Heh, "7th Heaven" was a long-running WB drama about a minister and his huge family (five kids, and later seven when the mom had late-season twins). It was ultra-sincere and message-heavy and meant to promote Christian family values. Which led to a lot of unintentional hilarity in its portrayal of, for example, working mothers, sex before marriage, alcohol, and whatever else the issue of the week was.
I don't think ever specifically had disability fail (actually I'm SURE they must have at some point, I just can't remember), it's just the quintessential example of a show that had *no idea* when it was offending somebody, as opposed to a show like "All in the Family" where much more extreme sexist/racist/terrible things were being said but that was intentional and making a point.
Edit: Oh my god, in the interest of inserting some levity into this thread, I just searched for "7th Heaven" on YouTube. This is the first clip I found. Now you'll mostly notice:
1. how hilariously bad the acting is 2. how hilariously bad the writing and directing is
But in the meantime, note the fact that around 1:30, an actual argument takes place when Lucy's husband realizes someone will SEE HIS WIFE'S VAGINA while she's giving birth and he insists on delievering it himself, and the counter-argument from her brother is that he can do it rather than "two strangers" (WHO ARE DOCTORS).
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Date: 2010-02-21 10:14 pm (UTC)I don't think ever specifically had disability fail (actually I'm SURE they must have at some point, I just can't remember), it's just the quintessential example of a show that had *no idea* when it was offending somebody, as opposed to a show like "All in the Family" where much more extreme sexist/racist/terrible things were being said but that was intentional and making a point.
Edit: Oh my god, in the interest of inserting some levity into this thread, I just searched for "7th Heaven" on YouTube. This is the first clip I found. Now you'll mostly notice:
1. how hilariously bad the acting is
2. how hilariously bad the writing and directing is
But in the meantime, note the fact that around 1:30, an actual argument takes place when Lucy's husband realizes someone will SEE HIS WIFE'S VAGINA while she's giving birth and he insists on delievering it himself, and the counter-argument from her brother is that he can do it rather than "two strangers" (WHO ARE DOCTORS).