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I Love Lucy is a 1950’s sitcom centered around the lives of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo played by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The Andy Griffith Show was a sitcom based on the lives of several citizens of Mayberry, a fictional town in North Carolina. The main character, a sheriff named Andy Taylor, and his son Opie are focused on for the majority of the show’s running time. While both of these shows were similar in various ways, they also had a number of important differences.
I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith Show were both very important programs for their time periods. They were valued not only for the sense of security that they provided for their audiences, but for the feeling that one could escape into them for a small amount of time and forget about the issues going on around them. Outside conflict did not exist when it came to the production of these shows. For instance, during the run of The Andy Griffith Show, the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Protests were huge conflicts for the United States and during the run of I Love Lucy, the Korean Conflict was at its peak. Both shows were
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meant to be an escape from reality or to provide comedic relief to the people affected by these conflicts. Another similarity is the way the plot of the episodes themselves were written.
Since they were both produced by Desilu, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball’s production company, they stuck to a certain “formula” or idea. (Entrepreneur, "Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball.") In I Love Lucy, the episodes more often than not started out with Lucy doing something she had no business doing and then either she or Ricky had to make whatever it was that she messed up right. For example, in the episode “Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio”, Lucy goes behind Ricky’s back to get him on a radio show that he should never have been on in the first place. By a random stroke of luck, they win the bonus round and take home some money. (Daniels, Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio) The same goes for The Andy Griffith Show except it was Barney, Andy’s deputy, who constantly did something to complicate the main character’s
life. The diversity in both shows was obviously different. Portraying the marriage between Lucy, a Caucasian woman, and Ricky Ricardo, a Cuban American, was extremely risky for the overall reception of the show. The audience could have hated the complete disregard for what was normal and the show could have been rejected. Along with Ricky Ricardo, there were other minorities included in the storyline. In contrast, The Andy Griffith Show lacked any kind of diversity. In this program, the audience sees a small town of Caucasian Americans and that was the norm for the time period. The biggest difference between the two shows is the way they are shot. I Love Lucy uses a multi-camera set up while The Andy Griffith Show uses a single camera. The multi camera use made it easy for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz to stay in Los Angeles instead of moving to New York where Phillip Morris, their sponsor, wanted their show to originate from. (Kovalchik, 20 Fun Facts About “I Love Lucy”) The Andy Griffith Show was also shot in color for 90 episodes out of the 249 while I Love Lucy was never shot in color until they began making reruns. Despite these differences, both shows received the same recognition and appreciation over the course of their run. While I Love Lucy tested the limits with their audiences, The Andy Griffith Show stuck to what people were used to. Nonetheless, these programs will always have a lasting impact on television.
There are many similarities and differences between the story “The Most Dangerous Game” and the episode of Gilligan's Island that we watched. Some similarities include: someone is being hunted, the setting is similar, and both victims get away in the end. Some differences include: the moods of the stories, the strategies that are used by the huntees, and how the hunter got to the island.
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.
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.'
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...
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. Allen was the one who had all the punch lines and was very silly and Burns was the straight man, serious, and was the one who allowed Allen the opportunity to say her punch lines. Burns and Allen were one of the few people who succeeded in different medians and brought changes to the way entertainment was performed.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007) women’s labor force participation raised from 33.9% in 1950 to 57.5% in 1990. The TV shows Married with Children and Roseanne are similar and different in the way they portray that statistic through their gender roles. Married with Children shows the more traditional type of gender roles, while Roseanne shows gender roles that were not as common in past decades. Both shows exemplify gender roles that were common and rare compared to decades prior. The TV shows, Married with Children and Roseanne are similar and different because of the gender roles each television show displays.
“According to, “The Jefferson,” it was one of the longest running sitcoms in the history of American television from “1975 through 1985,” The Jefferson show was mainly an African American couple living in New York City. However, the show tackles several controversial topics such as racism, suicide, gun control and adult illiteracy. “The show constantly used words such as “nigger” and “honky”, especially during the earlier seasons.” (Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation from 1995-2013)
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.
Lennie was not very smart and couldn't do much by himself. He had to be told what to do or he wouldn't do anything at all. He fits all the profiles for a retarded person. He doesn't have any self-control. When he starts to panic he gets out of control and even kills Curly's wife because she starts to scream. Lennie loves animals and can't stop talking about them. He always says that when they get their own place that he wants lots of rabbits, his favorite animal. To him George is like his father figure, since Lennie never really had any parents. He is easily amused and panics quickly.
The Impact of African-American Sitcoms on America's Culture Since its start, the television industry has been criticized for perpetuating myths and stereotypes about African-Americans through characterizations, story lines, and plots. The situation comedy has been the area that has seemed to draw the most criticism, analysis, and disapproval for stereotyping. From Sanford and Son and The Jefferson’s in the 1970s to The Cosby Show (1984) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the 1990s, sitcoms featuring black casts and characters have always been controversial. However, their significance upon our American culture cannot be disregarded.
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.
Rock and roll never officially started without a true performer named Buddy Holly. Holly pioneered in the new wave of rock and roll along with Elvis Presley. No matter what Holly did, his fans seemed to never leave his side and fell in love with a style of music all his own. Forever young, buddy Holly still has a musical impact on his fans.
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
First example is when Curley's boxing career came to an end. Curley was an amateur boxer picking bigger opponents to seem superior. Curley meet Lennie when George and Lennie first came into the ranch and where in the cabin. Lennie notice something suspicious when George would talk for Lennie. Curley would get upset with Lennie since Lennie would not talk, this started the disliking of each other, until Lennie finally
The Differences are all around the story! Jamie isn't celebrating Thanksgiving in Indiana in the Grandmother’s house she is feeling bad about her personality. Meanwhile Aunt Melba feels that she needs to have all the attention on Thanksgiving like if she didn’t have enough already. It was like Jamie’s theory about the radio: that there were miniature people who crawled into the radio in the house, or in in the car, bright and early in the morning. All day long they talked about music, played advertisements, gave away prizes, joked about the news, and best of all, played some of her favorite song over and over again.