An American Family

Name: An American Family
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-01-11
Cast: Pat Loud, Bill Loud, Lance Loud, Kevin Loud, Grant Loud

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Documentary

Creator:Craig Gilbert

Originally intended as a chronicle of the daily life of the Louds, a Santa Barbara upper-middle-class family, the groundbreaking program documented the breakup of the family via the separation and subsequent divorce of parents Bill and Pat Loud.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 11, 1973

Last AiredMarch 29, 1973

Episode Runtime1sa

Seasons1

Episodes12

TypeReality

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

1970s american way of life public television slice of life divorce teenage rebellion marital problem cinéma vérité broken family santa barbara, california fly-on-the-wall chelsea hotel gay history reality tv

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Last Episode

S1 E12 • 3/29/1973

Episode 12

Grant and his rock group audition for Santa Barbara Lounge. Bill meets Delilah in his office and asks her to deliver a pair boots and a dress that he bought for Pat. Over drinks with a friend, Bill talks about the breakup of his marriage and his feelings about Lance and the other children. Pat also talks about the divorce with two of her friends and reveals her tentative plans for the future.