704 Hauser

*704 Hauser*
704 Hauser
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Norman Lear
Directed by	Jack Shea; Norman Lear (pilot);
Starring	John Amos; Lynnie Godfrey; T.E. Russell; Maura Tierney;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (1 unaired)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	ELP Communications; Act III Television; Castle Rock Entertainment; Columbia Pictures Television;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 11 –; May 9, 1994
Related
	All in the Family; Archie Bunker's Place; Maude; The Jeffersons; Gloria; Good Times; Checking In;

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

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.^[1] 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.^[2] CBS anchor Bob Schieffer appears in the first episode as himself.

List of episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Meet the Cumberbatchs"	Norman Lear	Story by : Norman Lear Teleplay by : Norman Lear and Kevin Heelan	April 11, 1994 (1994-04-11)	16.8^[3]
A pair of liberal black parents struggles with their conservative son and his white girlfriend.
2	"Here's Why Ernie Should Never Be Left Home Alone"	Jack Shea	John Baskin and Roger Shulman	April 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)	15.2^[4]
Ernie conspires to find Goodie a new girlfriend.
3	"Ernie Live on Tape"	Jack Shea	Janet Lynne Jackson	April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25)	13.5^[5]
Ernie and Goodie disagree over an incident of alleged racial harassment.
4	"Triskaidekaphobia"	Jack Shea	Greg Cope and Sean Dwyer	May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02)	13.2^[6]
Friday the 13th brings bad luck to the Cumberbatchs.
5	"All That Jasmine"	Jack Shea	Andrea Allen-Wiley	May 9, 1994 (1994-05-09)	13.7^[7]
Rose's sister interferes with Ernie's birthday surprise.
6	"Revelations"	Jack Shea	Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.	Unaired (Unaired)	N/A
Ernie discovers a master plan to reduce his taxes by becoming a minister.

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

^ "704 Hauser Street TV Show - Reviews, Cast, Schedule & Times and More. Television Shows at Film.com". May 4, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04.
^ Svetkey, Benjamin (April 15, 1994). "Norman Lear's new sitcom 704 Hauser". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 20, 1994. p. 3D.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 27, 1994. p. 3D.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 4, 1994. p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (May 11, 1994). "ABC keeps hammering away". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 18, 1994. p. 3D.

External links

704 Hauser at IMDb

[1] "704 Hauser Street TV Show - Reviews, Cast, Schedule & Times and More. Television Shows at Film.com". May 4, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04.

[2] Svetkey, Benjamin (April 15, 1994). "Norman Lear's new sitcom 704 Hauser". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

[3] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 20, 1994. p. 3D.

[4] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 27, 1994. p. 3D.

[5] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 4, 1994. p. 3D.

[6] DeRosa, Robin (May 11, 1994). "ABC keeps hammering away". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[7] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 18, 1994. p. 3D.

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v t e Norman Lear
Created	The Deputy (1959–61) Maude (1972–78) The Nancy Walker Show (1976) All That Glitters (1977) Fernwood 2 Night (1977) America 2-Night (1978) In the Beginning (1978) Apple Pie (1978) Hanging In (1979) Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980–81) a.k.a. Pablo (1984) Sunday Dinner (1991) 704 Hauser (1994) Guess Who Died (2018)
Developed	All in the Family (1971–79) Sanford and Son (1972–77) Good Times (1974–79) Hot l Baltimore (1975) The Jeffersons (1975–85) One Day at a Time (1975–84) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–78) The Dumplings (1976) All's Fair (1976–77) Sanford Arms (1977) The Baxters (1979–81) Channel Umptee-3 (1997–98) One Day at a Time (2017) (2017–20)
Film	Come Blow Your Horn (screenwriter; 1963) Divorce American Style (screenwriter; 1967) The Night They Raided Minsky's (screenwriter; 1968) Cold Turkey (director; 1971) Heartsounds (executive producer; 1984)
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