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The 25 Sitcoms That Changed Television - Turning Points in American Culture (Hardcover)
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The 25 Sitcoms That Changed Television - Turning Points in American Culture (Hardcover)
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This book spotlights the 25 most important sitcoms to ever air on
American television-shows that made generations laugh, challenged
our ideas regarding gender, family, race, marital roles, and sexual
identity, and now serve as time capsules of U.S. history. What was
the role of The Jeffersons in changing views regarding race and
equality in America in the 1970s? How did The Golden Girls affect
how society views older people? Was The Office an accurate (if
exaggerated) depiction of the idiosyncrasies of being employees in
a modern workplace? How did the writers of The Simpsons make it
acceptable to air political satire through the vehicle of an
animated cartoon ostensibly for kids? Readers of this book will see
how television situation comedies have consistently held up a
mirror for American audiences to see themselves-and the reflections
have not always been positive or purely comedic. The introduction
discusses the history of sitcoms in America, identifying their
origins in radio shows and explaining how sitcom programming
evolved to influence the social and cultural norms of our society.
The shows are addressed chronologically, in sections delineated by
decade. Each entry presents background information on the show,
including the dates it aired, key cast members, and the network;
explains why the show represents a notable turning point in
American television; and provides an analysis of each sitcom that
considers how the content was received by the American public and
the lasting effects on the family unit, gender roles, culture for
young adults, and minority and LGBT rights. The book also draws
connections between important sitcoms and other shows that were
influenced by or strikingly similar to these trendsetting programs.
Lastly, a section of selections for further reading points readers
to additional resources. Identifies the reason each show was a
turning point in American television and provides analysis of the
issues and themes present in each sitcom, how the content was
received by the American public, and the lasting effects of the
program Covers a time period of more than half a century, from I
Love Lucy to Modern Family Clearly demonstrates how television as
well as American ideals and values have changed dramatically over a
fairly short period of time
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