Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as “All in the Family” and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the ...
And now a talk with Norman Lear who revolutionized the American sitcom. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "FATHER KNOWS BEST") SIEGEL: Long ago, TV sitcom fathers where wise and virtuous, thoughtful and kind.