Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)
2005 · 1h 2m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows.
Director: Loretta Alper
Writers: Pepi Leistyna
Music by: Thom Monahan
Cast
Stanley Aranowitz as SelfEd Asner as NarratorRoseanne Barr as Self (archive footage)George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)Bill Cosby as Self (archive footage)More like this
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