Julia
A Tale of Two Sitters
TV Flash files “A Tale of Two Sitters” as a desk essential hour — Julia (1968–1971) on NBC, season 2, episode 1, aired 1969-09-16, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 31 of 86 in the Julia guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 1969-09-16 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Love is a Many Sighted Thing” (S01E30). Next is “The Wheel Deal” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “A Tale of Two Sitters”. A Tale of Two Sitters opens season two still in the apartment-and-workplace key: landmark casting, gentle comedy, debate already in orbit.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Tale of Two Sitters sit in the Julia guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 31 of 86 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Julia S02E01 air?
A Tale of Two Sitters aired 1969-09-16 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Carroll's Julia Baker at work and at home with Corey is the landmark: nurse, widow, lead. The workplace-and-apartment hours are the whole assignment — competence as comedy, not a special.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Diahann Carroll's Julia Baker — widowed nurse, devoted mother — stepped into NBC prime time as a Black woman lead in a professional role, not a servant stereotype. Landmark casting, gentle workplace-and-apartment comedy, and a debate about integrationist mildness that still orbits the series. Historically essential; often charming.
The living room changes silhouette in 1968. Diahann Carroll's Julia Baker — widowed nurse, devoted mother, unflappable grace — steps into NBC prime time as a Black woman lead in a professional role, not a servant stereotype. Hal Kanter's *Julia* (1968–1971; 86 episodes, three seasons) puts competence and middle-class life on screen in an apartment-and-nurse's-station key. Marc Copage plays son Corey. Lloyd Nolan's Dr. Chegley holds the workplace. **This was not a soft launch of representation. This was a hard…
Filed against
- Diahann Carroll as Julia Baker
Diahann Carroll’s Julia Baker stepped into NBC prime time as a Black woman lead in a professional role — widowed nurse, devoted mother, gentle workplace-and-apartment comedy, not a servant stereotype. Landmark casting, a debate about…
- Lloyd Nolan as Dr. Morton Chegley
Lloyd Nolan held the clinic as Dr. Morton Chegley on Julia — Diahann Carroll’s landmark as a Black nurse-lead in NBC prime time, gentle workplace-and-apartment comedy, and a debate about integrationist mildness that still orbits the show.…
- Marc Copage as Corey Baker
Marc Copage was the kid in the landmark as Corey Baker on Julia — Diahann Carroll’s widowed nurse in NBC prime time, a Black woman lead in a professional role, gentle workplace-and-apartment comedy, a debate about integrationist mildness…