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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">pickwick33</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">batmon</strong> said:</div><div>I need to cop (<em>Room 222</em>). It seems kinda slow, but reminds me of Halls Of Anger w/ Biggie Smalls as the teacher that returns to the hood to teach. Or even in the same vein as the OG Cosby Show, which is more of a traditional big Cali TV high school. </div></blockquote>
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	It was a drama, so the tone wasn't as humorous (not "funny") as the original <em>Bill Cosby Show</em>. And while it dealt with serious topics, it wasn't as dreary as <em>White Shadow</em> could be. I like this show. It used to be rerun often in the mid-late 70s, then sporadically on TV Land since then. At this late date it's probably not going to overtake <em>Roseanne </em>or <em>Frasier</em> on the rerun circuit, so this DVD is needed.<br />
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	Although I get the drift that early on they didn't know whether to make this show a drama or a dramedy. Random episodes in the first season, IIRC, had a laugh track, an idea that was later dropped.</div></blockquote>
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	It was definitely one of the early "socially conscious" 70s sitcoms, but it was primarily a sitcom.  Think "All In The Family."  Dramedy might work, but it was mainly popular (as I recall) because it was a funny show.  (And Bernie's Afro, of course.)<br />
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	Eric Laneuville started out on the show, too.  It deserves a little more recognition, I think, though it may have dated in many ways.

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