Julia

A gentle, good-natured sitcom that feels like a warm slice of late-60s life, with mild laughs and a quietly groundbreaking lead.

Created by

Hal Kanter

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Diahann Carroll, Lloyd Nolan, Marc Copage

Tagline

Diahann Carroll is a nurse with two men in her life - her boss (a cranky but lovable M.D.) and her six year old son.

Overview

Julia is an American sitcom notable for being one of the first weekly series to depict an African American woman in a non-stereotypical role. Previous television series featured African American lead characters, but the characters were usually servants. The show stars actress and singer Diahann Carroll, and ran for 86 episodes on NBC from September 17, 1968 to March 23, 1971. The series was produced by Savannah Productions, Inc., Hanncar Productions, Inc., and 20th Century-Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed series title was Mama's Man. The series was also unique in that it was among the few situation comedies in the late 1960s that did not use a laugh track; however, 20th Century-Fox Television added them when the series was reissued for syndication and cable rebroadcasts in the late 1980s.

How it feels

Warm, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, parenthood, work, race

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

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