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How TV Frames the Working Class

How TV Frames the Working Class Narrated by Ed Asner Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's disturbing depictions of working class people as either clowns or social deviants -- stereotypical portrayals that reinforce the myth of meritocracy. Class Dismissed breaks important new ground in exploring the ways in which race, gender, and sexuality intersect with class, offering a more complex reading of television's often one-dimensional representations. The video also links television portrayals to negative cultural attitudes and public policies that directly affect the lives of working class people. Featuring interviews with Stanley Aronowitz, (City University of New York); Nickel and Dimed author, Barbara Ehrenreich; Herman Gray (University of California-Santa Cruz); Robin Kelley (Columbia University); Pepi Leistyna (University of Massachusetts-Boston) and Michael Zweig (State University of New York-Stony Brook). Also with Arlene Davila, Susan Douglas, Bambi Haggins, Lisa Henderson, and Andrea Press. http://www.mediaed.org Sep 6, 2008 1:07 PM

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Ted Knight as Ted Baxter

Ted Knight as Ted Baxter The cast and crew of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" recall the late Ted Knight (1923-1986) and his character, the dimwitted Ted Baxter. User: TheNextDylan Jun 9, 2008 9:37 AM

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Leno: Popcorn Kernels Up the Nose and Out the Eyes

Leno: Popcorn Kernels Up the Nose and Out the Eyes Guy pushes popcorn kernels up his nose and though his eyes. Does this Impress Ed Asner? From The Tonight Show. Oct 4, 2007 9:11 PM

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Jay Leno

Jay Leno An American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. He also owns Big Dog Productions, a company that co-produces the show.

Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur Non sequitur is Latin for "it does not follow." In formal logic, an argument is a non sequitur if its conclusion does not follow from its premises. In art and literature, it can be used to highlight the absurd or the comical.

Celebrities

Celebrities Widely-recognized or famous people who command a high degree of public and media attention.

Politics

Politics The processes, methods and tactics by which groups of people formulate decisions and apply policy.

Television

Television Audiovisual media, including television, is the second most effective means of communication available to the psychological operator. These media are an excellent means of transmitting persuasive messages and eliciting a high degree of recall. -- US Army

Video Clips

Video Clips The technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.

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