简介：AlanYentobpresentsthefirstinaseriesofstar-studdeddocumentariesonthehistoryofprimetimetelevisioninAmerica.Withapotentialaudienceinexcessof300milliontoplease,themostpopularandenduringdramaseriesandsitcomshavehadtotrackthedramaticchangesthathavetransformedAmericasincetheageofmasstelevisionbeganinthe1950s,sothismorethananentertainmenthistory,it'sasocialhistoryofthe'UnitedStatesofTelevision'. ManoftheHousetracesthetrajectoryofthearchetypalAmericandadfromthebreadwinningpatriarchofthe'HoneyI'mHome'1950stotheangst-ridden,plate-spinningmultitaskerwhohastobuildhishomeontheshiftingsandsofthe21stcentury.FromthecastironcertaintiesandbenignomniscienceofJimX(FatherKnowsBest)andAndyGriffithtothecripplinganxietiesandbadchoicesTonySopranoandHomerSimpson,ManoftheHousetakesusontherollercoasterrideofsixdecadesofAmericanmasculinity.Includesinterviewswithlegendarycreators,stars,writersandproducers:RonHoward(TheAndyGriffithShow),DavidLynch(TwinPeaks),RobReiner(TheDickVanDykeShow),DavidChase(TheSopranos),JohnHamm(MadMen).JamesL.Brooks(TheSimpsons)andmanymore.…