When seeing episodes of I love Lucy, she definitely breaks the mold of the typical house wife. In the 1950’s the typical TV family consisted of Caucasian husband, wife and children with little to no diversity. Often the mother devoted to her husband and kids tending to there every need, while the father was away working as the sole income to the family. In many cases there was a clear gender role in the household as women belonged in the house cooking and cleaning, as the men did the outside work such as working on the cars or mowing the lawn. Although, Lucy doesn’t fit the perfect model of the “Nuclear Family”, in spite of the fact there are many similarities. In comparing her to the other famous housewives Lucy seems to be the typical woman
