704 Hauser
704 Hauser is an American situation comedy television program and a spin-off of All in the Family. It was the last spin-off from All in the Family and aired on television from April 11 to May 9, 1994 on CBS. The show is about an African American family moving into Archie Bunker's old house in the 1990s. The show was created by Norman Lear who also made All in the Family. People thought 704 Hauser was not bad but also not very good. But the show was ended early, almost a month after it started. Five episodes were shown on television and the six episode was made but not put on television.[1]
704 Hauser | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Norman Lear |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (1 unaired) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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Network | CBS |
Release | April 11 May 9, 1994 | –
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In All in the Family Archie Bunker is the conservative parent and his daughter, Gloria Stivic and her husband, Michael Stivic were liberals. In 704 Hauser it is opposite because the parents in the show are liberal and the son in the show is a conservative.
Cast
change- John Amos as Ernie Cumberbatch
- Lynnie Godfrey as Rose Cumberbatch
- T.E. Russell as Thurgood Marshall 'Goodie' Cumberbatch
- Maura Tierney as Cherlyn Markowitz
- Casey Siemaszko as Joey Stivic
Episodes
changeNo. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Meet the Cumberbatchs" | Norman Lear | Story by : Norman Lear Teleplay by : Norman Lear and Kevin Heelan | April 11, 1994 |
The Liberal black parents have problems with their conservative son and his white girlfriend. | ||||
2 | "Here's Why Ernie Should Never Be Left Home Alone" | Jack Shea | John Baskin and Roger Shulman | April 18, 1994 |
Ernie tries to find Goodie a new girlfriend. | ||||
3 | "Ernie Live on Tape" | Jack Shea | Janet Lynne Jackson | April 25, 1994 |
Ernie and Goodie disagree over an issue of racism. | ||||
4 | "Triskaidekaphobia" | Jack Shea | Greg Cope and Sean Dwyer | May 2, 1994 |
Friday the 13th brings bad luck to the Cumberbatchs. | ||||
5 | "All That Jasmine" | Jack Shea | Andrea Allen-Wiley | May 9, 1994 |
Rose's sister gets in the way with Ernie's birthday surprise. | ||||
6 | "Revelations" | Jack Shea | Walter Allen Bennett, Jr. | Unaired |
Ernie finds out about a good plan to lower his taxes by becoming a minister. |
Home media
changeThe pilot episode, "Meet the Cumberbatch's", was included as a extra feature on the All in the Family: The Complete Series DVD box set put out by Shout! Factory on October 30, 2012.
References
change- ↑ Svetkey, Benjamin (April 15, 1994). "Norman Lear's new sitcom 704 Hauser". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
Other websites
change- 704 Hauser on IMDb
- 704 Hauser at TV.com