The Baxters
The Baxters is an American situation comedy television series produced by Norman Lear. The series premiered in broadcast syndication in 1979 and lasted two seasons, ending in 1981. The series was the first "interactive" sitcom, depicting a middle-class St. Louis family, and in its second season, a different Baxter family featuring an all new cast. Each 30-minute episode was split into two-parts; the first half, a vignette dramatizing the events in the lives of the Baxter family, and the second, a live studio audience "talk-show" segment where audiences were given the opportunity to participate and voice their opinions about the issues raised in that week's episode.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Naomi Drops Out
06-10-1979 - Ep 2
2.Nuclear Power
07-10-1979 - Ep 3
3.Nancy Speaks Out
13-10-1979 - Ep 4
4.The Right to Die
14-10-1979 - Ep 5
5.Jonah's Decision
20-10-1979 - Ep 6
6.Birth Control Responsibility
21-10-1979 - Ep 7
7.Homosexual Teachers
27-10-1979Fred Baxter learns that one of Jonah's teachers is gay. Homophobic neighbor Jerry Johnson circulates a petition demanding that the teacher be fired.
- Ep 8
8.In Self Defense
03-11-1979Following a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood, Fred Baxter purchases a handgun to protect his family. But Nancy is uncomfortable having a firearm in the house.
- Ep 9
9.Naomi's Right to Know
04-11-1979 - Ep 10
10.Infidelity
10-11-1979 - Ep 11
11.Victims of Inflation
17-11-1979 - Ep 12
12.Going to Church
18-11-1979 - Ep 13
13.The Right to Respond
25-11-1979
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