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227

1985–1990 · 5 seasons

A cozy, chatty hangout with sharp banter and neighborhood gossip that feels like sitting on the stoop with old friends.

Created by: Michael G. Moye
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall

Overview: A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.

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Created by: Michael G. Moye
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
class
love
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, family
Created by: Michael G. Moye
Written by: Al Gordon, Richard Vaczy, Tracy Gamble, Billi Gordon
Starring: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry, Regina King, Helen Martin, Curtis Baldwin, Barry Sobel
Length: 5 seasons, 116 episodes, 30 min each
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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