Real People
On April 18, 1979 at 8pm a new kind of television series was born. The format was so different no one had a way to describe it yet. The New York Times said it blurred the lines between news and entertainment. Producer George Schlatter agreed and called it “theater of reality.” In the days before the internet and YouTube, everyday people were given a spotlight for the first time. The show brought people around the country closer as it celebrated accomplishments big and small, the quirky, the challenged, and in some of its best moments, paid tribute to real life heroes in the military. Defying description, Real People went on to become a huge hit for NBC during its five years, giving rise to many imitators and eventually creating the genre, reality television.
Kansas Ed Begley | Real People | George Schlatter
World's Ugliest Dog Contest | Real People | George Schlatter
The Human Drum Machine | Real People | George Schlatter
Champion Surfer Jericho Ann Poppler| Real People | George Schlatter
Art Beal: Cambria's Captain Nitt Witt | Real People | George Schlatter
Rent-a-Casket Lady | Real People | George Schlatter
Gone with the Wind | Real People | George Schlatter
Boom Bas! | Real People | George Schlatter
Neanderthal Furniture | Real People | George Schlatter
Mark Russell on Oil Companies | Real People | George Schlatter
Barrow, Alaska and the Eskimo| Real People | George Schlatter
Newport Lady Anglers | Real People | George Schlatter
You Should Be Dancing | Real People | George Schlatter
Skiing Mishaps | Real People | George Schlatter
Texas Prison Rodeo | Real People | George Schlatter
Married Jockeys | Real People | George Schlatter
Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive | Real People | George Schlatter
Downhill Tubing Race Real People | George Schlatter
First Women Lifeguards | Real People | George Schlatter
Женщины, которые любят татуировки | Реальные люди | Джордж Шлаттер
Camel Races | Real People | George Schlatter
Andre the Seal | Real People | George Schlatter
The Psychic Fair in the Desert | Real People | George Schlatter
Hot Air Balloon Race | Real People | George Schlatter
Pilots Deliver Christmas South of the Border| Real People | George Schlatter
Miss Body Builder | Real People | George Schlatter
Храбрый свистун | Реальные люди | Джордж Шлаттер
Monkey Doodle the Farmhand | Real People | George Schlatter
Sky Banners | Real People | George Schlatter
So You Wanna Fight | Real People | George Schlatter