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I Love Lucy Show Vs. The Andy Griffith Show

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The “I Love Lucy” show and “The Andy Griffith Show” are two older TV shows that have some similarities, but are generally very different from one another. Both of these TV shows were very popular and both ranked among the top most-watched TV shows in the United States. These television series’ have had a major impact on the television industry and the countless people that have watched them. “I Love Lucy” began in 1951 and lasted for 6 years, until 1957. Even to this day, this black and white film is still a very popular and influential TV show back from the 50's. The setting of I Love Lucy is based around different scenarios with Lucy and her husband, Ricky Ricardo. Lucy portrays herself as the ideal housewife during the 50's, by trying to …show more content…

He is a well-liked figurehead among the community due to his level-headed approach to law enforcement. Andy has a calm and quiet life at home, enjoying fishing and nights on his front porch with his aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee. However, he does face some issues with his son that call for disciplinary action, as well as dealing with his aunt’s disastrous romantic life. The “I love Lucy” show and “The Andy Griffith Show” have a few similarities that can be compared to each other. “The Andy Griffith Show” started in 1960 and lasted for 6 years until 1968, just like “I Love Lucy” lasted 6 years from 1951 to 1957. “I Love Lucy” and “The Andy Griffith Show” were also both comedies that were ranked among the top-watched TV shows and are both still classic television series today. They were both shown in black and white, until “The Andy Griffith Show” started to air its shows in …show more content…

If we focus on Andy from “The Andy Griffith Show” and Ricky from “I Love Lucy,” those two men are very different. Andy is a Caucasian man who owns his own night club business and presents himself as a very peaceful and calm person throughout the series. He is also a widowed man who is a single father to his son, Opie. I believe this was a monumental step in television history because it gave the world a different perspective about what a family image can look like. On the contrast, Ricky, the main character for “I Love Lucy,” is a Latino man who is a small town sheriff that tends to be angered easily by his wife’s antics and portrayed as more of a hothead. “I Love Lucy” is based around a "normal" family that includes both a husband and wife. Ricky and his friends are all police officers who try to solve crimes and fix issues that occur within the small town they live in. I believe that since “The Andy Griffith Show” was created 10 years later than “I Love Lucy,” there was a more progressive setting and plot that made it much more different than “I Love

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