Andy Griffith Show Compared to I Love Lucy television is something of the past but it additionally a reminder of the way things was in the 1950’s and 1960’s when the two shows were engendered. I love Lucy and the Andy Griffith Show are two well-kenned classics engendered to regale but additionally to send a wholesome and moral message. The Andy Griffith Show aired for eight seasons winning countless Emmy awards and spawning spinoffs. The I love Lucy Show television show was additionally profoundly popular. The exhibition won eight Emmy’s and the coveted Peabody Award. Both of these television shows were filmed decades ago but they are still aired today and remain a paramount part of television history.
The Andy Griffith Show was set in fictitious,
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The exhibition was on air for six seasons but perpetuates to be a well-loved, sitcom. The exhibition was aired in front of a live audience and centered on the main character, Lucille Ball. Lucy Ricardo was espoused to Cuban bandleader Ricky Ricardo but in lieu of wanting to be a traditional housewife she was desperate to break into show biz. The character of Lucy would get into all types of antics …show more content…
Andy Griffith is the main character in the Andy Griffith Show displaying calm within the chaos engendered by the other main character Barney Fife played by Don Knott’s. Deputy Barney Fife was an inept deputy that got into all types of comical but sticky situations he had to be rescued from by Andy. Andy and Barney could not be more different but they were the best of friends. Albeit the exhibition was designed to draw cachinnation it additionally provided a wholesome view of the world.
This is akin to the I Love Lucy Show because main character Ricky Ricardo is tasked with cleaning up the messes his wife engenders. He often time becomes exasperated at her antics but he always comes to her rescue. In I Love Lucy her best friend, Ethel, goes along with all of her antics often times exacerbating the situation. Her husband Fred is best friends with Ricky and often times avail in cleaning or covering up the messes engendered by Lucy and Ethel. Lucy’s bungling endeavors to enter show biz or to exhibit her independence as a woman have kept audiences laughing for over sixty
The Andy Griffith Show and I love Lucy have been two of the most watched shows in the history of television aired on CBS. I Love Lucy was a scripted sitcom recorded in front of a live studio audience with multiple cameras to give it better comic energy. It took place in an apartment in New York and her husband was an upcoming Cuban American who sung in a band. Although this was a black and white film, Lucy and Ricardo had colorful personalities. Lucy was always dressed nicely and Ricardo was always in a suit or business like attire. The house was always spotless as she was a housewife and an excellent mother later on. Lucy had a way of getting into trouble but Ricky somehow managed to get them out. She also displayed some traits that women were stereotyped for such as not showing or looking your age, being careless with money, and other secretive things. Ricardo on the other hand was the total opposite of Lucy which in the end balanced out their relationship. He has more patience than most and when he gets extremely mad, he would speak reall...
In the article “TV’s Callous Neglect of Working- Class America” written by Noel Murray explains the modern day TV shows un-relatable plots to Americans today. Murray describes how shows in the ‘50s through the ‘90s were relatable to Americans and how they lived their lives. The TV shows then were able to get such great reviews because the jobs the actors had in the shows were average money making jobs. The characters are meticulously when it came to how they used the money they earned. However, as the years have passed, the shows that are on today are not as relatable to Americans. The shows express the fantasy, perfect life that everyone strives to have, but in reality, it is not possible for every family. The programs on today do not convey the difficulties that average Americans face each day, causing the shows to become more and more relatable to average TV viewers.
Upon further analysis of both videos, I agree with Riley’s observation. The Beatles were more influenced by Buddy Holly rather than Elvis, based on a comparison of the Beatles overall product (i.e. song, video, and dance motions) and the videos presented of each in the prompt. The two singers differ in appearance, physicality, musicality, source of music, and in how each served as inspiration to the Beatles.
In The Andy Griffith Show and in Greek and Roman Comedy the viewer or reader, whichever the case may be, will notice the dominating fatherly male character, the male character who is always confused, the person who is in need of help or looking for answers, and the female who is needed for the male. The sitcoms of today are similar to some of the Greek and Roman comedies of the past. The reader or viewer may also notice that there are many differences between the two. The most dominating differences are the changes, which have taken place in society. The people of today are encountering some of the same situations, but the outcomes and solutions have changed. The roles of women and men have changed, and because of the changes the presentation of comedy to the public has been forced to change.
It was about a nouveau riche African-American couple, George and Louise Jefferson. Jefferson was a successful businessman, millionaire and owned seven dry cleaning stores. They lived in a ritzy penthouse on the East Side. In fact, the theme song referred to the fact that they “were movin’ on up!” They lived their lives filled with money and success.
Married with Children shows the audience a traditional style of gender roles. One example of this is when the mother (Peggy Bundy) stays home to clean and cook while the father (Al Bundy) goes out to work every day to make a living for the family. The TV show’s traditional gender role style is also shown when Peggy is cutting coupons before she leaves for the grocery store. This particular scene shows how the mother is traditionally and historically the parent who goes grocery shopping. Lastly, a traditional gender role is displayed when Peggy shows that she is aware that her son got an A in
The early days of television held great optimism and hope for this new form of media as an avenue for African Americans to assimilate into white American culture. However, a pattern became evident, a pattern of type casting African Americans in roles which did not accurately and wholly portray the individual. A misrepresentation of African Americans became the common image on television. Variety shows initially promoted the new media as an opportunity for equal representation and communication between the races. However, a trend developed with African Americans often being “portrayed as custodians, maids, servants, clowns, or buffoons” (Crenshaw). The negative image, which was developed by these stereotypes, was perpetuated in the Amos and Andy Show. This television show began as a radio show featuring two white men
I love Lucy was a very popular sitcom in the 1950s. Through humor and plot it brings out more of positive aspects and less of negative aspects for the 1950's that Coontz described in `What we really missed about the 1950s.'
Popular culture is the artistic and creative expression in entertainment and style that appeals to society as whole. It includes music, film, sports, painting, sculpture, and even photography. It can be diffused in many ways, but one of the most powerful and effective ways to address society is through film and television. Broadcasting, radio and television are the primary means by which information and entertainment are delivered to the public in virtually every nation around the world, and they have become a crucial instrument of modern social and political organization. Most of today’s television programming genres are derived from earlier media such as stage, cinema and radio. In the area of comedy, sitcoms have proven the most durable and popular of American broadcasting genres. The sitcom’s success depends on the audience’s familiarity with the habitual characters and the situations
The Andy Griffith Show, was a television sitcom that aired in the 1960s. Watching it from the perspective of someone in today’s society, a number of norms stood out to me. The norms of that time have changed dramatically as well as the ways they were enforced.
Peoples of various countries around the world during the 1940’s spent countless hours tuned into to their radio for news, entertainment, and inspiration; the popularization of television sets was given immense cursory due to this. With the rise of television came heartwarming comedies, such as The Andy Griffith Show, thrilling episodic shows, such as Twilight Zone, and prime time variety shows, such as the wildly popular Ed Sullivan Show. These variety shows featured countless up and coming rock and roll performers and catapulted them into the hearts and minds of the American public.
Often times in our life, we may come across a lifestyle of a character from a fictional book, movie or tv show, that is different than our owns. It could be a life that we would dream to have or a life that we could not possibly imagine having. Focusing on the childhood aspects of a lifestyle, my young self would often compare my childhood to the protagonist in one my favorite cartoons (“Fairly Odd Parents”) Timmy Turner. Timmy’s childhood was a lifestyle that enthralled me from how similar yet different it was from my own.
In the first scenes to the I Love Lucy episode, “Job Switching,” Lucy attempts to give her husband a hug, while saying, “Oh, gee, I’m glad you’re home.” Both of these women are introduced in a manner consistent with dominant ideas of femininity. Samantha’s first actions of cooking breakfast for her husband, while Lucy’s actions of greeting her husband after he’s had a long day at work in the opening scenes of their respective episodes subtly emphasizes the wife’s role in a heterosexual relationship. Based on these episodes, the role of a wife is meant to support their husbands in every way possible, such as cooking their meals and pleasantly greeting their husbands when they come home from work. On the other hand, the audience is introduced to Lucy’s husband in the episode, “Job Switching,” as the breadwinner in their relationship because in the opening scenes of the episode, he confronts Lucy about the exorbitant amounts of money that she spends. He makes specific reference to the fact that the money is “his,” implying that the money is owned by the husband. In the episode, “Be It Ever So Mortgaged,” Darrin is introduced to the audience as the breadwinner in their relationship too, since over breakfast, he mentions that he has to go to work. The sense of ownership that their husbands feel over their
This essay will examine my thoughts and those of David Sterrit on the critically acclaimed television show The Honeymooners. First, I will talk about the Honeymooners and it’s setting in postwar America. Secondly, the social and cultural issues the series portrayed. Next, would be the psychological perspective and the aesthetics of the show. Finally, the essay would conclude with my thoughts on how the Honeymooners were impacted by these aspects, but also how the show managed to leave a legacy in television today.
This video allowed for large themes of I Love Lucy, which was the top TV show on at the time, to be recognized, and it gave a view of television programs at the time.