Analysis Of Happy Days And The Carmichael Show

The television show that I chose in which the main character starts in one social environment and ends up in a very different one is called The 100. Before I try to explain the main character, let me delve into the description of the show. “The 100 it is a unique television series that successfully intermingles the politics of Battlestar Galactica, the extraordinary circumstances of LOST and the savage youth of Lord of the Flies – set in a remarkably progressive, brutal post-apocalyptic world” (Garfein, 2015). Our main character can be described as a guardian, protector, savior or warrior but more than all those titles she is a resilient leader and her name is Clarke Griffin.

Rewinding back to the 1950’s, I Love Lucy was one of the most popular sitcoms on television. There were two main characters and they happen to be married. The husband’s name was Ricky and the wife’s name is Lucy. Ricky is a talented singer and part of a band. On the other hand, his wife strives to be famous and share her talents with the world. Her husband claims that she has no talent and she would be better off staying at home to be a housewife. Throughout the show, Lucy finds herself getting into trouble as she often tries to perform at Tropicana, the place in which Ricky works.

In the article, “The Good, the Bad, and The Daily Show”, Jason Zinser, a teacher at the University of North Florida, discusses the coverage of “fake” entertainment news. Zinser effectively argues the different benefits and disadvantages of entertaining news. When reading this article, one can find that Zinser uses emotional appeals to create a sense of intentness to his readers, uses ethical appeals to create trust from his readers, and uses logical appeals to inform readers of the difference between humorus news and undeniable news.

Good Times and The Jefferson’s are well known sitcoms that premiered in the 1970s focusing on African American families living in poverty, while offering a comedic twist. The 1970s was in the heart of the civil rights movement, and these shows were based on the lives of blacks during this time (Deane, 2004). Both shows aired during the same timeframe, and it was evident that Good Times and The Jefferson’s aligned with the traditional stigma that society had of African Americans (there were often offensive stereotypical aspects present, such as mammy and sambo characters).

Have you ever wondered if there is a difference between sitcoms back then and now? This paper is going to compare and contrast the differences between an episode of Full House and an episode of Modern Family. We are able to spot notable differences and similarities by comparing the characters, plot, and setting for both of these sitcoms.

Vaudeville was very popular from the late 1800s to the early 1900s in North America. Vaudeville shows were made up of many random acts that were placed together in a common play bill. Some acts were, for example, plays, clowns, jugglers, comedians, etc. Once the radio was introduced, vaudeville’s started to become less popular as the radio’s popularity started to increase. The radio started out with maximum five programs but as the demand for radios increased so did the amount of programs, which went up to almost 500. Radios was the place families and friends gathered to hear the news, sporting events, music, entertainment, etc. One show millions of people listened to was The Burns and Allen Show, starring George Burns and Gracie Allen.

The 1950’s were an era of traditional family values and uniformity. There was very little deviation from the normal and if there was, the media absolutely did not display it in a positive light. People, especially women and minorities, who did not go along with the system were ridiculed and criticized harshly. The Andy Griffith show is a very good example of the conformity and traditional family values of this time.

The TV SitCom Photos shows all the members of the family smiling and bonding in the family room. According to Stephanie Coontz, couples were able to create harmonious marriages, devote more time to their kids, and ultimately find peace throughout the home. Also, many families reached that states of happiness because of the lack of media coverage that the time period had. Many technological advances were not created yet so many people were unaware of the social ills. Between the 1950s and the 1960s, families were able to create an even more positive way of

Sitcoms reflect the changes going on in the world to show what society is like. Sometimes it’s a show about nothing and oftentimes sitcoms actually affect the world. Sitcoms created gender role stereotypes for society and they did not always show an accurate representation of life. Early on, sitcoms were family focused and they eventually begin to shed light on different problems in society. Throughout the sitcoms The Trouble With Father, Sex and the City, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Bewitched women transitioned from being in the traditional role to being an effective part of the workplace. Women were portrayed differently throughout these sitcoms; they portray women to be leaders, submissive, or the fool.

The characters usually have a lot more to say and humour comes just from the dialogue instead of actions. However, in Friends, a couple of the characters are actually portrayed as being very childlike and the humour is much more slapstick and easy to understand because of this. Also the lines given to the characters are much shorter which means each character has something to say in one scene and some of the humour heavily relies on the actions of the characters as well. These short lines make it easier for the viewer to settle into the programme from the beginning. There

The 1950’s had a male dominant tone. Although wives were seen as the people who “ran the house” the husbands were going to work early in the morning and not coming home until night. A perfect example of what marriage supposedly looked like was the popular TV show “I Love Lucy” starting in 1951. Within months the show had millions of viewers becoming a

Many TV shows such as ‘Father Knows Best’ portrayed the ‘man of the house’ with no inner conflict and struggles and always manage to keep the family together. These TV shows showed the ‘man of the house’ in this way due to the need for TV to release stress in the 1950s. With the social tension of cold war and Cuban Missile crises, families used TV shows as an inspiration and escapism for their personal life, thus creating the need for the ‘perfect families’ in the 1950s family sitcom. In the 1960s, ‘man of the house’ characters changed dramatically due to the uprising idea of feminism.

On The Monsters and The Andy Griffith Show strange things were happening. On one the power went out, and their phones and stoves quit working. On the other one a random dude gets off a bus and walks into the barber shop, and knows these people’s names and like everything about them.

Lucille Ball has rightfully earned the nickname the ultimate trickster by her character’s depiction through the popular 50s comedian show, I Love Lucy. For six seasons, it was aired on CBS consistently receiving the #1 rank show for six years straight. The show and Lucille’s character was one of the most successful products television has broadcasted to the society. America was experiencing a postwar era in the 1950s, a devastation that occurred to the economy and the society after World War II ended and the country needed a change. The show addressed the central ideological concerns of the postwar period within the emerging medium of television situation. The comedy in I Love Lucy show climaxed with a performance by perhaps be the most brilliant physical comedienne on film.

The mid 70’s became the climax in allowance for different family situation. Unlike the 50’s and 60’s where women played minor roles as housewives, the 70’s presented a new kind of role for females: single moms. Sitcoms such as The Partridge Family, focused on the mother figure and displayed the roles she undertook as both a mother and a father. Comparing The Partridge Family to a modern sitcoms such as Ben & Kate, these shows share a male characters that “fills in” the father figure gap and the struggle both mothers face as single parents. On the other hand, they differ in the child’s rebellion due to their void in a paternal figure.