Hot L Baltimore Promo

Promo for the 1975 short-lived Norman Lear series that aired on ABC "Hot L Baltimore". This is the only video of the series I have ever seen. I would love to see this series released on DVD, as well as all the other Norman Lear series that didn't make it (like "The Sanford Arms", "Grady", "Gloria", etc.)

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• Hot
• Baltimore
• Norman
• Lear
• 1975
• Comedy

[ponkaton1]

dvd this show needs to be on dvd thanks for posting it

[TheMikester307]

Wow! I was about 15 when this aired! I thought it was funny but of course I didn't quite get all the references!

[TheEpiphysis3]

I thought it was good, and would love to see the series again

[gymnastix]

@weightfeather1  But "Maude" (Bea Arthur) eventually hired the British candidate for the job, the lusty lush "Mrs. (Nelle) Naugatuck," as played by the late, great Hermione Baddeley.

Ferrell finally got a to play a sitcom housekeeper, though, as the scene-stealing "Berta" on CBS-TV's "Two & A Half Men."

In fact, Ferrell's "Berta" is the first non-starring sitcom role I've seen in years who almost warrants a spin-off series of her own.

[gymnastix]

@weightfeather1 Conchata Ferrell was also one of the characters interviewed to replace "Florida Evans" (Esther Rolle) as the housekeeper on "Maude."

Ferrell's housekeeper interviewee was a sarcastic Hispanic woman, a type later developed for the character of "Teresa Betancourt" (Liz Torres), when "Mike 'Meathead' Stivic" and "Gloria Bunker Stivic" (Rob Reiner & Sally Struthers) moved out of the "Bunker" home and next door, "Teresa" becoming a tenant on "All In The Family."

[omahhumomahhum]

@weightfeather1 You are correct, her son was 'Moose'. One time she came running out yelling, "MOOSE HAS BUTTERED THE HALLWAY!!

[toopoogang]

PLEASE--SOMEBODY UPLOAD MORE CLIPS FROM THIS SHOW!!!

[georgelee43211]

Funny Charlotte Rae was recently on ''All In The Family''as a party guest when Archie was missing early in the 5th season.

[marshamc]

I loved this show when it was on. It was the first time I saw Conchata Ferrel and I just loved her as "April Green". She had such a wonderful laugh. I think she even made the cover of TV Guide. Also, I think this was the first sitcom ever to feature gay people - an "older" gay couple, I think.

[ftsjr]

I remember when this show premiered. It was heavily promoted by ABC. I watched a few episodes, and was very bored. I really wanted to like it, but it just wasn't very funny. Apparently, most of the viewing public felt the same way, because it bombed.

[MZVIRB]

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