The Jefferson’s was also created and operated to promote Norman Lear’s leftwing views.
To change the American culture over 40 years took effort, and like Sesame Street, it had to be made to reach into the homes, the messaging is the purpose but it has to be worked into something palatable.
LOL Must be great to go through life in such a joyless manner. BTW Lear had a fairly minimal role in actually writing AITF. Look at the writing credits of each episode after the first few. They were mostly written by NYC comedy writers. Caroll O’Connor claimed that he re-wrote most of them.
BTW Some of the original AITF writers went on to write/run ‘Three’s Company’ which I’m sure you still believe was meant to ‘erode the morals of the American people’.
“The Jefferson’s was also created and operated to promote Norman Lear’s leftwing views.”
Not to deny Lear’s left wing views, but the Jefferson’s showed that with hard work a minority family could achieve success in America and get their “piece of the pie”, which is hardly a left wing view. I believe George was a Republican too.