{"product_id":"tonight-on-a-very-special-lee-gambin-9781629336350","title":"Tonight, On A Very Special Episode When TV Sitcoms Sometimes Got Serious Volume 1: 1957-1985","description":"\u003cp\u003eRemember when Edith Bunker was sexually assaulted on \u003cem\u003eAll in the Family\u003c\/em\u003e? Or when abortion was the hot topic on \u003cem\u003eMaude\u003c\/em\u003e? Did you know that \u003cem\u003eLeave it to Beaver\u003c\/em\u003e dealt with alcoholism and that \"The Bicycle Man\" double episode from \u003cem\u003eDiff'rent Strokes\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most remembered sitcom entries in the annals of American television history? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe role of the Very Special Episode was to take a departure from the regular comic stylings of the American TV sitcom and offer a standalone \"serious in nature\" gesture in addressing subject matter not normally found in such a medium. From racial equality on \u003cem\u003eBewitched\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/em\u003e to suicide on \u003cem\u003eOne Day At A Time\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Facts of Life\u003c\/em\u003e and beyond, take an in depth look at a number of Very Special Episodes - from early examples to the heyday of the phenomena come the 70s and 80s, with insight from varied historians, critics and individuals who worked on some of the shows. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Gambin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629336351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629336350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.08d","brand":"Lee Gambin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982365622527,"sku":"9781629336350","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e305e85d-53d6-4b53-b9b5-9c9645ec36c5.jpg?v=1683260739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tonight-on-a-very-special-lee-gambin-9781629336350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}