Julia (1968–1971)

Julia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.

Creator:

Hal Kanter

Stars:

Diahann Carroll, Lloyd Nolan, Marc Copage

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Diahann Carroll	...	Julia Baker (86 episodes, 1968-1971)
Lloyd Nolan	...	Dr. Morton Chegley (86 episodes, 1968-1971)
Marc Copage	...	Corey Baker (86 episodes, 1968-1971)
Michael Link	...	Earl J. Waggedorn (81 episodes, 1968-1971)
Betty Beaird	...	Marie Waggedorn (63 episodes, 1968-1971)
Lurene Tuttle	...	Hannah Yarby (45 episodes, 1968-1970)

Storyline

Julia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.

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Plot Keywords:

widow | nurse | african american | 1960s | sitcom | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mama's Man

Filming Locations:

Stage 20, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Hancarr Productions, Savannah Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This show was controversial because it was the subject of constant criticism that it did not realistically portray the lives of blacks in America. Diahann Carroll continuously defended it in interviews, saying that it was a "fantasy" and that very little on TV showed life as it really was. The show may have been ahead of its time, and when The Cosby Show premiered and became a mega-hit, the American public showed that it finally was ready for a show of its type.

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Quotes

Julia Baker: Did they tell you I'm colored?
Dr. Chegley: What color are you?
Julia Baker: Wh-hy, I'm Negro.
Dr. Chegley: Have you always been a Negro, or are you just trying to be fashionable?

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Connections

Referenced in All in the Family: Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood (1971)

User Reviews

Kudos

This show has to be recognised as one of the milestones in Black TV, before Bill Cosby, before the smattering of Black shows on TV today, Diahann Carroll played a single mom raising a son all by herself.

She didn't play a rich bored housewife, or a Hollywood madam like in Dynasty. Diahann played a sensible working woman. Scatty, witty, repressed at times but a woman of our times. Characters like Julia are everyday people, they remind us of who we are,

I find Julia a powerful statement of the 70's with single working parents, this is a positive statement for women and Blacks all over, it's not all about flash,booty and bling!!! There is dignity in hard work, pity the show didn't last very long but it's important to note that she played the lead and there were hardly any race-related issues on the show. It was just normal "everyday people"

Also being filmed in Black and White dates it but gives it a classic feel.

SOUND!!! 7/10