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Brady Bunch (ABC, 1969-1974)

The Brady Bunch was the very quintessence of Television's suburban white blandness during the Nixon Administration (It ran during the same years of his first and truncated second term, 1969-1974).  Created by Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan's Island (1964-1967), it focused on the petty travails of an all-white blended suburban family filled with teenagers in boy or girl trouble, with a maid playing a central role.  The presence of the maid insured that the family was not representative of any average white family.  It was a solid enough success that the show lasted five seasons, but it is notable as the last of the 1950s-vintage Leave it to Beaver-style family sitcoms.

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