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This article is about the tradition in East Asia. For a general overview, see Parental respect and Ancestor worship
"Hyo" redirects here. For other uses, see Hyo (disambiguation).
Filial piety
Scene from the Song Dynasty Illustrations of the Classic of Filial Piety (detail), depicting a son kneeling before his parents.[1]
Chinese name
Chinese
孝
[show]Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
xiào
Wade–Giles
hsiao4
Hakka
Romanization
haau4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
haau3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
hàu
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
hiếu
Korean name
Hangul
효
Hanja
孝
[show]Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
hyo
McCune–Reischauer
hyo
Japanese name
Kanji
孝
Kana
こう
[show]Transcriptions
Romanization
Kō
In Confucian philosophy, filial piety (Chinese: 孝, xiào) is a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors. The Confucian Classic of Filial Piety, thought to be written around the Qin-Han period, has historically been the authoritative source on the Confucian tenet of filial piety. The book, a purported dialogue between Confucius and his student Zengzi, is about how to set up a good society using the principle of filial piety. The term can also be applied to general obedience. Filial piety is central to Confucian role ethics.[2]
In more general terms, filial piety means to be good to one's parents; to take care of one's parents; to engage in good conduct not just towards parents but also outside the home so as to bring a good name to one's parents and ancestors; to perform the duties of one's job well so as to obtain the material means to support parents as well as carry out sacrifices to the ancestors; not be rebellious; show love, respect and support; display courtesy; ensure male heirs, uphold fraternity among brothers; wisely advise one's parents, including dissuading them from moral unrighteousness; display sorrow for their sickness and death; and carry out sacrifices after their death.
Filial piety is considered a key virtue in Chinese culture, and it is the main concern of a large number of stories. One of the most famous collections of such stories is The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars (Ershi-si xiao 二十四孝). These stories depict how children exercised their filial piety in the past. While China has always had a diversity of religious beliefs, filial piety has been common to almost all of them; historian Hugh D.R. Baker calls respect for the family the only element common to almost all Chinese believers.[3]
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1 Etymology
2 Cultural significance
2.1 Confucianism
2.2 Buddhism
2.2.1 Introduction of Buddhism in China
2.2.1.1 The Mouzi Lihuolun
2.2.1.2 Adapting their efforts
2.2.1.3 Story of Shanzi
2.2.1.4 The story of Moggallana
2.2.1.5 Other texts
2.3 Ryūkyūan cultures
2.4 Criticism
3 See also
4 References
5 Bibliography
6 External links
Etymology[edit]
Filial piety is illustrated by the Chinese character xiao (孝).[4] The character is a combination of the character lao (old) above the character zi (son), that is, an elder being carried by a son.[4] In Korean Confucianism, the character 孝 is pronounced hyo (효). In Vietnamese, the character 孝 is written in Quoc Ngu as hiếu. In Japanese, the term is generally used in spoken and written language as 親孝行, "oyakoukou," adding characters for "parent" and "conduct" to make the word more specific.
Cultural significance[edit]
Confucianism[edit]
File:Illustrations of the Ladies' Classic of Filial Piety.jpg
Illustrations of the Ladies' Classic of Filial Piety (detail), Song Dynasty, depicting the section "Serving One's Parents-in-Law".[5]
According to the Classic of Filial Piety, Confucius once said: "In serving his parents, a filial son reveres them in daily life; he makes them happy while he nourishes them; he takes anxious care of them in sickness; he shows great sorrow over their death that was for him; and he sacrifices to them with solemnity."[4] For Confucius, filial piety was not merely blind loyalty to one's parents. More important than the norms of xiào were the norms of rén (仁; benevolence) and yì (義; righteousness). For Confucius and Mencius, xiào was a display of rén which was ideally applied in one's dealings with all elders, thus making it a general norm of intergenerational relations. However, in practice, xiào was usually reserved for one's own parents and grandparents, and from time to time, was elevated above the notions of rén and yì.
Filial piety was emphasized in Confucianism because devotion to one's parents was often associated with one's devotion to the state.[6]
Buddhism[edit]
Early Buddhism did not have a strong tradition of filial piety.[citation needed] Buddhism in India involved many men leaving or abandoning their families, parents, wives, and children to become monks (Buddha himself was said to have done so). The true Buddhist had to reject all family ties, just as they had to reject social and class ties if they were to pursue Nirvana. Family was viewed as just another encumbrance of mortal life that had to be dealt with. Sorrow and grief were said to be "born of those who are dear.".[7][non-primary source needed] Theravada Buddhism stressed individual salvation, and had little room for the interdependent society that Confucianism had created in China, which stressed the good of the community more than the good of the individual. In India, Buddhism also advocated celibacy among its monks which was unacceptable in the Confucian world view, given that it was viewed as the child's duty to continue the parental line.[8]
Introduction of Buddhism in China[edit]
When Buddhism was introduced to China, it was redefined to support filial piety. The Mouzi Lihuolun (牟子理惑論), a work defending Buddhism to the Chinese, presented arguments for Buddhist monks' seemingly poor treatment of their parents, by closely reading the works of Confucius himself. The Guiyangtu (跪羊图)[9] and Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra[10] are also Buddhist works portraying lay householder duties and obligations in contrast with pure monastic renunciation.
The Mouzi Lihuolun[edit]
The Mouzi Lihuolun compares the Buddhist monk to a filial son who saves his father from drowning.
A long time ago, the Ch'i people crossed a large river in a boat and it happened that their father fell into the water. His sons rolled up their sleeves, seized his head, and turned him upside down, forcing the water out of his mouth, thus bringing their father back to life. Now, to seize one's father's head and turn him upside down is certainly not very filial. Yet they could have done nothing better to save their father's life. If they had folded their hands and practiced the norm of filial sons, their father's life would have been lost in the waters.[11]
The behavior of a Buddhist monk is similar. While on the surface the Buddhist seems to reject and abandon his parents, the pious Buddhist is actually aiding his parents as well as himself on their path towards salvation. The Mouzi Lihuolun also attempted to counter charges that not having children was a violation of good ethics. It was pointed out that Confucius himself had praised a number of ascetic sages who had not had children or family, but because of their wisdom and sacrifice were still perceived as ethical by Confucius. The argument that Buddhist filial piety concerns itself with the parent’s soul is the most important one. The same essential argument was made later by Sun Chuo, who argued that Buddhists monks (far from working solely for their own benefit) were working to ensure the salvation of all people and aiding their family by doing so.[12] Huiyuan continued in this reasoning, arguing that if one member leaves the household to be a monk, then all other members of the family would benefit from good fortune and lead superior lives.
Adapting their efforts[edit]
These philosophical arguments were not entirely successful in convincing the filial Chinese that the behavior advocated by Buddhism was correct, and so less subtle methods were employed. To more directly give Buddhism filial nature, passages and parables that were of minor importance in Indian and Central Asian Buddhism became very prominent in Chinese Buddhism. The story of Shanzi 睒子 (Syama in Sanskrit, Sama in Pali, from the Sama Jataka), is an example of this.
Story of Shanzi[edit]
Shanzi (睒子) spent his entire life aiding his blind parents, until he was accidentally killed. But, because of his life of filial devotion, he was miraculously revived. This story was often mentioned in the Chinese canon of Buddhist writings, included in a number of different anthologies (such as the Liudu Jijing 六度集经) and referred to by other Chinese Buddhist writers.[13] While it is clearly of Indian origin based on the story of Shravan, this tale was virtually indistinguishable from similar Chinese tales. While the tale was transmitted along with Buddhist writings, philosophically it had very little to do with traditional Buddhism.
The story of Moggallana[edit]
Main article: Mulian Rescues His Mother
Another story advocating filial piety is that of Moggallana, a Buddhist monk who goes to great lengths to rescue his mother from condemnation for her unjust life. This story appeared in the Ullambana Sutra and it is far more relevant to Buddhism than the tale of Shan-tzǔ, though it was still not a particularly important tale in Indian Buddhism. In China, however, these stories became not just elements of Buddhist scripture, but also popular tales which were even told amongst non-Buddhists. While these tales were a part of the Buddhist tradition, Chinese Buddhism raised them from a peripheral role to a central one.[citation needed]
Other texts[edit]
Another tale that achieved great renown in China was that of the Buddha rising to heaven for three months after his Enlightenment to preach and teach his mother his new philosophy. This tale was used to indicate that the Buddha did indeed show proper concern and respect for his parents, in that he cared for their immortal souls.
A number of apocryphal texts were also written that spoke of the Buddha's respect for his parents, and the parent-child relationship. The most important of these, the Sutra of Filial Piety, was written early in the Tang dynasty. This Sutra has the Buddha making the very Confucian argument that parents made great sacrifices, and put great efforts into ensuring the well-being of their child. In return each child must repay this kindness with loyalty and respect. Despite being a forgery the sutra was accepted as accurate by generations of scholars and commoners, and it played an important role in the development of a fully Chinese variation of Buddhism. Other documents discussing the Buddha’s views on the parent child-relationship were also probably forgeries. The Sutra on a Filial Son, for instance, also sounds far more Chinese than Indian, and shows Confucianist influence.
Ryūkyūan cultures[edit]
Filial piety is an important element in the cultures of the Ryukyu Islands. It is the topic of half of the verses of the most popular Okinawan folksong, Tinsagu nu Hana.
Criticism[edit]
Lu Xun in his collection "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" (朝花夕拾) criticized the stories "He Buried His Son for His Mother" and "Wang Xiang: He Lay on Ice in Search of Carp".
The latter story is about Wang Xiang, a very young boy, who laid on an iced lake in order to get a fish for his sick mother. Although this may seem a bit extreme, filial piety emphasizes on the importance of putting one's parents' interests ahead of one's own.
See also[edit]
Ancestor worship
Classic of Filial Piety
Family as a model for the state
Honour thy father and thy mother
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Wonsuk Chang; Leah Kalmanson (8 November 2010). Confucianism in Context: Classic Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, East Asia and Beyond. SUNY Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4384-3191-8.
Jump up ^ Baker, Hugh D. R. Chinese Family and Kinship. New York: Columbia University Press, 1979. pg. 98
^ Jump up to: a b c Ikels, Charlotte (2004). Filial piety: Practice and discourse in contemporary East Asia. Stanford: Stanford University Press. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-8047-4791-2.
Jump up ^ Mann, Susan; Cheng, Yu-Yin, eds. (2001). Under Confucian eyes: Writings on gender in Chinese history. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-520-22276-2.
Jump up ^ See Analects 1:2, Xiao Jing chap.1
Jump up ^ Piyajatika Sutta, or Sutta 87 of the Majjhima Nikaya, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.087.than.html
Jump up ^ Traylor, Kenneth L. Chinese Filial Piety. Bloomington: Eastern Press, 1988. pg. 110
Jump up ^ "跪羊图高清大字版". Youtube. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
Jump up ^ Robert, Thurman. "Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra". Retrieved 25 June 2014.
Jump up ^ Keenan, John P. (1994). How master Mou removes our doubts: a reader-response study and translation of the Mou-tzu Li-huo lun, SUNY Press, p. 83.
Jump up ^ Zurcher, E. The Buddhist Conquest of China. Leiden: E. J. Brill., 1959a, pg. 134
Jump up ^ Ch'en, Kenneth. The Chinese Transformation of Buddhism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1973. pg. 23
Bibliography[edit]
Xing, Guan (2005). Filial Piety in Early Buddhism, Journal of Buddhist Ethics 12, 82-106
External links[edit]
The Filial Piety Sutra The Deep Kindness of Parents & Difficulty in Repaying It
Xiàojing: The Classic of Filial Piety
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Drama
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Starring
Milo Ventimiglia
Mandy Moore
Sterling K. Brown
Chrissy Metz
Justin Hartley
Susan Kelechi Watson
Chris Sullivan
Ron Cephas Jones
Jon Huertas
Alexandra Breckenridge
Niles Fitch
Logan Shroyer
Hannah Zeile
Mackenzie Hancsicsak
Parker Bates
Eris Baker
Faithe Herman
Lonnie Chavis
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Siddhartha Khosla
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United States
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English
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2
No. of episodes
30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Dan Fogelman
Jess Rosenthal
Donald Todd
Ken Olin
Charlie Gogolak
John Requa
Glenn Ficarra
Isaac Aptaker
Elizabeth Berger
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Los Angeles, California
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20th Television
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Original network
NBC
Original release
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) – present
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This Is Us is an American television series created by Dan Fogelman that premiered on NBC on September 20, 2016.[1] The series stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Ron Cephas Jones, Jon Huertas, Alexandra Breckenridge, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Lonnie Chavis, Eris Baker, and Faithe Herman. It is about the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday and the ways in which they are similar and different.[1]
The series has been acclaimed since its premiere, receiving nominations for Best Television Series – Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and Best Drama Series at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards, as well as being chosen as a Top Television Program by the American Film Institute. Sterling K. Brown has received an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Critics' Choice Award, and an NAACP Image Award for his acting in the series. Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2017, the series received ten Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, with Brown winning for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
On September 27, 2016, NBC picked up the series for a full season of 18 episodes.[2] In January 2017, NBC renewed the series for two additional seasons of 18 episodes each.[3] The second season premiered on September 26, 2017.
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1 Series overview
2 Cast and characters
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2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
3.1 Season 1 (2016–17)
3.2 Season 2 (2017–18)
4 Release
4.1 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Accolades
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Series overview[edit]
The series follows siblings Kate, Kevin and Randall as their lives intertwine. Kate and Kevin were originally part of a triplet pregnancy, conceived in the bathroom of Froggy's, a bar in downtown Pittsburgh, during Super Bowl XIV.[4] Their due date was October 12, 1980, but they were born six weeks early on August 31; their biological brother was stillborn.[5] Their parents, Jack (who also has an August 31st birthday) and Rebecca Pearson, having expected to bring home three babies, decide to adopt another newborn: Randall, a Black child born the same day and brought to the same hospital after his biological father abandoned him at a fire station.[6]
Episodes weave through the stories of the past and present of the characters, with most scenes taking place in 1980, 1989–1995, and the present day (2016–2018). Flashback scenes take place in Pittsburgh, while current scenes are typically split between Los Angeles, New Jersey, and New York City.
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Last aired
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1 18 September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 6 14.70[7]
2 18[3] September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)[8] TBA TBA
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of This Is Us characters
Main cast members (L–R) Jones, Watson, Brown, Ventimiglia, Moore, Hartley, Metz, and Sullivan at PaleyFest 2017
Main[edit]
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson: Rebecca's husband, and Kate, Kevin, & Randall's father.
Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson (née Malone): Jack's wife, and Kate, Kevin, & Randall's mother.
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's son, and Kate & Kevin's brother. Also played by Niles Fitch (ages 15–16) and Lonnie Chavis (ages 8–10).
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's daughter, and Kevin & Randall's sister. Also played by Hannah Zeile (ages 15–16) and Mackenzie Hancsicsak (ages 8–10).
Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's son, and Kate & Randall's brother. Also played by Logan Shroyer (ages 15–16) and Parker Bates (ages 8–10).
Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson: Randall's wife, and mother of Tess and Annie.
Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon: Kate's fiancé.
Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill: Randall's biological father. Also played by Jermel Nakia as a young adult.
Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas: Jack's best friend and Rebecca's second husband. (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)[9]
Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie: Kate's childhood best friend as well as Kevin's childhood love and ex-wife. Also played by Amanda Leighton (ages 15–16) and Sophia Coto (age 10). (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)[9]
Eris Baker as Tess Pearson: Randall and Beth's older daughter. (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)
Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson: Randall and Beth's younger daughter. (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)
Recurring[edit]
Gerald McRaney as Dr. Nathan Katowski (aka Dr. K): An elderly widower, who delivers Kate and Kevin.
Janet Montgomery as Olivia Maine: Kevin's former stage partner and ex-girlfriend.
Milana Vayntrub as Sloane Sandburg: Kevin's stage partner and ex-girlfriend.
Ryan Michelle Bathe as Yvette: A family friend of the Pearsons.
Denis O'Hare as Jesse: William's friend and former romantic partner.
Adam Bartley as Duke: The stable worker at the weight-loss camp Kate attends.
Jill Johnson as Laurie: A member of Toby and Kate's weight-loss support group.
Lyric Ross as Deja: Randall and Beth's foster child.
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]
Main article: This Is Us (season 1)
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1
1 "Pilot" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) 1AZC01 10.07[10]
2
2 "The Big Three" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) 1AZC02 8.75[11]
3
3 "Kyle" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) 1AZC03 9.87[12]
4
4 "The Pool" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman & Donald Todd October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18) 1AZC04 9.71[13]
5
5 "The Game Plan" George Tillman Joe Lawson October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25) 1AZC05 8.68[14]
6
6 "Career Days" Craig Zisk Bekah Brunstetter November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01) 1AZC06 8.48[15]
7
7 "The Best Washing Machine in the World" Silas Howard K.J. Steinberg November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15) 1AZC07 9.50[16]
8
8 "Pilgrim Rick" Sarah Pia Anderson Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) 1AZC08 9.00[17]
9
9 "The Trip" Uta Briesewitz Vera Herbert November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29) 1AZC09 10.53[18]
10
10 "Last Christmas" Helen Hunt Donald Todd December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06) 1AZC10 10.95[19]
11
11 "The Right Thing to Do" Timothy Busfield Aurin Squire January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10) 1AZC11 10.48[20]
12
12 "The Big Day" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman & Laura Kenar January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 1AZC12 9.59[21]
13
13 "Three Sentences" Chris Koch Joe Lawson & Bekah Brunstetter January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 1AZC13 9.63[22]
14
14 "I Call Marriage" George Tillman Jr. Kay Oyegun February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07) 1AZC14 9.57[23]
15
15 "Jack Pearson's Son" Ken Olin Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14) 1AZC15 9.03[24]
16
16 "Memphis" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Dan Fogelman February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) 1AZC16 9.35[25]
17
17 "What Now?" Wendey Stanzler K.J. Steinberg & Vera Herbert March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) 1AZC17 11.15[26]
18
18 "Moonshadow" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman & Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 1AZC18 12.84[27]
Season 2 (2017–18)[edit]
Main article: This Is Us (season 2)
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
19
1 "A Father's Advice" Ken Olin Dan Fogelman September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) 2AZC01 12.94[28]
20
2 "A Manny-Splendored Thing" John Fortenberry Dan Fogelman & Bekah Brunstetter October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) 2AZC02 11.06[29]
21
3 "Déjà Vu" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) 2AZC03 11.02[30]
22
4 "Still There" Ken Olin Vera Herbert October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) 2AZC04 10.65[31]
23
5 "Brothers" John Requa & Glenn Ficarra Tyler Bensinger October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) 2AZC05 10.60[32]
24
6 "The 20's" Regina King Don Roos October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) 2AZC06 8.43[33]
25
7 "The Most Disappointed Man" Chris Koch Kay Oyegun November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07) 2AZC07 9.89[34]
26
8 "Number One" Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) 2AZC08 10.05[35]
27
9 "Number Two" Ken Olin K.J. Steinberg & Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21) 2AZC09 9.34[36]
28
10 "Number Three" Ken Olin Shukree Hassan Tilghman November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28) 2AZC10 10.94[37]
29
11 "The Fifth Wheel" Chris Koch Vera Herbert January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09) 2AZC11 9.65[38]
30
12 "Clooney" Zetna Fuentes Bekah Brunstetter January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) 2AZC12 9.82[39]
31
13 "That'll Be the Day"[40] TBA TBA January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23) 2AZC13 TBD
32
14 TBA TBA TBA February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)[41] 2AZC14 TBD
33
15 "Across the Border"[42] TBA TBA February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06) 2AZC15 TBD
Release[edit]
Home media[edit]
In May 2017, Hulu acquired the SVOD rights to new and past episodes of the series to air exclusively on Hulu, in addition to NBC.com and the NBC app.[43]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 7.72/10 based on 63 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Featuring full-tilt heartstring-tugging family drama, This Is Us will provide a suitable surrogate for those who have felt a void in their lives since Parenthood went off the air."[44] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 76 out of 100 based on 34 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[45] Season 2 received a 94% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews.[46]
Entertainment Weekly gave the first few episodes of This Is Us a rating of B, calling it "a refreshing respite from the relational violence and pessimism that marks the other buzz soaps that have bubbled forth from a culture of divisiveness". Moreover, they praised all the actors, specifically Sterling K. Brown, for being able to navigate "his scenes with such intelligence, authenticity, and charisma".[47]
Ratings[edit]
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 10:00 pm (1–2, 11)
Tuesday 9:00 pm (3–10, 12–18) 18 September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) 10.07[10] March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 12.84[48] 2016–17 6 14.70 4.6/16[7]
2 Tuesday 9:00 pm 18[3] September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) 12.94[28] TBA TBD 2017–18 TBD TBD TBD
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2016 African-American Critics Association Awards Top Ten TV Show This Is Us Won
American Film Institute Awards TV Program of the Year This Is Us Won [49]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series This Is Us Nominated [50]
Most Exciting New Series This Is Us Won [50]
2017 ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television David L. Bertman (for "Pilot") Won [51]
Creative Arts Emmy Awards[a] Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield Nominated [53]
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Brian Tyree Henry Nominated
Gerald McRaney Won
Denis O'Hare Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Elizabeth Hoel-Chang, Judith Lynn Staats, John Damiani Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Won
Milo Ventimiglia Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Ron Cephas Jones Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Chrissy Metz Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Chrissy Metz Nominated [54]
Mandy Moore Nominated
Best Television Series – Drama This Is Us Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Outstanding Music Supervision – Television Jennifer Pyken Nominated [55]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Actor in a Show Mandy Moore Nominated [56]
Show of the Year This Is Us Nominated
Tearjerker Milo Ventimiglia and Lonnie Chavis (Jack and Randall at Karate) Won
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Won [57]
Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Youth Lonnie Chavis Nominated
Peabody Awards Entertainment and Children's programs This Is Us Nominated [58]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Actor in a New TV Series Milo Ventimiglia Nominated [59]
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Mandy Moore Nominated
Favorite New TV Drama This Is Us Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Nominated [60]
Seoul International Drama Awards Best Director Dan Fogelman Nominated [61]
Grand Prize This Is Us Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Star Chrissy Metz Nominated
Choice TV Actor: Drama Sterling K. Brown Nominated
Milo Ventimiglia Nominated
Choice TV Show: Drama This Is Us Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama Sterling K. Brown Nominated [62]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding New Program This Is Us Won
Program of the Year This Is Us Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Drama Vera Herbert (for "The Trip") Won [63]
[64]
New Series This Is Us Nominated
2018 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Won [65]
Best Drama Series This Is Us Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Chrissy Metz Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Television Series Drama Sterling K. Brown Won [66]
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Chrissy Metz Nominated
Best Television Series – Drama This Is Us Nominated
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama Jennifer Pyken Pending [67]
Best Song/Recording Created for Television "We Can Always Come Back To This" Pending
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Nominated [68]
Outstanding Drama Series This Is Us Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Youth Lonnie Chavis Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Susan Kelechi Watson Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Vera Herbert (for "Still Here") Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Musical Or Comedy Series This Is Us Pending
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown Won [69]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series This Is Us Won
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ In 2017, Hala Bahmet, Marina Ray and Elinor Bardach were nominated for Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie. The nomination was rescinded after it was determined that the submitted episode "Moonshadow" was primarily set in the 1970s, violating the TV Academy's rule that "more than 50 percent" of the episode must be contemporary (within 25 years of the air date).[52]
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External links[edit]
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This Is Us on IMDb
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(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
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"The Doggie in the Window"
Single by Patti Page
B-side
"My Jealous Eyes"
Released
January 1953 (1953-01)
Format
10" 78 rpm &
7" 45 rpm single
Recorded
December 18, 1952
with "Barks by Joe and Mac"
Genre
Novelty, traditional pop
Length
2:58
Label
Mercury #70070
Songwriter(s)
Bob Merrill
Patti Page singles chronology
"Conquest"
(1952) "The Doggie in the Window" / "My Jealous Eyes"
(1953) "Now That I'm in Love"
(1953)
"Conquest"
(1952) "The Doggie in the Window"/"My Jealous Eyes"
(1953) "Now That I'm in Love"
(1953)
"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window (UK Release)"
Single by Patti Page
B-side
"My Jealous Eyes"
Released
March 28, 1953 (1953-03-28)
Format
10" 78 rpm &
7" 45 rpm single
Genre
Novelty, traditional pop
Length
2:58
Label
Oriole #CB 1156
Songwriter(s)
Bob Merrill
"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is a popular novelty song published as having been written by Bob Merrill in 1952 and very loosely based on the folk tune, Carnival of Venice. This song is also loosely based on the song "Oh, where, oh, where, has my little dog gone?" The best-known version of the song was the original, recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952, and released in January 1953 by Mercury Records as catalog numbers 70070 (78 rpm) and 70070X45 (45 rpm) under the title "The Doggie in the Window", with the flip side being "My Jealous Eyes". It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953, and sold over two million copies.[1]
Mercury, however, had poor distribution in the United Kingdom. Therefore, a recording by Lita Roza was the one most widely heard in the UK, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1953.[2] It also distinguished Roza as the first British woman to have a number-one hit in the UK chart. It was also the first song with a question in the title to reach number 1.[2]
Contents
[hide]
1 The Patti Page recording
1.1 Background
1.2 Popular reception
1.2.1 Charts
1.3 Legacy
2 Cover versions
2.1 Lita Roza
2.1.1 Background and composition
2.1.2 Reception
2.1.2.1 Charts
2.1.3 Legacy
2.2 Other covers
2.3 Parodies
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
The Patti Page recording[edit]
Background[edit]
"Doggie" was one in a series of successful novelty songs since the 1930s, following on the success of songs such as Bing Crosby's "Pistol Packin' Mama" and Merv Griffin's "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts". Prior to the release of "Doggie", composer Bob Merrill penned "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake".[3] The original Page recording included the sounds of dogs barking, credited on the label as "Barks by Joe and Mac" (her arranger, Joe Reisman, and a violinist). The recording also features Page's signature multi-part tight harmonies, all sung by Page. Throughout the years, she recorded several other versions as well.
Popular reception[edit]
On April 4, 1953, singer Patti Page's rendition of "The Doggie in the Window" went to No. 1 in the US Billboard magazine chart, staying at that top spot for eight weeks.[3] The song was wildly popular across a wide demographic. The song had school children "yipping"; Mercury Records was besieged with requests for free puppies; and the American Kennel Club's annual registrations spiked up by eight percent. In all, Page's record sold over 2 million copies.[3]
Following the top ten entrance of Lita Roza's cover version on March 14, 1953,[4] the Patti Page version of the song was released in the UK on March 28, renamed "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window" (sans question mark), under Mercury's "Oriole Records" label. Given the delay getting to market in the UK, it was not as successful as the Roza version, only entering the charts at number nine before leaving the charts altogether five weeks later.[5] The Roza version went to number one, lasting in that spot for one week.[4] But for five weeks between 28 March 1953 and 25 April 1953, there were two versions of "Doggie" in the UK top twelve singles chart.[4][5]
Charts[edit]
Chart (1953)
Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 1
Radio Luxembourg Sheet Music Chart[6] 1
UK Singles Chart 9
US Billboard Best Sellers in Stores[3] 1
Legacy[edit]
According to rock historian Michael Uslan, "novelty songs" like "Doggie" led to the "fervent embrace of rock & roll"[3] by 1955. "A lot of songs at that time were extremely bland, squeaky-clean stuff. The music field was ripe for something new, something vibrant to shake the rafters."[3]
The song has since become a popular children's song. Bob Merrill's lyrics were reworked by Iza Trapani into her 2004 children's book, How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?.[7]
The phrase "How much is that doggie in the window?" seemed innocent enough in 1953, but in modern times it has become synonymous with the trade in puppies from pet shops, often originating in puppy mills.[8][9]
In 2009, Patti Page recorded a version of the song with a new title ("Do You See That Doggie in the Shelter") together with new lyrics by Chris Gantry, with the hopes of emphasizing the adoption of homeless animals from animal shelters.[10] The rights to that song were given exclusively to the Humane Society of the United States. Said Page:
"The original song asks the question: 'How much is that doggie in the window?' Today, the answer is 'too much.' And I don't just mean the price tag on the puppies in pet stores. The real cost is in the suffering of the mother dogs back at the puppy mill. That's where most pet store puppies come from. And that kind of cruelty is too high a price to pay."
—  Patti Page, 2009[10]
Upon Page's death in 2011, the Humane Society wrote in its online eulogy, "We remember her fondly for her compassion for animals."[10]
A season five episode of Cold Case, "Devil's Music", used Patti Page's recording in the opening.[citation needed]
The 2007 video game BioShock does not use the original overdubbed Mercury recording. Instead a 1966 re-recording by Patti Page with full orchestra for Columbia Records was substituted.[citation needed]
Cover versions[edit]
Lita Roza[edit]
"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"
Single by Lita Roza
B-side
"Tell Me We'll Meet Again"
Released
1953
Genre
Novelty, traditional pop
Length
2:21
Label
Decca Records
Songwriter(s)
Bob Merrill
Lita Roza singles chronology
"Oakie Boogie"
(1952) "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"
(1953) "Seven Lonely Days"
(1953)
"Oakie Boogie"
(1952) "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"
(1953) "Seven Lonely Days"
(1953)
Background and composition[edit]
Roza was a singer with The Ted Heath jazz band during the 1950s.[11] During this period, she was voted Favourite Female Vocalist in a Melody Maker poll from 1951 to 1955 and a similar poll in New Musical Express from 1952 to 1955.[12]
In 1951, she recorded "Allentown Jail" with the Heath Band, which led to her A&R Dick Rowe asking her to sing "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?". Her initial response was negative, "I'm not recording that, it's rubbish."[12] She recalled that he pleaded with her, responding "It'll be a big hit, please do it, Lita."[12] She relented, saying she would record it but never sing it again afterwards.[12]
Reception[edit]
"Doggie" was a new entry in the UK charts on 14 March 1953 at number nine. It moved up to number three in its second and third week of release before dropping down to number four on 4 April. On 11 April it moved up to number two for a week, before becoming number one on 18 April.[4] This made Lita Roza both the first female vocalist to top the UK singles chart and the first person from Liverpool, long before the success of The Beatles or Cilla Black.[13] It held the top spot for one week, before gradually dropping down the top ten over the next five weeks, with its final week in the top ten being at number nine on 23 May.[4]
Charts[edit]
Chart (1953)
Peak
position
Radio Luxembourg Sheet Music Chart[6] 1
UK Singles Chart[12] 1
Legacy[edit]
Lita Roza was widely reported to have strongly disliked her song. In an interview in 2004 she revealed that she had kept her promise never to perform the song, "I sang it once, just one take, and vowed I would never sing it again. When it reached number one, there was enormous pressure to perform it but I always refused. It just wasn't my style."[11] However, she would go on to be most widely remembered for that song.[12] In 2001, Roza opened Liverpool's Wall of Hits on Matthew Street, home of The Cavern Club. On display were various discs from every British number-one from Merseyside, the first being her own.[13]
The song returned to the spotlight briefly during the 1980s as the result of an interview with Smash Hits magazine, wherein Margaret Thatcher, who was then serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, admitted that Lita Roza's version of "Doggie" was her favourite song of all time.[14]
Following Roza's death in August 2008, she left £300,000 in her will to charities, of which £190,000 went to three dog-related charities: Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, and The Cinnamon Trust.[11]
Other covers[edit]
Carole Carr with orchestra cond. by Frank Cordell with children's choir and "Rustler" recorded it in London on February 12, 1953. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10436.
Børge Linz wrote the Danish lyrics. The Danish title was "Vovsen i vinduet". Raquel Rastenni with Radioens Danseorkester recorded it in Copenhagen in 1953. It was released on His Master's Voice X 8123.
In light of the success of Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans' hit "Zip-A-Dee-Dah", Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller arranged and produced by similar-sounding arrangement of this song by Baby Jane & The Rockabyes which, despite prominent airplay in some markets, only reached #69 in January, 1963 (United Artists).
A reggae version was recorded by Barbara Jones for Trojan Records.
The Kidsongs Kids sang this version on their video and DVD A Day with the Animals.
The French version, "Le Chien dans la vitrine", was sung by the popular French singer Line Renaud.
Perla Adea covered this song in the album Princess of Songs (1971 under Vicor Records).
Prince & The Revolution covered this song during their Parade Tour in 1986 to promote their album Parade.
The Long Island pop group Twinley gained notoriety with their cover version "How Much is That Brucie in the Window" in 2015.
Even if not a cover exactly, the first notes of the song are featured in the video game Head over Heels (video game) for ZX Spectrum and MSX computers.
The song has also been covered by many groups and is available on many children songs CDs and is considered as children's music in many countries. It can also be found on many musical toys made since the late 1960s. For example, a Sankyo music box made in the 1970s played the song, as do many musical toys manufactured today.
In the 1960s the Grasshoppers, a parody of the Chipmunks sang that song on a children's album.
Parodies[edit]
The song has also been parodied a few times, including:
In 1953, the year of the original's release, country musicians Homer & Jethro, "the thinking man's hillbillies," released their parody, "How Much Is That Hound Dog in the Window?" ("Window" was pronounced "winder", and the lyrics continued with, "... I do hope that flea bag's for sale....") It was to become an enormous hit – their first crossover hit – and rose to No. 2 on Billboard's country charts.[15]
Another notable (but hardly at all known) parody, according to David English, former president of RSO Records – which went on to become Eric Clapton's and the Bee Gees' record label – was the very first record released by that company in 1973, with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The record was "Window The In Doggie (That is Much How)" – sung to the tune of "Doggie", but with each line of lyrics sung backwards.[16] According to the pseudonyms listed on the label, the artist was "Rover", and the song was produced by "Jo Rice" and arranged by "Don Gould". English would later quip that the record "sold about eight copies".[17]
Although not strictly a parody of this song, the Latin translation of this song's name is used as the motto of the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. The city's motto is said to be "Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra?", which translates as "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?"
"How much is that window in the doggie ?" was written by the quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan. A pane of glass falls from a building and slices into a man's seeing eye dog. A child observer asks the inverted question. His cartoons oft dealt with taboo subjects.[18]
See also[edit]
List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1950s
List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)
List of number-one singles of 1953 (U.S.)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.
^ Jump up to: a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 9. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Cagle, Jess (29 March 1991). "That Doggie in the Window". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "(How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window?". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b "(How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window?". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Songs from the Year 1953". tsort.info. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
Jump up ^ Trapani, Iza (2004). How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?. Charlesbridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58089-030-4.
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External links[edit]
Patti Page official website
Lita Roza official website
Image of original record label of Page's "The Doggie In the Window" (45 rpm)
Image of the same track released in the U.K. as "(How Much Is) That Doggie In the Window"
Image of Lita Roza's single
"How Much Is That Doggie in the Window" chords
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Humane Society – Audio and lyrics to "Do You See That Doggie in the Shelter?"
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