Topic: Sitcoms and Suburbs
Leave it to Beavechor: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/665338/s02-e37-beaver-the-athlete Father Knows Best: https://dai.ly/x575f0l
In her essay, Mary Beth Haralovich defines a new television genre of the 1950s—the “suburban middle-class family situation comedy.” Give examples from the programs (Father Knows Best and Leave It to Beaver) in terms of their suburban settings,and the programs’ content (reassuring lessons, material prosperity).
Haralovich calls the programs “advertisements for a way of life.” What do you think she means? (Consider the social and historical context and your developing knowledge of television history)
