Norman Lear on laughing at what ails America
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2022
- TV legend Norman Lear, whose credits include such hit series as "All in the Family" and "Maude," always managed to make audiences laugh about dangerous topics: Racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia. And today, at age 100, he's determined to find out if we'll still laugh together. He sits down with "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel to discuss his upcoming projects, including a possible remake of one of the most controversial sitcom episodes of all time.
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Outing myself here, I remember watching those shows when they first aired back in the day. I was a young teen for the most part and I can say now that his way of bringing those subjects to the fore has definitely made me a more caring and empathetic human being. Thank you Norman.
I was YOUNGER!
I’m really outing myself! When Archie started I had four children,lol,9,8,5,& a newborn! This man has given me so much laughter!
Damn. I thought you were going to say you were gay. Damn.
Me, too!
Me too! Back when we had three channels and you had to get up and change the dial on the tv. Great memories. Weird to think I’m older now than Maude was in that episode.
I was in my early teens when most of his hit shows were happening. What an amazing man and what an incredible mind, still at 100! 📺🧡💯
It's amazing how he was able to live this long.
Laughing a lot may have something to do with it.
Norman Lear possesses wisdom, and likely his wisdom extended to taking good care of himself!
He's spent the majority of his life doing what he loves. That goes a LONG way. Plus he has a good and loving family. That ALSO goes a long way. AND he's RICH! THAT goes a long way!
He is now 101
It’s disgusting he never faced accountability for ripping off Eric Monte.
5:40 and on --- He says exactly what needs to be said. The 21st century is all about form and no substance. It's about the right "words" or having a department that responds to what people should already know by now. Norman Lear is what progress is all about and the changes he made to society in the 70's was, well.....he single handedly changed my generation and many of our parents. The problem is that we lost sight of it and have gone backwards since the mid 80's.
Making progress takes real WORK and no one does that anymore.
Yes!
Absolutely.
Yes. Asking Norman if he was saying “dangerous “ things? No. He was telling the truth through story. Nowadays, Too fast to censor now. Stay strong my friends!
❤️Norman! I agree. It doesn't hurt to get "word scars," a bit of callous makes us stronger!
One of our greatest Americans, one of our wisest humans. Norman's programs changed howI look at otners and myself. Hard hitting topics. Norman reaches actors in a way few others have and gave them the liberty to translate the dialog into gut punches of laughter followed by self reflection of our own prejudice and bigotry and boy, we ALL HAVE IT!
the classic with Archie and the black head nurse...."not to worry my dear you'll just have a craving for water melon and chicken"...ha ha
@@lindyfrank5342 I liked it when Archie said "you're a real doctor?" And she says "only at night. During the day I strangle chickens for the Colonel!" 🤣Or when she tells Archie "I'm glad you told me that because I was going to sacrifice a monkey!" 😂Its so sad that one joke is lost on young people who don't know that Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) was actually a real person!
This man is an absolute American Icon and a treasure he was forward-thinking ahead of his time and really had his finger on the pulse on what was going on.... if you watch most of his television shows from 40 years ago they still hold water today and are just as poignant and just as touching
I think hollywood used to say the same about harvey weinstein
Norman Lear stole all his “ideas” from a black man named Eric Monte. He is a talented thief at best.
@@tierra447 and I suppose you want reparations as well... you people need to get the chip off your shoulder
@@saugusguy your racism shows 😂. I don’t need reparations, the fact still remains that black people were the originators of MOST things. We are the most replicated in all things. 🤷🏽♀️ these are facts.
@@saugusguy th-cam.com/video/zUt_nNs4i5g/w-d-xo.html
Amazing how good he looks! Anyway glad he is in good health. He will outlive us all.
I was too young to realize the significance of his insight of not just racism, but of equal rights. What a National Treasure ❤️
I don't know why someone would see Lear's comedy shows as racist. It's actually making fun of racism. There's a difference.
I wasn't too young. And I agree, he's a national treasure!
Best thief I ever seen
I wasn't even alive when All In The Family was on. But I watch it often because in 2022, it's WAY more funny than SNL or anything else.
This piece of video needs to be expanded and shown during prime time hours. These two men have it figured out. Kudos, gentlemen!!!
Lear figured it out 50 years ago!
Norman Lear was a talented thief at best. Stole all his ideas from a black man named Eric Monte 😏
Thank you for this report/interview. Belated Happy Birthday Norman🎈🎈🎈! 100 Years. Wow!
BIG THANKS for so many great TV shows. Laughs and education combined.
Thanks Norman Lear for such excellent programming. There will never be anyone like you again. RIP
God bless him. So much laughter.
Norman Lear is the most powerful man in show business. Great interview.
I doubt that.
@@brucelee4996 Well, not in show business as a whole. But 50 years ago he was definitely the most powerful producer on television.
He stole the idea for Sanford & Son and others, from Eric Monte. Look it up.
@@syberpunk dont ignore the British source material
@@syberpunkHe didn't even produce What's Happening. Stop lying
To think, there's even a slim chance that another Norman Lear production might happen brings me happiness.
Decades later, the issues are much like they were back when he wrote the shows. The ability to treat one another in a decent manner is still hard to find.
Having been alive back then, I KNOW its actually gotten WORSE. Thanks to MY generation. You always had your Archie Bunker types. But back then, people WERE kinder to each other, more helpful and had more empathy. Its so bad now I sometimes wonder if I'm in the same country I was born into and grew up in!
Loved this profile of Norman Lear! Brilliant work, Ted Koppel and Sunday Mornings team!
CBS Sunday morning is off the charts good
So very brilliant and ever-talented, the great Norman Lear.
If anything that I Iearned from Norman, is to BE. When one can BE without ordering it or working for it, then one has achieved. Norman Lear is LEGENDARY.
"...we shouldn't need a department to make us be nice to one another."
RIP Norman Lear. Thanks for all those memorable shows!
I grew up with All in the Family, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Maude. It takes me back to see these clips. Normal Lear is a national treasure. I wish I could give him a hug.
I LOOOOVVVE this man!
I want for us all of us to see Norman's wisdom. We need a LOT. Perhaps the key has to do with love.
Old message.
I love Sunday Morning, notably the least ageist program in the US
What an incredible man/writer/philosopher and teacher. God Bless him!
Mr. Lear won a full scholarship to attend college in the 1930s. He quit college after 2yrs when Pearl Harbour was bombed to voluntarily join the army in WW2. He fought to the end of the war, & then reinlisted in the infantry.
So, in many ways, Norman Lear is a REAL American patriot & hero! A liberty & justice for ALL fighter he is.
THANK YOU Mr. Lear!
The very idea that he can sit there and tell you about going to college in the 1930s..... and is a living WWII vet just blows my mind. He's still with us today at 101 years old. And apparently, still working!
And his comments are so true. We don't need rules about how not to offend each other. We all already know how to be nice.
A refreshing return to my real america: colorblind; accepting; diplomatically funny!
Colorblind??? No, it wasn't.
@@yvonneplant9434 It was in my house. 😏
Congratulations, Norman Lear, on reaching 100! I've loved your programs through the years!
Mr. Lear Thank You!!! All of your shows remind me of my childhood. We were all together watching your wonderful TV shows!! Happy 100!!!
I love to see what Norman Lear could do in today's society I know it would be groundbreaking world shaking and we need this America happy birthday Mr Lear
Norman Lear, a rare brilliant 100 carat jewel
Norman Lear was a trailblazer who knew how to take risks and thumbed his nose at the censors while laughing all the way to the bank!
That's probably what helped him live to be over 100---taking brisk walks to and from the bank every other day.
I was a little boy when a lot of his shows were on like All in the Family and Maude. Its sad that young people today who watch these shows don't realize just HOW controversial some of these topics were 45/50 years ago. The fact that his shows were the very first to even MENTION them let alone deal with them is in itself a feat.
Its like I Love Lucy was the first sitcom to actually have a pregnant wife on the show and show Ricky and Lucy sleeping in the same bed (it was actually 2 twin beds pushed together to get by the censors). To my parents generation, that was shocking. And it would never have been allowed if they weren't married in real life.
Two Amazing Americans. So Glad your Both Around!!
I grew up in the 70s and watched many of his shows and they were WONDERFUL.
RIP Norman .....Godspeed
I hope Ted Koppel also keeps giving us his master performances until at least 100
His rug is looking a little shabby though. Time for a new one I think!
This is priceless! Norman Lear for President!!
Why not? We got one in there NOW who's close to Lear's age! 🤣Plus Lear doesn't have dementia.
@@retroguy9494 Lear is 20 years older than Biden and 10 times more coherent.
@@richardharrison859 Ya got THAT right dude! 👍
May his memory be a blessing. A true giant in the industry, he learned from so many on how to entertain wider & wider audiences through his work in times that media representation was hyper limited
I needed this video today thank you Norman Lear for all the memories,
❤
Happy Birthday Sir
The reason companies have "departments" that handle behavior issues is for lawsuits from everyone and their grandmother who figured out not too long ago that there is money to be had from being offended. I find people for the most part are comfortable in their own skin and treat others with sensitivity and respect and the department handles the 1-2% of knuckleheads that get them in trouble.
So vibrant and upbeat for his young age
Great interview!!! ❤
We need to go back to those shows and those days.
we need to be able to laugh at ourselves again
Two of my favorite professionals. Norman Lear with his acutely aware human condition and Ted Koppel with his insightful questions that get to the root of the problem within minutes.
I loved watching all the sitcoms Norman Lear produced in the seventies. My favorite shows are The Jeffersons, One Day At A Time and Maude. Norman Lear is a role model for me because I want to be working at age 100.
A monumental talent.
I sat behind him at a Bruce Springsteen Meadowlands NJ concert in 1985, he was wearing that same hat.😁😁😁😁😁
I cry watching this. I sit thru the corporate videos and think - if anyone works here who needs to watch this - I dont want them to work here. norman is right. he was always right
His shows will outlive us - that's how incredible they are!
Nice to see Kopple too.
100 years old. Amazing!
It's not as amazing as it once was. There are about 100,000 American who are 100 or more.
But in this age of COVID.....
Wise man. ❤️
Norman Lear (to Ted Koppel): "Listen here, whippersnapper!"
You can't repeat that today. Those shows were of their time. In a world where there were so few channels.
This man is a national treasure
Norman Lear, is a remarkable & phenomenal human being! I've worked in Human Resources for several top corporations from Tech, Financial Institutions and Medical. The things I've witnessed with my own eyes or heard with my own ears would leave most decent people not just utterly shocked, but paralyzed with extreme disgust & fear!....
It's a shame we can't have shows like All In The Family anymore...social comedy has gotten very flabby and we don't talk about "Trumpsters" (which would likely include Archie) like we should, through TV.
Archie Bunker might have been a Trumper but at that time, Trump would have never gotten away with the crap he gets away with now.
They should make a new season of "Arrested Development" where George Sr. gets elected President. The Trumps are like the Bluths, only there's not one decent person like Michael in the Trump family.
The best of the best 💞
Fantastic commentary! 👍
I grew up watching his wisdom. I hope he succeeds with his new adventures. Thank you, Mr. Lear
He is one of my heroes! What an amazing human being!
The greatest that ever did it 😭🙌 RIP ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
R.I.P. Norman Lear, please spread some love and heartfelt condolences to his family. The six-time Emmy winner had quite the resume: All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and more.
Archie and Edith were my grandparents and Gloria and Mike were my aunt and uncle and they all lived under the same roof like The Bunkers.
He was bringing to light so many subjects in a more relatable way
What a great man! Wise beyond his years!!
Norman Lear has a longevity secret--and l want to know what it is.
Love him!!!
He made us laugh and he made us cringe. But more importantly, he made us think!
🕊️Mr Norman Lear🕺
Thank You!💯💞📺🎬
"Who are you calling 'you people?' YOU people are 'you people!'" 🤣Classic Archie Bunker!
Lovely creative man . Happy 100th Birthday ! Golden Girls will be a great revival !
Let's get that new show on the air. What Hollywood exec could not possibly want to see how that does?
Way to go Norman‼️ I miss those days.😅😂🤣
During his tenure on Good Times, Amos openly clashed with the writers of the show, due to the scripts' lack of authenticity in portraying the African-American experience. This led to his dismissal by executive producer Norman Lear at the end of season 3 in 1976.
Thank you Norman Lear.You are a needed treasure.
4:01 😂
Don't misunderstand me. It's impossible not to respect Norman Lear. He deserves every accolade. I pretty much share his politics. Yet I was never entertained by his shows. They were cast by actors of great talent, but I felt the writing was heavy handed. Fortunately, most of the viewership felt otherwise.
Awesomeness 🎉
Norman created a beautiful thing. These situations are in American's minds and whether you like it or not people do consider abortion a lot more than spoken about. TV helps us when Adults fail to. We do what we can with what we get in life. That all we can do sometimes.
a treasure...we need him...we need reconciliation and laughter
God bless you Norman Lear.
I know that I’m listening to this segment so differently than most anyone else.
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No one agrees to disagree anymore! It one way or nothing now.
There is no way you could make television shows today like "All in the Family" or "The Jeffersons" because the writing would offend someone and they would boycott the networks.
What a complete load of BS.
@@Don-md6wn You really think there wouldn't be people trying to boycott Archie Bunker and co.? Lmfao get a clue.
He looks great.
At the time, Lear had THE MOST US TV watchers ever and probably since.
Norman lear is beyond even a legend at this point
He can afford to laugh.
He's healthy, wealthy, and wise.How else do you think he got to be over 100?
Money doesn't allow you to laugh. It's love, hope, peace, friendship and understanding.
norman lear is a great man.
R.I.P. to an American legend
Sweet, Wise MAN❣️. ✌️💞
Watch the short bit with Ted Koppel and Sean Hannity. Ted finds the right words.
God Bless Norman
It's very sad to say, but Norman didn't write all those sit coms. 😕 he just took the credits.
Norman Lear is a National Treasure.
No he isn't
❤❤❤❤😊
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