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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2022 · 1H 52M

First Reality Show - An American Family (1973)

from Debut Buddies · host Kelly Attaway, Chelsea Hollander, Nate Ragolia

The Buddies are back to talk about the Louds, an upper middle class family from California who let a film crew record their lives and make it into a 12 episode series in 1973. Originally aired on PBS, An American Family is considered the First Reality Show ever. Chelsea, Kelly and Nate dive into the only version of it they could find, the 2011 clip compilation An American Family: Anniversary Edition. We've got Bill, we've got Pat, we've got Lance, we've got Delilah, Grant, Kevin and Michele. But most importantly, we've got our buddies.Have a First for us to discuss? Tweet at us @debutbuddies!Listen to Kelly and Chelsea's other show, Never Show the Monster: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/never-show-the-monster/id1598823106Check out Kelly and Cabe on Thirteenth Depository: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thirteenth-depository/id1596685048Get some sci-fi from Spaceboy Books, including Nate's new book: https://readspaceboy.com/Get Michael J. O'Connor's music at https://michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com/

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The Buddies are back to talk about the Louds, an upper middle class family from California who let a film crew record their lives and make it into a 12 episode series in 1973. Originally aired on PBS, An American Family is considered the First Reality Show ever. Chelsea, Kelly and Nate dive into the only version of it they could find, the 2011 clip compilation An American Family: Anniversary Edition. We've got Bill, we've got Pat, we've got Lance, we've got Delilah, Grant, Kevin and Michele. But most importantly, we've got our buddies.

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