704 Hauser
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| genre = Sitcom
| creator = Norman Lear
| starring = {{Plain list|
- John Amos
- Lynnie Godfrey
- T.E. Russell
- Maura Tierney
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| director = {{Plainlist|
- Jack Shea
- Norman Lear (pilot)
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6 (1 unaired)
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| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 22–24 minutes
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| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|1994|04|11}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1994|05|09}}
| related = {{Plain list|
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704 Hauser is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of All in the Family (the final of several) that aired on CBS from April 11 to May 9, 1994. The series is built around the concept of a black family, the Cumberbatch Family, moving into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker after Bunker had sold the house located at 704 Hauser Street.
Overview
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Norman Lear created the series during the time when conservative talk radio was experiencing its initial upswing in popularity in the United States, particularly in the form of Rush Limbaugh. Lear felt that the time was right for a new show to explore new issues, making 704 Hauser even more explicitly political than All in the Family.
John Amos, a veteran of the earlier Lear sitcom Good Times (itself a spin-off of the All in the Family spin-off Maude), starred as Ernie Cumberbatch, while Lynnie Godfrey played his wife, Rose.{{Cite web|url=http://www.film.com/tv/704-hauser-street/21327869|title=704 Hauser Street TV Show - Reviews, Cast, Schedule & Times and More. Television Shows at Film.com|date=May 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504045121/http://www.film.com/tv/704-hauser-street/21327869|archive-date=2009-05-04}} The show features a reversal of the original All in the Family formula. Ernie and Rose Cumberbatch are working class Democrats, while their son Goodie is a conservative activist and his girlfriend, Cherlyn Markowitz (Maura Tierney), is white and Jewish.
The show attracted middling ratings, and was cancelled after five episodes (with one episode remaining unaired).
Cast
- John Amos as Ernie Cumberbatch
- Lynnie Godfrey as Rose Cumberbatch
- T.E. Russell as Thurgood Marshall 'Goodie' Cumberbatch
- Maura Tierney as Cherlyn Markowitz
Casey Siemaszko plays Joey Stivic, Archie's grandson, in the first episode.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1994/04/15/norman-lears-new-sitcom-704-hauser |title=Norman Lear's new sitcom 704 Hauser |magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first=Benjamin| last= Svetkey |date=April 15, 1994 |access-date=July 10, 2016}} CBS anchor Bob Schieffer appears in the first episode as himself.
List of episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Meet the Cumberbatchs
| DirectedBy = Norman Lear
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Norman Lear|t= Norman Lear and Kevin Heelan}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|4|11}}
| Viewers = 16.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 20, 1994}}
| ShortSummary = A pair of liberal black parents struggles with their conservative son and his white girlfriend.
| LineColor = B19361
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Here's Why Ernie Should Never Be Left Home Alone
| DirectedBy = Jack Shea
| WrittenBy = John Baskin and Roger Shulman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|4|18}}
| Viewers = 15.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 27, 1994}}
| ShortSummary = Ernie conspires to find Goodie a new girlfriend.
| LineColor = B19361
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Ernie Live on Tape
| DirectedBy = Jack Shea
| WrittenBy = Janet Lynne Jackson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|4|25}}
| Viewers = 13.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 4, 1994}}
| ShortSummary = Ernie and Goodie disagree over an incident of alleged racial harassment.
| LineColor = B19361
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Triskaidekaphobia
| DirectedBy = Jack Shea
| WrittenBy = Greg Cope and Sean Dwyer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|5|2}}
| Viewers = 13.2{{cite news|title=ABC keeps hammering away|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 11, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
| ShortSummary = Friday the 13th brings bad luck to the Cumberbatchs.
| LineColor = B19361
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = All That Jasmine
| DirectedBy = Jack Shea
| WrittenBy = Andrea Allen-Wiley
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|5|9}}
| Viewers = 13.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 18, 1994}}
| ShortSummary = Rose's sister interferes with Ernie's birthday surprise.
| LineColor = B19361
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Revelations
| DirectedBy = Jack Shea
| WrittenBy = Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Ernie discovers a master plan to reduce his taxes by becoming a minister.
| LineColor = B19361
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Home media
The pilot episode, "Meet the Cumberbatchs", was included as a bonus feature on the All in the Family: The Complete Series DVD box set released by Shout! Factory on October 30, 2012.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0108682|title=704 Hauser}}
{{All in the Family}}
{{Norman Lear}}
Category:1994 American television series debuts
Category:1994 American television series endings
Category:1990s American black sitcoms
Category:American television spinoffs
Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television
Category:Television series by Castle Rock Entertainment
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in Queens