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 the Modern Family. We are able to spot notable differences and similarities by comparing the characters, plot, and setting for both of these sitcoms. In both, Modern Family and Full House, there are many characters we can compare. As seen in Modern Family, Manny steals a necklace on “accident” but doesn’t want to own up to it. This is very strange because Manny is a very proper kid and acts well above his age most of the time. He cares a lot about his appearance and normally isn't the one to steal. This trait may have been inherited from his mom Gloria
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The plot in Modern Family consists of three families that are all related. One of the families consists of a Latino wife, a White husband and their son Manny. Gloria is his real mom, but Jay is his stepdad. Nowadays, divorce is a very different situation than what it was in the past during the time of Full House.It was harder to get a divorce back then because you had to have a believable reason. Nowadays getting a divorce is just as easy as getting married. Then on top of that in modern family there is an interracial marriage which wass almost unheard of in the 80’s. In this episode, Manny stole a girl's necklace and Jay, his stepdad, finds out about it and makes him tell his mom. Gloria (Mannys mom), who doesn't have the best morals, makes an appointment with the principal to discuss the fact that he stole the girls necklace. Once they get to the school, she asks which locker is hers, then takes the necklace from Manny and proceeds to open the locker. After placing the necklace in the girl’s locker, they leave the school. This kind of behavior would not be tolerated back then. As in Full House when Stephanie cuts Uncle Jesse’s hair; he stormed out of the house to get a haircut, but then returns with two arm casts. Jesse was so distraught about his hair, it resulted in him getting hurt because he wasn't paying attention while he was driving his motorcycle. There's another way to compare Modern Family and
The plot in Modern Family consists of three families that are all related. One of the families consists of a Latino wife, a White husband and their son Manny. Gloria is his real mom, but Jay is his stepdad. Nowadays, divorce is a very different situation than what it was in the past during the time of Full House.It was harder to get a divorce back then because you had to have a believable reason. Nowadays getting a divorce is just as easy as getting married. Then on top of that in modern family there is an interracial marriage which wass almost unheard of in the 80’s. In this episode, Manny stole a girl's necklace and Jay, his stepdad, finds out about it and makes him tell his mom. Gloria (Mannys mom), who doesn't have the best morals, makes an appointment with the principal to discuss the fact that he stole the girls necklace. Once they get to the school, she asks which locker is hers, then takes the necklace from Manny and proceeds to open the locker. After placing the necklace in the girl’s locker, they leave the school. This kind of behavior would not be tolerated back then. As in Full House when Stephanie cuts Uncle Jesse’s hair; he stormed out of the house to get a haircut, but then returns with two arm casts. Jesse was so distraught about his hair, it resulted in him getting hurt because he wasn't paying attention while he was driving his motorcycle. There's another way to compare Modern Family and