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  Family Matters (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Family Matters was an American sitcom based on a middle class African American family living in Chicago.
The show, a spinoff of Perfect Strangers, originally focused on the character of Perfect Strangers' Harriette Winslow and her family: husband Carl Winslow, a police officer; rebel son Eddie Winslow; smart daughter Laura Winslow; and youngest child Judy Winslow.
Family Matters ranks as one of the longest running African American sitcoms along with The Jeffersons and The Cosby Show.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Family_Matters_(television)   (923 words)

  
 My Family (television) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Susan Harper (Zoe Wanamaker), Ben's wife, works as a tour guide and is a control-freak who wants to run the lives of her children, and is known for being a bad cook.
Michael Harper (Gabriel Thompson), the youngest, who is currently at secondary school, is known for his short-term relationships, and is the fl sheep of the family, being an extremely intelligent Tory.
It has won numerous television awards in Britain and abroad and is a rare example of a successful pre-watershed modern British sitcom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/My_Family_(television)   (1884 words)

  
 CATHOLIC LIBRARY: Television and the Family (1994)
Television is often required to deal with serious themes: with human weakness and sin, and their consequences for individuals and society; with the failings of social institutions, including government and religion; with weighty questions about the meaning of life.
Whether television channels are under public or private management, they represent a public trust for the service of the common good; they are not the mere private preserve of commercial interests or an instrument of power or propaganda for social, economic or political elites; they exist to serve the well-being of society as a whole.
Since television professionals are engaged in presenting a vision of life to a vast audience, which includes children and young people, they can profit from the pastoral ministry of the Church, which can help them to appreciate those ethical and religious principles which give full meaning to human and family life.
www.newadvent.org /library/docs_jp02tv.htm   (1152 words)

  
 Family on Television
Throughout television history, then, the representation of the family has been a concern in Congress, among special interest groups and lobbyists, the general audience and, of course, the industry which has attempted to satisfy all of these parties in different ways and with different emphasis.
We might even speculate that the proliferation and popularity of broken families on television entertainment genres was in some sense a way our society responded to and aesthetically resolved the loss of our nation's father and the dream or nuclear family life that he and Jackie represented at the time.
Perhaps because these families were extremely wealthy, audiences could view their problems as a symptom of upper-crust decadence rather then a more general failure in American family life experienced by people of all social backgrounds.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/F/htmlF/familyontel/familyontel.htm   (2500 words)

  
 AAP - Television and the Family
Family is the most important influence in a child's life, but television is not far behind.
It may be tempting to use television, movies, and video games to keep your child busy, but your child needs to spend as much time growing and learning as possible.
The Children's Television Act ensures that TV stations pay attention to the needs of children from age 2 to 16.
www.aap.org /family/tv1.htm   (1986 words)

  
 PlanetPapers - The Evolution of the Family on Television
Television is not just a form of entertainment, it is also an excellent way to study society’s ever-changing families.
The show features an odd family made up of parents Lois and Hal, and their four sons, including 11-year-old Malcolm, played by Frankie Muniz, who has a genius IQ and often turns and speaks into the camera as a way to address the chaos around him (Terry).
Television’s portrayal of the family has undergone a significant transformation in the fifty years of its existence, as stated in this research report.
www.planetpapers.com /Assets/5327.php   (1256 words)

  
 All in the Family
For five years, All in the Family, which aired on CBS from 1971-1983 (in its last four seasons under the title Archie Bunker's Place), was the top-rated show on American television, and the winner of four consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Comedy Series.
All in the Family was not only one of the most successful sitcoms in history, it was also one of the most important and influential series ever to air, for it ushered in a new era in American television characterized by programs that did not shy away from addressing controversial or socially relevant subject matters.
Family patriarch and breadwinner Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) was a bigoted loading dock worker disturbed by the changes occurring in the American society he once knew.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/A/htmlA/allinthefa/allinthefa.htm   (1349 words)

  
 My Family (television) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
She is known as a shopaholic and became pregnant with baby Kenzo at the age of 19.
"My Family" was almost universally panned by critics, but despite this the series has been popular with viewers and more successful than earlier attempts to ape the American product (such as (Click link for more info and facts about 2.4 children) 2.4 children).
It has won numerous television awards in Britain and abroad and is a rare example of a successful pre- (A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems) watershed modern British sitcom.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/my/my_family_(television).htm   (705 words)

  
 Sex Roles: A Journal of Research: The family on television: evaluation of gender roles in situation comedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Though obviously fictional, the families give examples of family interactions, and may be used as an indicator of changing societal attitudes about gender roles within the family.
In a review of a study of families on television from 1946-1978, it was noted that as television's symbolic stories change to match economic, social, and ideological changes, the relationship between women and men remains the same (Glennon & Butsch, 1982).
The portrayal of family roles in television programs may be especially influential for children, based on their limited experience with various family types, level of television exposure, and susceptibility to the influence of role models.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2294/is_n5-6_v36/ai_19586659   (1400 words)

  
 Family Ties
Here that conscience was kept alive within the loving nuclear family so frequently decried as an instrument of patriarchal domination, and so constantly appropriated by conservatives as a manifestation of their own values.
Family Ties finished the 1983 and 1984 seasons as the second-highest rated show on television, and finished in the top 20 six of its seven years.
Both Family Ties' creator and its production style are products of a specific set of events in Hollywood which, in the mid-1980s, granted promising writer-producers unusual opportunity and resources to pursue their creative interests.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/F/htmlF/familyties/familyties.htm   (1087 words)

  
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TELEVISION AND THE FAMILY: GUIDELINES FOR GOOD VIEWING Pope John Paul II's message for 1994 World Communications Day, which is observed May 15.
It can isolate family members in their private worlds, cutting them off from authentic interpersonal relations; it can - also divide the family by alienating parents from children and children from parents.
Television personnel--executives and managers, producers and directors, writers and researchers, journalists, on-camera performers and technical workers--all have serious moral responsibilities to the families that make up such a large part of their audience.
www.rc.net /rcchurch/popes/johnpaul/jp2famtv.txt   (1115 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: My Family (television)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Caroline in the City was an American sitcom that ran from September 21, 1995 to May 11, 1999 on the NBC television network.
The Larry Sanders Show is the name of a satirical situation comedy television series that originally screened from 1992 to 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the USA.
Field-removed video (FRV) is a technique used in television broadcasting to give television shows recorded on videotape the same look and feel as shows recorded on film.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/My-Family-(television)   (2155 words)

  
 Family Television Awards Honor Eight for Family Friendly Programming
The Family Television Awards are the only awards in which the members of the Association of National Advertisers -- major corporate marketers -- recognize outstanding programming for family viewing.
The Family Television Awards Show is being produced by dick clark productions for the sixth consecutive year.
Additional information about the Family Television Awards and other initiatives of the Family Friendly Programming Forum can be found at http://www.ana.net/family.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-02-2004/0002560585&EDATE=   (439 words)

  
 Childhood Education: Family television viewing--how to gain control
With 99 percent of the homes in America having at least one television set, as well as 58 percent of children ages 6-17 having a television in their bedrooms, it is no wonder that television viewing claims a significant influence over our children's lives (Chen, 1994).
Television programs are instantly available on a widespread basis, especially because of cable and satellite dishes, and they have become a focal point of many families' lives.
Guidelines for Family Viewing Because children are extremely impressionable and television s visual imagery is such a powerful force in their lives, it is important for parents to help guide the viewing process.
www.parentsurf.com /p/articles/mi_qa3614/is_199710/ai_n8770023   (1210 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com's Breaking News : 'Everybody Loves Raymond' recognised at Family Television Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
An official release informs that The Family Television Awards are the only awards in which the members of the Association of National Advertisers -- major corporate marketers in the US -- recognise outstanding programming for family viewing.
Family fare is quickly becoming a dominant force in primetime.
While the producers and talent honoured should be proud of their accomplishments it is the American family that is the real honouree, states the release.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k3/aug/aug150.htm   (221 words)

  
 Television and the Family
Depending on how it is used, television can have positive or negative effects on children.
On the positive side, television can be informative, entertaining, and educational.
The screen keeps your child busy, but playing, reading, and spending time with friends and family are much healthier for children.
missourifamilies.org /features/parentingarticles/parenting29.htm   (498 words)

  
 Guidelines for Family Television Viewing
It is difficult to document effects of such extensive television exposure on children.
However, research indicates that television viewing may be linked to violent or aggressive behavior, obesity, poor academic performance, precocious sexuality, and the use of drugs or alcohol.
Parents who watch television with their children will be able to point out that violence on television is not real, and that the actor has not actually been killed or maimed.
www.vtaide.com /png/ERIC/TV-Viewing-Guidelines.htm   (1433 words)

  
 CEEP. Archive of ERIC/EECE Digests. Guidelines for Family Television Viewing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Thus it is important that parents help their children use television as a positive, creative force, and help them avoid television's negative influences.
Stations, networks, and sponsors are all concerned about the effects of television on children and are responsive to parents' concerns.
Television and the Family, Copyright 1986, American Academy of Pediatrics.
ceep.crc.uiuc.edu /eecearchive/digests/1990/famtv90.html   (1505 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Family Matters (television) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Family Matters was a sitcom based on an middle class fl family living in Chicago that ran from 1989 to 1998 on ABC and CBS.
The show was a spinoff of Perfect Strangers focused on the character of Harriet Winslow and her family: husband Carl Winslow, a police officer; rebel son Edward "Eddie" Winslow; smart daughter Laura Winslow; and youngest child Judy Winslow.
Beginning in late 1989, nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel often barged in on the family and caused some trouble, and had a major crush on Laura.
www.ipedia.com /family_matters__television_.html   (344 words)

  
 Television Set as a Member of the Family--News/Ref   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Provides an excellent opportunity for parents to have further discussion in the family on topics that are not often discussed to any great extent in the family, such as human sexuality, love, hate, dishonesty, disappointment, sorrow, death, suffering, etc. The list of positive things could go on and on.
It is obvious from the number of families who have televisions that the family gives it high value.
Require networks and television stations to evaluate their impact on the moral standards of the community and family values as part of their licensing requirements.
www.penpages.psu.edu /penpages_reference/28507/28507684.HTML   (663 words)

  
 RTE Television - Meet the Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Meet the Family is back for a special seasonal episode, which follows three different families whose children are all preparing to take part in the Christmas Show at school.
The three families profiled all have girls at the school but they all have their own different stories to tell.
Zalina and Russlan Balikoev have 3 children: Girl Isabel (11), Boy Alan (4), Annina (3).The family are from North Ossetia which is a part of Russia that borders Georgia and Chechyna.
www.rte.ie /tv/meetthefamily/prog11.html   (539 words)

  
 scientific project: Family television from a parental point of view
Television has been an issue in families with children for a long time.
Television has therefore become the number one discussion topic between parents and their children and ranks two on the list of argument topics, right after discussions about going to bed.
With this survey the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television wants to contribute to the discussion about family television.
www.br-online.de /jugend/izi/english/research/e_family.htm   (157 words)

  
 American Horse Publications | Phelps Media Group, Inc. Casting For ABC Family Television Show - "Switched"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The show answers the question, "What would it be like to actually live another teenager's life for a few days?" By experiencing life from a different perspective, teenagers learn to better appreciate things that they might have previously taken for granted and they gain a broader understanding of the lives of others.
Evolution Film and Tape, Inc. produces “Switched” for ABC Family television and has asked Phelps Media Group, Inc. to locate a young rider to appear on the show.
The producers intend for this to be a positive experience for everyone involved — the teenagers, their families, and the viewers.
www.americanhorsepubs.com /news_updates/news_update_908.html   (410 words)

  
 Welcome to the Family Television Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Family TV is setting the new scene on television – impacting the families of New Zealand, with a trendy, funky line-up that is safe for your family viewing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Strengthening and benefiting communities, Family TV is all about connecting people together.
Whether it’s the breaking news or a children’s adventure, a drama, music or latest sporting action program, Family TV is committed to quality, to community and most of all to you and your family.
ftn.co.nz /north-home.htm   (132 words)

  
 Epinions.com - Playhouse Disney - Mesmerizing, Entertaining & Educational Family Television
If you're not familiar with the antics of Olie and his family, you should be.
In this case, PB&J are three 'otters' that live on a house boat with their parents.
This animated cartoon establishes family and community unity and stresses the importance of thinking your way through a problem.
www.epinions.com /content_2714738820   (1208 words)

  
 Indiantelevision dot com's Breaking News : Hallmark's 'The Guardian' honoured at the Family Television Awards
The series, which airs Sundays in India on the Hallmark Channel, was honoured last week as best new series at the Family Television Awards in the US.
Produced by Columbia TriStar Television in association with CBS Productions, The Guardian was created and written by David Hollander, previously a playwright and screenwriter.
The awards, in their fourth year, were initiated by the Family Friendly Programming Forum.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k2/aug/aug17.htm   (265 words)

  
 Guidelines for Family Television Viewing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
While it's difficult to document the effects of such extensive television exposure on kids, research indicates that TV viewing may be linked to a range of negative behaviors: violence or aggression, obesity, poor academic performance, precocious sexuality, and the use of drugs or alcohol.
Time Spent Watching Television: When children spend three to five hours a day watching television, time for other activities is severely limited.
But don't worry, your family will never know that this white bread is good for them...all they will taste is delicious, soft, smooth, white bread.
www.familyeducation.com /article/0,1120,2-23816,00.html   (650 words)

  
 Family Television Awards Honor Six for Family Friendly Programming 'American Dreams,' 'American Idol,' '8 Simple Rules ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Fifth Annual Family Television Awards, held last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, recognized honorees in six categories for their contributions to outstanding family entertainment.
The show will be televised on The WB Network on Monday August 25, 2003 from 9-10 p.m.
The shows, producers and talent we honored should be proud of their accomplishments, but it is the American family that is the real honoree," said Kaki Hinton, of the Family Friendly Programming Forum Executive Committee and Vice President Advertising Services for the Pfizer Consumer Group.
www.forrelease.com /D20030818/nym056.P2.08182003083602.28777.html   (414 words)

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