Situation comedy

The tasks she inists on taking on herself are considered a man’s take: to keep his family in line and supported. She also defies the idea of the American family. Weeds offers a more contemporary family where the uncle contributes to family matters and having Nancy as head of the household. Nancy also maintains her feminist sex appeal through her wardrobe and sometimes scandalous actions. The show also used her sex appeal to her advantage in certain situations, it even got her out of trouble in some situations. Weeds discriminates against all races and stereotypes mocking their lifestyle and habits. The characters’ roles are over exaggerated making their characteristics stand out to the audience even more. The three stereotypes that are constantly presented in Weeds are the Latina maid, the conspicuous African American, and the privileged suburban whites. The Botwins’ maid Lupita is always lingering in the background with a vacuum cleaner or preparing a meal for the family. She is constantly tending to the needs of all the members of the Botwin family while silently being aware of her employer’s…

Curb Your Enthusiasm is a television sitcom starring, and created by Larry David, the co-creator of Seinfeld. The show revolves around him, and an average day in the life of Larry David. Much like Seinfeld, it can be called “A show about nothing”. Each episode consists of Larry getting himself into trouble due to his lack of social skills. While this show seems as if it is a lighthearted comedy show, it shows a great change for couples in the world of sitcoms. The roles of men and women within…

The Big Bang Theory: A View on the Modern “Nerdist” The Big Bang Theory is an extremely successful sitcom that airs Monday nights on CBS. It involves love, drama, comedy and many other elements into a single format. Some of the main characters are Leonard, Sheldon, Penny, Howard, Rajesh, Bernadette, and Amy. One of the reasons I am researching The Big Bang Theory or “TBBT” is because it is one of the most watched, successful, and highest rated sitcoms of all time. According to Winston, as of…

America’s favorite sitcom, Full House, was dearly missed after having a very successful run for eight seasons. While the show came to an end in 1995, according to Business Insider “not only had Full House anchored ABC's Friday night comedies and stayed on top for most of its seasons, but it's still airing 40 times a week in repeats” (Nededog 1). The popular show had many fans hoping that there would be a reunion for years. Fortunately for them, there was, however, a little different from a…

and that is M.A.S.H. which first aired in 1972. The reason why this sitcom is so important is because “it was the first series on television to make dramedy appealing, effortlessly striding the line between the deadly serious and the completely bonkers.” (Inverse) Although the sitcom was surrounded by this horrifying event the characters also prioritized on devising pranks and hilarious scenarios to lighten the mood. The Show displayed “a time when the entire country seemed divided, M.A.S.H.…

lesson Dev abstracts out from a couple of hours of babysitting his friend’s children is that parenting will become a nightmare if you are not completely ready for it. “Master of none” is a painting that among it, American society is nakedly painted in varied colors. There are bright and dark tone colors representing races, sexes, families, cultures, and mass media combined creating a comprehensive layout. And together with a sarcastic, hilarious and compelling representation, this TV show…

First, I have to say its hilarious to see Gene Simmons in a question, about a perfect family. I think it would have been even funnier if the Beverly Hillbillies was included or compared to Gene Simmons. However, the Cosby Show or Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was more relatable in my upbring. According, to society we were the burgesious or higher, when I was growing up. Therefore, shows depicting the perfect family were never tye reason for why our family unit survived and lived above…

I agree with Darren on the fact that the show “Little Mosque on the Prairie” would be able to run in the United States. Although the show is about a minority population (Muslims), we see no direct put down of religions. As with anything, timing is everything. In 2002, I think that the show would have had a hard time airing. The attitude to Muslims whether it was justified or not was negative and the show would be cancelled immediately. In 2015 however, the times have changed and this show…

and continue to run, the two that can get brought up are “American Dad!” and “Family Guy.” Both shows ultimately demonstrate core family values in the most comedic way but they are equally different and in point of the main characters both have several differences. As a contrast between the main character of “American Dad“, Stan Smith and of “Family Guy”, Peter Griffin, one is more disciplined and determined than the other. “Family Guy” started in 1999 and has 14 seasons so far. It airs…

The big resemblance between all of these shows is that they all have a unique family makeup. The family aspect is a huge component with all of these shows and the fact that the families in these shows are unique to families in other TV shows, probably is what really sets these shows apart and makes them well liked by the public. It is enjoyed that these shows weren’t the typical sitcoms for their era and that they brought new family dynamics and new situations in the family, rather than the…