Movie
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Loretta Alper (Director) · Pepi Leistyna (Writer)
Stanley Aranowitz
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Ed Asner
Narrator
Roseanne Barr
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George W. Bush
Bill Cosby
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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.