Look at the popular sit-coms of the 70s and 80s. Many of them were designed to normalize and put a happy face on what was previously stigmatized or frowned upon.

One Day at a Time
Brady Bunch
Eight is Enough

were all normalizing divorce and ad hoc families.

Bosom Buddies was early Tranny propaganda.

The Cosby Show promoted the idea that Black people were doctors and lawyers who had traditional fathers in the home.