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Is there really difference between sitcoms today and sitcoms made back in the day? You would think there would be major differences between the two, when in fact, they are actually quite similar, with only a few minor differences. Although Modern Family and Full House take place in two completely different time periods, the characters have many similar characteristics, the plot lines are very similar and the setting is near the same as well. With all these things alike, of course, there are a few differences as well. The characters in Modern Family and Full house have a few things in common as well a few differences. In Modern Family, there is a young boy named Manny, he is an only child and lives with his mom and step dad. Manny is just a …show more content…
Even though these times are far apart from each other, they have a similar setting. Both shows take place in California, however, Modern Family takes place in L.A. but, Full House takes place in San Francisco. When Manny has his incident with the necklace he is at school. When Stephanie makes her hair cutting mistake, she is in her bedroom at home. Although these incidents take place in different places, both fathers confront their children in their own homes. Jay confronts Manny while they are in their garage, meanwhile Danny confronts Stephanie in her bedroom. The setting between these two sitcoms have a couple similarities along with a few differences as well. Although it would be assumed that Modern Family and Full House would be complete opposites because if the time frame, you can clearly see many similarities the two shows have. You can see these things alike through the plot, characters, and the settings. Of course with all these things in common the sitcoms have a few differences, but not nearly as many as you would
In an interview in 1974, Producer and show creator Norman Lear said of his television sitcom, All in the Family: “People laugh harder at the things they care the most about.” ("Day at Night: Norman Lear, renowned TV producer ("All in the Family")." ) If that is true then the viewers most certainly must have cared about the topics being addressed on the show because All in the Family topped the Neilsen ratings, ranking number-one, from 1971 to 1976. As with any successful producer, Lear’s and co-producer Bud Yorkin’s primary goal was to get ratings. The fact that All in The Family arguably became one of the most influential television sitcoms ever aired was just a bonus. The show became a soap box for its creators, producers and writers to broadcast their political views as well as provide them with a vehicle to combat what they saw as social injustice. By featuring relevant themes of social significance such as death, divorce, racism, rape, and homosexuality, each week, the program put the spot light on topics previously discussed in hushed tones behind closed doors. While high ratings may have been the first priority, the producers definitely had an additional agenda to try to bring about social change by stimulating dialog and debate within families, neighborhoods, local hangouts, anywhere Americans would congregate.
The movie Family Stone takes place during the holiday season when all the children return home for Christmas. Everett Stone is bringing home his girlfriend Meredith whom he plans to ask to marry him on Christmas day. Upon arriving home Everett’s siblings Amy, Ben, Thad, and Susan and parents Kelly and Sybil were not excited that Meredith was there. Throughout the movie Meredith struggles to fit in with the family and her relationship with Everett starts to suffer. Amy gives Meredith the most grief and makes it hard for Meredith to fit in with the family. Meredith’s sister Julie ends up coming to the Stone residence to try to help Meredith form a relationship with Everett’s family. The Stone family loves Julie from the time they meet her
In the TV series The Joe Schmo show and Modern Family there are two main themes that occur. The first theme was instant, stereotypes and it is the first thing you notice when watching these shows. The second theme is honesty and both shows have a twist on the idea of honesty. The reality TV shows gives the illusion of real life.
Throughout the years, many things have changed from family values to technology and many more. Some of the ways that times have been changed can be seen through television shows. Many people say that TV is not what it used to be and that it has changed in many ways. In the 1990s a popular Television show to watch was full house. Many would say that this is a classic and even enjoy watching it to this day. Full house portrays family values and a lot of the jokes during the 90s. Recently Netflix made a sequel to this classic show, and there are many mixed feelings. Some would say that the show is just not the same others could argue that the show changed for the better. Nonetheless, the show is very different from what it used to be. Fuller house portrays 21st century parenting similarly to
..., the idea of the American family is much more realistic than that of those shows from the 1950s. The family’s obnoxious mother is the most dynamic member of the family. Married with Children was an overly exaggerated example of a problematic family. While it was a far cry from reality, the show expressed the society’s opinion of its own culture in a satirical fashion.
Different Strokes a comedy sitcom, first aired in 1978, and lasted until 1986. This sitcom consisted of a widowed Manhattan millionaire, Phillip Drummond , who adopted two orphaned brothers. Arnold who was 8 years old and Willis who was 12. The boys' mother was Drummonds housekeeper who became very ill, so Drummond made a promise to her that he would take care of her two sons after she passed away. Drummond treated the two boys like his own. He also lived with his daughter, Kimberly, who was 13 years old, and his current housekeeper. This sitcom showed typical life lessons in growing up, and social problems that were occurring during that time. Some of the aspects of this show were both positive and negative.
There are a number of shows that are based around families and one of those shows is Family Guy. It is an American adult animated sitcom which is based around a family known as the Griffins. This family consists of parents Peter and Lois along with their three children, Meg, Chris and Stewie. Both Meg and Chris are teenagers while Stewie is still a baby. The family also has a pet dog named Brian who happens to talk. The father is a blue collar worker and the wife is a stay at home mother who comes from a wealthy family. Their daughter Meg, is an awkward teenager who sometimes gets ridiculed and ignored by the family while the teenage son, Chris who is overweight and intelligent who is often viewed as a younger version of his father. The youngest is Stewie who is obsessed with violence and is quite intelligent. For instance, Stewie is always finding ways to kill his mother which could be because the grudge he holds against her for having him stay in her womb for 9 months. Some may say the dynamic of the Griffins family is strange and dysfunctional due to the way the family sometimes treat each other including putting each other down. Other times, the family is supportive of each other.
The Brady family was a mixed family from two separate marriages. The father, Kike Brady, was a widower and Carol Brady was never really mentioned, but some considered to be a divorcee. Both Mike and Carol found love again and decided to bring both of their families’ together, under a single household. (Garrison- The Evolution) This profound love allowed America to see and believe that blended families were acceptable. It is now, not uncommon to see couples get divorced, especially, while also having kids to take care of. The Brady Bunch allowed Americans to take what they viewed as a typical family and accept something else. The Brady family may have been an unconventional family on paper, but the way they went about their everyday lives was as normal as any family could be. (Merritt- ‘Full House’ to ‘Modern
The television series Married…with Children started in late 1987 and had a schedule for thirteen shows. It came about from the minds of two directors named Amanda Bearse and Gerry Cohen. Their goal was to bring up a comedy series different than others in the recent past. The series was taped in Sony Studios and had brought up many controversial issues. For example, the third season of the show is the time when the show got increase fame. A woman by the name of Terry Rakolta, who lived in Michigan, had wrote to the studio that the show was out of line for public television and that it should indefinitely be taken off the air. As anyone can guess, this was the turning point of a slow improving show. The show drew attention from many aspects of life. Critics wrote in newspapers and the public spoke outloud. Finally, this was, with out question, the best thing that could have happened to the show. The ratings increased considerably and a comedy sitcom was born. Before all this happened, the two directors had auditions where they selected the following characters: Ed O’Neill as Al Bundy, Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy, Amanda Bearse as Marcy Darcy, David Garrison as Steve Rhodes, Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy, David Fastino as Bud Bundy, and Ted McGinley as Jefferson Darcy. There were a few other characters that were also involved that made the show more productive.
Overall, Modern Family tries to capture the meaning of family in the present- day. The show has different families that are traditional and nontraditional. In addition, there are some stereotypes in the sitcom such as women’s role in the society. For instance, the women in the show do not work, and they stay home making sure that their husbands and children are taking cared. Even the gay man that acts more feminine is the one that stays home doing domestic work. Moreover, fathers in modern family make fool of themselves acting like children, and it is always the wives that have to save the day. The TV show also implies that beautiful women do not need a brain to think, and that unattractive women have to be smart.
The two hit sitcoms Friends and Full House may not appear similar to the eyes of most audiences but the more a viewer watches the more Friends and Full House collide to be almost identical. Despite the different locations, time period, and actors there’s not much that separate Friends and Full house. Comedy, drama, and life lessons can be found throughout the seasons of both sitcoms.
In Modern Family the family communicates in ways that are realistic ways of families communicating in our culture today. In the episode “iSpy” Phil and Gloria think Luke and Manny lied about where they were going so they track his cell phone to see where he is. Gloria thinks Jay is keeping something from him but will not tell him what he did. Mit...
In comparison fifty years ago this would not be possible. Now that reality television has become so popular many shows are out that display what “all-American” families can look like. For example, Keeping Up with The Kardashian, a hit reality show, which aired in 2007, shows a blended LA family of the Jenner’s and Kardashians coming together.
The definitions of a family today and a family in the past are far from similar. The definitions may have some similarities but they have changed dramatically in many more ways. 50 years ago, families had rules that were stricter and families were closer in the sense of a relationship. Although some families today are more distant from each other and have fewer rules to maintain order, there are still some that maintain the same styles of the families 50 years ago. Families have changed a lot but still have some similarities depending on their home-life.
In the era after the Second World War, the way that life was viewed changed drastically. The men of the war were coming back to homes that were drastically different that what they had remembered before the war. In this post war country, a shift of family ideals set an example of what a family should look like and how they should act. With the invention and popularization television, messages could be sent out to mass audiences to inform or even push people into a stereotype. Such shows as The Donna Reed Show and The Danny Thomas Show set an example of how the perfect American Family should operate in the confines of their home as well as out in public. These expectations of people set a nearly unreachable goal that very few American families could reach. It also harmed social relations among family members. Along with social restraints it tacks on ethnic and racial confines of a perfect family. Therefore, the ideal of a perfect family can hurt anyone that strives for it.