704 Hauser
Format	Situation comedy
Created by	Norman Lear
Starring	John Amos Lynnie Godfrey T.E. Russell Maura Tierney
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	6 (1 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	April 11, 1994 – May 9, 1994
Chronology
Preceded by	All in the Family Archie Bunker's Place
Related shows	Maude The Jeffersons Gloria

704 Hauser is a short-lived CBS television series that aired in 1994. It is a spin-off of All in the Family (the final of several), and is built around the concept of an African American family, the Cumberbatches, moving into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker years after Bunker had sold the house. The All in the Family character Joey Stivic makes a cameo in the first episode, which may have been another possible reason for the show's status as a spin-off.^[1]

Norman Lear created the series during the time when conservative talk radio was experiencing its initial upswing in popularity in the United States, particularly in the form of Rush Limbaugh. Lear felt that the time was right for a new show to explore some of the issues being discussed, and 704 Hauser was even more explicitly political than All in the Family.

John Amos, a veteran of the earlier Lear sitcom Good Times (itself a spinoff of the All in the Family spinoff Maude), starred as Ernie Cumberbatch, while Lynnie Godfrey played his wife, Rose. T.E. Russell played their live-at-home son, Thurgood Marshall "Goodie" Cumberbatch.^[2]

The show featured a reversal of the original All in the Family formula. Ernie and Rose Cumberbatch were blue collar, working class Democrats, while their son Goodie was an assertive conservative activist in the vein of Armstrong Williams, Walter Williams, or Thomas Sowell. To add further conflict, Goodie's girlfriend was Jewish (played by Maura Tierney). Only six episodes were filmed, and only five were aired.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 704 Hauser at the Internet Movie Database
• 704 Hauser at TV.com

v • d • e All in the Family Main characters Archie Bunker • Edith Baines Bunker • Gloria Bunker Stivic • Michael Stivic Recurring characters Joey Stivic • George Jefferson • Louise Jefferson • Lionel Jefferson • Henry Jefferson • Stephanie Mills Episodes List of All in the Family episodes Related Series Till Death Us Do Part • Maude • The Jeffersons • Archie Bunker's Place • Gloria • 704 Hauser • Good Times • Checking In

v • d • e Shows produced or created by Norman Lear 704 Hauser · a.k.a. Pablo · A Year at the Top · All in the Family · All That Glitters · All's Fair · America 2-Night · Archie Bunker's Place · The Baxters  · Fernwood 2 Night · Good Times · Hot l Baltimore · The Jeffersons · Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman · Maude · One Day at a Time · The Powers That Be · Sanford and Son · Sunday Dinner

v • d • e All in the Family Franchise Main characters Archie Bunker • Edith Baines Bunker • Gloria Bunker Stivic • Michael Stivic • Maude Findlay • George Jefferson • Louise Jefferson • Lionel Jefferson • Florida Evans • James Evans • J. J. Evans • Stephanie Mills • Episodes List of All in the Family episodes • List of The Jeffersons episodes • List of Maude episodes • List of Good Times episodes • Production Norman Lear • Johnny Speight • Eric Monte • Joe Gannon Franchise All in the Family • Till Death Us Do Part • Maude • The Jeffersons • Archie Bunker's Place • Gloria • 704 Hauser • Good Times • Checking In