Popular 1950s Television Family Choose one of the following popular 1950s television family situation comedies (sitcoms) and watch at least 2 episodes: “Father Knows Best” (1954-1960) “Leave it to Beaver” (1957-1963) “The Danny Thomas Show – Make Room for Daddy” (1953-1964) “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” (1952-1966) “The Donna Reed Show” (1958-1966) Conduct outside […]
In her essay, Mary Beth Haralovich defines a new television genre of the 1950s—the “suburban middle-class family situation comedy.” Give examples from the programs (Father Knows Best and Leave It to Beaver) in terms of their suburban settings,and the programs’ content.
Topic: Sitcoms and Suburbs Leave it to Beaver: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/665338/s02-e37-beaver-the-athlete Father Knows Best: https://dai.ly/x575f0l In her essay, Mary Beth Haralovich defines a new television genre of the 1950s—the “suburban middle-class family situation comedy.” Give examples from the programs (Father Knows Best and Leave It to Beaver) in terms of their suburban settings,and the programs’ content (reassuring […]