Compare And Contrast I Love Lomey And The Andy Lucy

After watching episodes of I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith Show, I saw many things that were the same or similar, along with many things that are different. Both of the shows were made during an era where the television entertainment industry explored America’s moral conscience. This was apparent because the themes always had a lesson or moral in each story.

I Love Lucy has an unusual cast, with Lucille Ball playing the part of Lucy Ricardo, and her husband in real life, Desi Arnaz,, Jr. playing the part of Lucy’s husband, Ricky Ricardo. Lucy is Caucasian, while Ricky is Cuban. Lucy insisted her real-life husband, Deszi, play Ricky “whose Cuban ethnicity dismayed the network…” (Mittell 171) Lucy and Ricky lived in an apartment in New York, NY. Lucy is a homemaker and Ricky works at the radio station. They have many issues, mostly originating from Lucy’s active

The Andy Griffith Show had many outside scenes along with the inside scenes, and more of the town was involved. Both shows have catchy theme songs. I Love Lucy evolved around social life, family, and city work, while The Andy Griffith Show evolved around law, family, and small town work. I Love Lucy incorporated a middle class style of dressing. In some scenes, Lucy wore very fashionable daytime and nightlife clothing. The Andy Griffith Show attire was what you would expect of that era where most women stayed home and the biggest extracurricular social activity was attending the town or state fair. The Andy Griffith Show was shot as a telefilm using a single camera, while I Love Lucy used three cameras. “Single-camera telefilm enabled more creative flexibility and control, with a guarantee of a high-quality artifact to use for multiple time zones and reruns inspired by Hollywood filmmaking.” (Mittell