Julia
Essay Can You See?
TV Flash files “Essay Can You See?” as hour 72 of 86 in the TV Flash guide — Julia (1968–1971) on NBC, season 3, episode 12, aired 1970-12-08, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E12: listed hour 72 of 86 in the Julia guide, hour 12 of 26 in season 3. It aired 1970-12-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Parents Can Be Pains” (S03E11). Next is “That New Black Magic” (S03E13).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Essay Can You See? sit in the Julia guide?
S03E12 is listed hour 72 of 86 — hour 12 of 26 in season 3, season 3 episode 12.
When did Julia S03E12 air?
Essay Can You See? aired 1970-12-08 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…
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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…