Julia
Gone with the Whim
TV Flash files “Gone with the Whim” as hour 52 of 86 in the TV Flash guide — Julia (1968–1971) on NBC, season 2, episode 22, aired 1970-02-24, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E22: listed hour 52 of 86 in the Julia guide, hour 22 of 30 in season 2. It aired 1970-02-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Call Me By My Rightful Number” (S02E21). Next is “Charlie's Chance” (S02E23).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Gone with the Whim sit in the Julia guide?
S02E22 is listed hour 52 of 86 — hour 22 of 30 in season 2, season 2 episode 22.
When did Julia S02E22 air?
Gone with the Whim aired 1970-02-24 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.
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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…
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- 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…