Real People

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Real People was a pioneering American reality television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that featured humorous and human-interest stories about ordinary individuals across the United States.

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Real People canonical 4

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instanceOf reality television series
television series
alsoKnownFor mixing comedy with documentary-style segments
broadcastOn network television
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat broadcast television
endTime 1984
executiveProducer George Schlatter
filmingLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAired 1979
format magazine-style series
genre comedy
human-interest television
reality television
hasTheme celebration of everyday Americans
influenced Candid Camera-style reality programming
later American reality television shows
lastAired 1984
notableFeature featured human-interest segments from across the United States
featured humorous stories about ordinary people
numberOfEpisodes over 100
numberOfSeasons 5
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastAs weekly prime-time series
originalNetwork NBC
pioneeringIn prime-time reality-based television
portrayed ordinary individuals as interesting and entertaining subjects
presentedAs hosted panel of on-camera personalities
productionCompany George Schlatter Productions
startTime April 18, 1979
subjectMatter local American characters and communities
offbeat occupations
unusual hobbies of ordinary people
targetAudience general American television audience
timePeriod early 1980s
late 1970s
typicalSegmentLength short feature stories

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Byron Allen notableWork Real People
George Schlatter notableWork Real People
George Schlatter producerOf Real People
Chic notableAlbum Real People