and bud yorkin really turned the spinoff series into an art form. >> norman lear hates to call factory. all his series come out of this building, allowing lear to move from show to show like a dervish. >> "good times" was like holy smokes. there's black people on tv! >> there had never been a complete black family on tv with the father. >> what made it so unique and universal was that we had the same problems in our household, and we do not live in the projects in chicago. >> dynomite! >> you want to worry your head about nothing, go on and do it. i have $32 in the shoe box. and i got another $6 in my pocket. >> you worked all night all they paid you was $6? >> there were a lot of folks who were not happy with the show. the black panthers were very upset. when huey newton came to see me, the big complaint was why can't we see a black man that's doing better than that? >> "the jeffersons" started as neighbors of archie bunker. >> don't call me honky. >> why are you so sensitive all of a sudden? >> how would you like it if i called you nigger? >> he called me nigger! >> that's no

watch me with norman lear. lear. and our revival of "good times."goodnight, everybody. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> tonight, pregnant and in peril, the expectant mother stuck at the border. are you afraid that you give birth here at the camp? seeking refuge and a new life, but caught in a misery made in america. >> most of these women are living on the streets. they don't have access to adequate food, water, medical care. it is deternance by cruelty. crl >> and the government official turned whistle blower. you wouldn't just follow orders. >> i couldn't. >> borderline, pregnant and waiting, "nightline" will be right back.

his show last night, he interrupted their rehearsal -- there's the whole cast right there, and norman leart. >> so funny. >> it went so well. >> have a great day. >>> this morning, impeachment day in washington. [ crowd chanting ] overnight rallies and protests across the country. americans divided. the vote now just hours away. what we can expect at the capitol this morning, plus, what we've now learned about president trump's fiery six-page letter to nancy pelosi taking issue with her praying for him. >>> spy games off the east coast. the new warning about a russian spy ship sailing off the u.s. coastline. why americans in the area are being urged to use extreme caution. >>> wedding day tragedy. >> he was happy that night.

. >> jimmy kimmel a norman lear are executive producers and this time they're doing a live episode ofimes" with viola davis, andre brourd and tiffany haddish. >> she is ready. >> jie foxx's daughter corrine is part of the cast and who can forget her dad's live flub as george jefferson. >> i feel like that's why you're watchinghat live. a flub can happen. someone can trip. hopefully it's not me. >> one of those sitcoms wld have been great in your neigorhood. >> would have been great in my neigorhood. >> shameless pl. >> it airs wednesday on abc and thriller "you are in for a treat. >> penn badgley is here. >> damn, why do people want t watch this so much? >> our exclusive with penn and gip girl reboot. ut the gos > then - >> it's a vy brady christmas tree. >> only "e.t." is behindhe scenes of the special. >>> and chris harrison on hannah has bloopers from the neighb ♪ ♪ ain't nobody love me better >>> ain't nobod stops dancing when that song is on. >> it's not an easy song toing eier. >> i don't t. >> that is penn badgley and his wife domino jamming out to "ain't nobody" by aka khan. t

. >> jimmy kimmel and norman lear are executive producers and this time they're doing a live episoded times" with viola davis, andre brourd and tiffany haddish. >> she is ready. >> jamie foxx's daughter corrine is part of the cast and who can forget her dad's live flub as george jefferson. >> i feel like that's why you're watching that live. a flub can happen. someone can trip. hopefully it's not me. >> one of those sitcoms would have been great in your neighborhood. >> would have been great in my neighborhood. >> shameless plug. >> it airs wednesday on abc and all you fans of the netflix thriller "you" are in for a treat. >> penn badgley is here. >> damn, why do people want to watch this so much? >> our exclusive with penn and what he told us about the gos gip girl reboot. >>> then -- >> it's a very brady christmas tree. >> only "e.t." is behind the scenes of the special. >>> and chris harrison on hannah b.'s shocking "bach kerrygold has a taste so rich it can take you to ireland's lush, green pastures. where grass-fed cows produce rich, creamy milk for a truly delicious taste. kerr

>> norman lear gave you "all in the family," "good times," "the jeffersons."rent looks at what real niched versions of the american family were in different segments of this country. >> mixed up families. >> what do you mean mixed up? >> zebra city. he's white, she's black, kids are medium rare. >> it was basically all flawed characters but that was what was good about it. people could relate to the fact that these were not perfect human becomes, far from it. >> you could draw a line, right there. that's where it started to change. and that paved the way for everything that came after. >> i'm going to get married when i'm 23. >> 23. >> and i'll have a husband named bud. >> husband named bud? bud what? >> bud huxtable. >> "the cosby show" in the '80s normalizes the black experience in a way that was super important. that felt more like my family than what i heard the myth of the black family was. >> how are you going to get into college with grades like this? >> no problem. >> huh? >> see, i'm not going to college. >> damn right. >> we had "cosby show," family

of two 1907s norman lear sitcoms. the groundbreaking "good times" and iconic "all in the family."bably equal to that in what i do. >> it is very much like if you took like an americana and then you poured in a red bull then a jolt cola and then gave a quick defibrillator. >> what is the adrenaline going to be like right before you go out? >> you say adrenaline. i say nerves. i say sheer fear but you know what, it is exciting to me because i have a 31-year career. i come from the theater. i live for that adrenaline. ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ >> reporter: centered on the family of florida evans, a maid of edith's cousin maude. >> you're in my chair, maude. >> reporter: "good times" was much more than a spin-off of a spin-off. >> the evans are a black family living in the projects in chicago. there's a kind of earthiness, a reality that norman lear is trying to set up in a certain way that i think is appealing to people. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: its cast and two african-american creators made it a major tv milestone and a source of laughter and inspiration to vi

. >> the project is the brainchild of jimmy kimmel who teamed up with producer norman lear and they'reng a few surprises tonight. you know, it was a hit when they did this back in may, so this one i'm sure will be just as incredible. >> i can't wait for that. >>> well, next a groundbreaking achievement in the sport we don't usually mention around here. >> the world darts championship. it's being held in london. fans saw some history last night as a woman defeated her male opponent in the tournament for the first time ever. here's how it happened. >> we're on the edge of history. 36 left for fallon sherrock. >> game, sherrock. >> fallon sherrock slashes the glass ceiling and wins at the world darts championship. the first woman. >> for that england's fallon sherrock as the announcer put it shattering the glass ceiling and she won her match advancing to the next round and she'll be back in action on saturday. >>> okay, so finally there are many reasons you shouldn't feed the animals at a safari park. one is they may bring friends. >> check out this video from georgia. two kids sitting in

actually, jimmy had a big primetime special with norman lear tonight. so he asked me to fill in.e told me to make myself at home. so i went into his office, took off my bra, and drunk-ordered a bunch of quilts on etsy. this is an interesting place to come into work. right outside that door is the hollywood walk of fame, which is overflowing with tourists and people dressed as superheroes. today i got to see what captain marvel would look like as a chain-smoking old man in a wig. yeah, and it as still kinda hot. 2019 has been pretty big for me. [cheers and applause] thank you. between "captain marvel" and "avengers: endgame," my films grossed almost 4 billion dollars this year. [cheers and applause] yeah. and tonight, i'm getting 800 bucks and a plate of hummus. yes, it was a huge honor to be the first woman to ever headline her own marvel movie, to break that vibranium ceiling. [cheers and applause] but there are so many other great female superheroes right now. wonder woman, black widow, nancy pelosi -- we're unstoppable. [cheers and applause] right, guillermo? >> right, that's

i've teamed up once again with the great norman lear to resurrect not just "star wars," another classicthe '70s. we call it "live in front of a studio audience." and on wednesday night, we bring you a christmas episode of "all in the family" starring woody harrelson and marisa tomei as archie and edith bunker, with ellie kemper, ike barinholtz, kevin bacon, jesse eisenberg and justina machado. and if that's not enough, we revitalize "good times" with viola davis, andre braugher, asante blackk, corinne fox, jharrel jerome, jay pharoah and surprise guests. with many and not only are we doing it, we're doing it live right here on abc, wednesday night, 8:00/7:00 central. so, i hope you will join us. this week, the 42-year, nine-film skywalker saga will come to an end. the final chapter will be closed. "star wars: the rise of skywalker" opens in theaters friday. please welcome jj abrams, daisy ridley, john boyega and oscar isaac! [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we made special seats. [ cheers and applause ] well, thank you for coming. how many of you have seen -- we

and thank you, jimmy kimmel and norman lear. coldest temperatures of the season, so now we're going to show you some simple and stylish ways to layer and stay warm. "good housekeeping" style director lori bergamotto, our friend, is here to tell us how it's done. >> good morning. >> i've been saying i'm freezing. it's so cold outside. i need layers so you're going to start with it's all about that base. i think there is a song. >> yes. this is from uniglos. we see it over here. this is imperative because what you want to do is keep that heat from escaping your body, and this technology that they use which is super affordable by the way, these things start at $9.90 at uniqlo. >> i love these. >> what it does it converts moisture, traps heat inside, and we need to get you some of that to start. >> heat wicking. >> moisture wicking which brings us to our family. >> hi, guys. good morning to you. so this is something we all struggle with. you put your big coat on to get to work and then you're so hot you're sweaty and dying, you just

i was on the set with norman lear >> stephen: how, he's 95, 96 >> 94, 95, nirks-- 100. 95. "how do you do it?" "comedy keeps me young jung, jamie." as long as we're telling these jokes, we will forever stay young. >> stephen: as you're saying we have to celebrate the reindeer coming up. what other traditions do you have in your house? does all the family come? are you the host for everybody? >> yeah, i love christmas. and i love, like, lights, because when i was young we never had the good lights,un? we didn't have any money forue know, how some people have the whole house lit up. we just took a red light bulb and took the white one out and put red light bulb out. it was like consistently saying, "danger." you know what i'm saying? it was consistently an mother, as opposed to -- >> stephen: we actually have-- this might be-- this might be your house. we have some footage here of lights. walk me through this. is this your neighborhood? >> that's my crib >> stephen: that's your house. that's not your neighborhood. that's your house. i didn't realize you lived at caesar's

this time executive producer jimmy kimmel and norman lear are serving up the episode with a side of baconomers taking the stages for the second edition of live in front of a studio audience. jesse eisenberg also joining the cast. no word on the role yet and will air an episode of "good times." what was jimmy walker's famous saying. >> dy-no-mite. >> it's going to be dy-no-mite. casting still to come. it all happens live december 18th. 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. [ cheers and applause ] you can catch an exclusive preview right here on "gma," which will be dy-no-mite. >> dy-no-mite. [ laughter ] i was like, robin, that's you, that's not me is this that's "pop news," everybody. >> thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >>> now to our "gma" cover story. reese witherspoon's empowering speech at a women in entertainment event. the oscar winner says she learned to embrace her, quote, inner shrew, that's her words and now she's urging other women to do the same. amy is back with that story for us. amy. >> that's right, robin. good morning, reese was honored with the leadership award at an an

. >> she was recently named along with norman lear and jim brooks as one of television's most gifted, of her generation, of that time, singularly. so all credit to her for coming up with so many iterations of something so amazing. >> do you think there is a woman's voice as a writer? >> woman's voice? generally they speak higher, softer. >> i should know not to ask that of a writer. >> yes, of course, there's a woman's voice. women have a different perspective. women laugh at different things. so, yes, there very definitely is a woman's voice. >> oh, do you know how many problems we have solved over a cheesecake at this kitchen table? >> no, dorothy. exactly how many? >> 147, blanche. >> hi, bryant. it's cut-throat primetime time this fall, as some 23 new shows compete in one of the hottest ratings races in years. here's just about one everybody predicts will be a big hit. "designing women" on cbs. four friends forming an interior decorating business and giving each other the business. >> suzanne, if sex were fast food, there would be an arch over your bed. >> linda bloodworth-thomas