Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

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

4.5 | 31 Aug 2005 | Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

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

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Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005) Cast & Crew

Ed Asner
Ed Asner
Narrator
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage)

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

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