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Fictional work for television, normally running a half hour in length, which finds humor in domestic situations and promotes traditional "family-type values." The setting is normally in the home, and the show revolves around the everyday problems of family life which are typically resolved by the show's end. The program usually features a middle-class family, more often than not in a suburban setting. Typical plots center on problems arising from school, work, or inter-family relationships which the father or mother figure solve by dispensing good advice to their children or to each other. Examples: THE BRADY BUNCH; THE COSBY SHOW; THE DONNA REED SHOW; FAMILY AFFAIR; FAMILY TIES; FATHER KNOWS BEST; THE LIFE OF RILEY; MY THREE SONS.

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