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The character of the misfit has long been a staple in American primetime television, especially in comedies, whose inherent nature is to pick on the odd. The audience often roots for the misfit when he doesn't crumble under the scrutiny of what are considered normal social circumstances. Shows like The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) and The Addams Family (1964) showed a group of misfits trying to assimilate into the world around them but not really knowing how. Taxi (1978) had the extra dimensions of having the group trying to cope in their world while adding the mean character - in this case, Louie de Palma - into the mix. _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ turned the concept around by having the misfits existing on their own terms. Twin Pykso miestelis (1990) created a surreal world in which the already misfit group moved. Freaks and Geeks (1999) showed the angst faced by misfits in high school. And The Larry Sanders Show (1992) showed how celebrity misfits try to achieve that love that many misfits ...

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    • Author: Dont_Wory
    "America in Primetime: The Misfit" is an outstanding representation of how oddball and often socially-awkward characters play important roles in the wonderful world of television. Through interviews from writers, actors, and directors alike who create and take on these characters, a broad understanding is achieved on how we, the viewer, are affected personally by these abnormalities, and how they connect and relate to us in so many unrealized ways.

    Throughout the program, you will revisit old and new show alike, and get to experience what the "makers behind the magic" felt and dealt with to obtain such interestingly strange yet beautiful creations as "misfits".
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Rainn Wilson Rainn Wilson - Himself / Dwight Schrute, The Office
    Larry Wilmore Larry Wilmore - Himself - Consulting Producer, The Office
    Greg Daniels Greg Daniels - Himself - Executive Producer, The Office
    Jason Alexander Jason Alexander - Himself / George Costanza, Seinfeld
    Mike Judge Mike Judge - Himself - Creator, Beavis and Butt-Head
    Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin - Himself / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
    Ron Howard Ron Howard - Himself / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show
    John Astin John Astin - Himself / Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
    Judd Apatow Judd Apatow - Himself - Executive Producer, Freaks and Geeks
    Philip Rosenthal Philip Rosenthal - Himself - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond
    James L. Brooks James L. Brooks - Himself - Creator, Taxi
    Marilu Henner Marilu Henner - Herself / Elaine Nardo, Taxi
    Danny DeVito Danny DeVito - Himself / Louie DePalma, Taxi
    Sue Naegle Sue Naegle - Herself - President, HBO Entertainment
    Shawn Ryan Shawn Ryan - Himself - Creator, The Shield
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