January 24, 1975 –
The Norman Lear developed TV adaptation of Lanford Wilson’s 1973 off-Broadway play, Hot L Baltimore, starring Richard Masur, Conchata Ferrell, James Cromwell, Al Freeman, Jr., & Charlotte Rae, premiered on ABC, on this date.
The series garnered controversy due to its cast of characters, which included two prostitutes, an illegal immigrant, and a gay couple (one of network TV’s first, in fact), leading ABC to run a disclaimer before the show started.
The Haus of Dcaligari 