EP 02 · Transmission

Sitcom Dad: Carl Winslow

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Show notes

Family Matters raised me, but I want to zone in on Carl. All those roles live in the average man — husband, father, son, uncle, neighbor, cop — all at once. A sitcom used to hand you the whole man; the feed hands you the version that performs best.

Your life is your motion picture. And we're all watching.

— Gee

The episode · 3 segments

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Seg 01 · The role

A husband, a cop, a neighbor, a disciplinarian — more than one thing across a season.

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Seg 02 · The impression

A voice picked up young, kept around long enough to become a habit.

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Seg 03 · The household

What a weekly father in the living room leaves behind in a real one.

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