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The Baxters

30min

Comedy

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.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Naomi Drops Out

1. Naomi Drops Out

6th Oct 1979

Nuclear Power

2. Nuclear Power

7th Oct 1979

Nancy Speaks Out

3. Nancy Speaks Out

13th Oct 1979

The Right to Die

4. The Right to Die

14th Oct 1979

Jonah's Decision

5. Jonah's Decision

20th Oct 1979

Birth Control Responsibility

6. Birth Control Responsibility

21st Oct 1979

Homosexual Teachers

7. Homosexual Teachers

27th Oct 1979

Fred Baxter learns that one of Jonah's teachers is gay. Homophobic neighbor Jerry Johnson circulates a petition demanding that the teacher be fired.

In Self Defense

8. In Self Defense

3rd Nov 1979

Following 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.

Naomi's Right to Know

9. Naomi's Right to Know

4th Nov 1979

Infidelity

10. Infidelity

10th Nov 1979

Victims of Inflation

11. Victims of Inflation

17th Nov 1979

Going to Church

12. Going to Church

18th Nov 1979

The Right to Respond

13. The Right to Respond

25th Nov 1979

First air date

6th Oct 1979

Last air date

25th Nov 1979

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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