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Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Loretta Alper

Synopsis

Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows.

Actors

Stanley Aranowitz
Stanley Aranowitz
Himself
Ed Asner
Ed Asner
Narrator
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr
Herself (archive footage) (as Roseanne)
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Himself (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Himself (archive footage)

Crews

Loretta Alper
Loretta Alper
Director
Pepi Leistyna
Pepi Leistyna
Writer
Thom Monahan
Thom Monahan
Music
Loretta Alper
Loretta Alper
Producer

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