Dr. Dani SanchezApparently, this was based on the PBS documentary show “An American Family” from the early 1970s which is considered to be the first ~reality tv show~ and introduced the world to iconic gay artist Lance Loud (https://www.pbs.org/lanceloud/). It can be watched for free here (https://archive.org/details/an-american-family-1973)
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Lance Loud! A Death in An American Family | PBS
Lance Loud was the first reality TV star the eldest son in a family made famous by the groundbreaking 1973 PBS documentary An American Family. Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond remained friends with Lance and his family for 30 years. In 2001, after years of struggling with HIV and hepatitis C, Lance entered a hospice at age 50. He requested that the Raymonds return to record his final days.