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    “I Love Lucy” and “Andy Griffin” shows are similar in so many ways. There also have many differences as well. The shows in the 1950 and 1960 are very entertaining compared to today’s television. Today is based on reality television that includes drama, fighting, and the fact that it is their real life. All the shows that is not reality television seems just as real. The majority of people just want to watch interesting show that maintain at interest to them the entire show. The I Love Lucy show and Andy Griffin shows always maintain to keep the viewers interest. “I Love Lucy” shows are built on Lucy idiotic behavior. This show based on things that occur between Lucy and her husband Ricky. Lucy actions are as if she is from another planet. Her behavior is actually quite humorous. She never thinks before speaking she literally says what’s on her mind. Lucy is some character and Ricky always just screams Lucy through majority of the episodes. When she does something wrong he only says her name of a way of being disappointed at her. Ricky loves her without a doubt just doesn’t approve her behavior at times. “The Andy Griffin” show is based on two main characters Andy and Barney. Andy and Barney are so very close to one another. They are both sheriffs and they often in the situation when someone needs to be saved. Barney is like an uncle to Opie which is Andy son. Barney is often the one who continue to do silly things. He consistently over thinks certain situations instead of…

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    The Flintstones September 30, 1960, there was a new age upon us, or should I say a stone age. The Flintstones, a name that you all should know. They are a modern stone age family from the town of Bedrock. It was a TV show created and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. They were created as a slapstick comedy that was the most financially successful network for three decades, which makes them one of the best TV cartoons ever made. The main character is a man named Fred…

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    If you don’t have a favorite show you should watch this show to change your mind. The Flintstones is the best show scene 1966. First off, The Flintstones first aired in April 1, 1966 and ever scene it came out it was on fire and might be the greatest show till this day. Also, it has it’s own park, movie, and is on covers of cereals to other things. This show has won awards from 1966 all the way up to 2006. Secondly, The Flintstones kids choice award winner. It has also been the most…

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    Textual Analysis Jabari Lebert These old Flintstones advertisement attempts to get the viewers to purchase to purchase Winston Cigarettes This advertisement was broadcasted in 1960’s during the first season of the Flintstones. It tries to appeal to readers by showing that their favorite characters smoke cigarettes. After Fred and and Barney(The two main characters of the show) smoke cigarettes, they begin to explain what makes them so good and why they’re better than the…

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    1960s Television Imagine yourself sitting in the living room with your family. It’s the mid 1960s, and you’re flipping through channels until you reach CNN, where John F. Kennedy is standing at his post, giving a speech, with Nixon right behind him. You are watching the very first televised presidential debate. You decide to watch something else, so you click the remote, and Fred Flintstone appears on the screen, living life in the town of Bedrock. On comes an ad about toothbrushes, then…

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    presidents before but September 26 is the day we have the first televised presidential debate. An event happened that had the president involved where a U.S. U-2 plane is shot down over Soviet Union. Now as 1960 came along inventions have been made like the laser which is helping many lives in the world right now. Sprite and Domino's Pizza was introduced to the world and also the birth-control pill was approved by the FDA. The baseball World Series had a crazy finish as Bill Mazeroski from the…

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    Television In The 1950s

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    Although television (TV) was brought to the United States (US) in the 1950s, it did not become popular with the US public until the post World War II (WWII) era. This was from a variety of factors ranging from the popularity of radio and the cost of owning the technology. Importantly, in the early years of television, wide spread use of animation in TV shows did not exist. By 1960 however, Hanna-Barbara, a television animation studio, began to gain notoriety in the growing media market.…

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    Camel Commercials

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    About 60-70 years ago a commercial came out for camel cigarettes, the commercials would talk about how pleasurable it is to smoke a camel cigarette. The camel commercial is trying to say that since certain people smoke the “best cigarette brand” that you should try it too. Camel commercials were one of the first cigarette commercials to come out. Another way they tried to get you to smoke cigarette They also say it will sooth your throat and will have an amazing taste with it. They also started…

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    born March 24th, 1911 to parents Vincent Barbera and Francesca Calvacca. He grew up in New York City. It is written of Barbera in Bio magazine that “In 1936, he found work at the MGM studios. In 1938, he joined forces with William Hanna. Barbera and Hanna took charge of MGM's animation division from 1955 to 1957. After this, the duo formed H-B Enterprises, which became Hanna-Barbera Productions” (Biography.com, editors). Creative Innovations and Famous Works Barbera is not only an animator…

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    Government Vs Government

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    My stance on the governments’ involvement of economics in the United States is very similar to the ideas of former President Thomas Jefferson. It is a given to know and understand that the government is in charge of the American people, but what does it mean when it is said that the people are in charge of the government? I believe that the government should have some say, because is that not why we as Americans elect government officials? Take for instance the huge cigarette problem…

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