First Reality Show - An American Family (1973)

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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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