Take

[magic clean]

a moment to enjoy this 70's TV show clip and the kitchen featuring a number of vintage things we all like.

 

[appnut]

I loved that show. Nice to see a clearer image. That was a Custom Imperial Frigidaire and the "dryer" turns out to be Lady Kenmore combo.

 

[petek]

I really enjoyed that show, especially Gary Frank as Willie

 

[tomturbomatic]

I thought it was really neat to have a Custom Imperial Frigidaire Washer and a Lady Kenmore Combo for a washer and dryer. Some things are better done in a top loader and others in a front loader. It would be nice to talk to Sal Blydenburgh the set decorator to find out the story behind those machines. Something about Sada Thompson's facial expression caused me to think that she was always on the verge of tears. Season one had a much more bluesy opening writen by John Rubenstein, son of Arthur. I am apparently in a minority because I did not care that much for the show except for the laundry appliances. I would watch it if others wanted to. I seem to remember that at some point the closing had Sada Thompson playing the piano, but that might be poor memory circuits. Maybe it was near the end of just one episode. I thought that their life was kinda low key for a big city editor's social life. I know nothing about San Francisco zeitgeist of that period, but it seems he would have been driving a better car. Maybe the paper had a nice car service for when he had to haul around important people and he was like Governor Brown the first time, driving a nothing car.

 

[rp2813]

I really liked this show. I think it was because the neighborhood and lifestyle of the people in it reminded me of mine as a kid. All other TV families of the time were either way suburban or inner city.

The setting for this series was Pasadena, not San Francisco. Long after the series had ended, my sister lived in Pasadena for a while and I saw for myself how beautiful a town it is, and how much appreciation there is for historic buildings and neighborhoods. It gets its share of smog, but there are way worse parts of the L.A. basin to live in as far as that goes.

 

[a440]

Great Clip!

Obviously this was a great combination of machines!
Look how clean their clothes look!

 

[tlee618]

Leslie, thanks so much for sharing that!! One of my all time favorite shows!~

 

[hilovane]

If I remember correctly, the following season, the Frigidaire washer was replaced by a Maytag (606?)...

 

[laundromat]

I wonder what ever happened to the 1968 Gold Crown set they had used on "Home Improvement"?

 

[bajaespuma]

$ .02

I agree; that was a great show. Matthew Broderick's dad was the father in that, no? Also, if you're a Sada Thompson fan, she did a chilling "other side of the coin" performance as Jackson Pollack's mom in "Pollack".

 

[autowasherfreak]

I always liked Family and Eight Is Enough. When I was younger I always wished for a larger family or at least an older brother.