Lloyd Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family Self - Co-Creator, Modern Family See fewer	Modern Family (2009)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Self / Mitchell Pritchett, Modern Family Self / Mitchell Pritchett, Modern Family See fewer	Cocaine Bear (2023)
Eric Stonestreet Self / Cameron Tucker, Modern Family Self / Cameron Tucker, Modern Family See fewer	The Loft (2014)
David Chase Self - Creator, The Sopranos Self - Creator, The Sopranos See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Bryan Cranston Self / Walter White Self / Walter White See fewer	Breaking Bad (2008)
Diablo Cody Self - Creator, United States of Tara Self - Creator, United States of Tara See fewer	Juno (2007)
Vince Gilligan Self - Creator, Breaking Bad Self - Creator, Breaking Bad See fewer	The X-Files (1993)
Rainn Wilson Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office See fewer	The Office (2005)
Edie Falco Self / Carmela Soprano, The Sopranos Self / Carmela Soprano, The Sopranos See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Kevin Reilly Self - President, Fox Entertainment Self - President, Fox Entertainment See fewer	Fan Level Midnight: Devoted to the Office (2024)
Matthew Weiner Self - Creator, Mad Men Self - Creator, Mad Men See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Elisabeth Moss Self / Peggy Olson, Mad Men Self / Peggy Olson, Mad Men See fewer	The Invisible Man (I) (2020)
Judd Apatow Self Self See fewer	Girls (2012)
Michael Chiklis Self Self See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Dennis Franz Self Self See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Mitchell Hurwitz Self Self See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
Alan Yentob Self - Presenter (UK version) Self - Presenter (UK version) See fewer	Imagine (2003)