Norman Lear: his life and times

Early childhood and youth

College (briefly) and off to war

Return to civilian life

California dreaming

Major break #1

Live from New York

Up and down the Martin and Lewis Merry-Go-Round

Putting words into the big mouth and other adventures

marriage #2 and other ups and downs

In tandem

Family ties

On a mission

Rube tube awakening

On the air

The makings of a hit

Lightening in a bottle

The tandem sitcom machine swings into high gear

And then there's Maude

Tandemonium

New additions

Spinning off a spin-off

The Jeffersons move on up

Humps and bumps

Keep on doing what you do

More flops and Mary Hartman mania

Changes at 704 Hauser Street and shifting priorities

End of an era

1980-2023.