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A sitcom is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, with often humorous dialogue (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Some of today's top sitcoms are Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, and South Park; however, back in the 60s the top television sitcoms wereThe Andy Griffith Show, The Lucy Show, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Unlike modern day sitcoms, 60s sitcoms, mainly The Andy Griffith Show, used down-to-Earth comedy and moral lessons to attract viewers. The Andy Griffith Show takes place in small town Mayberry, North Carolina, where Andy Taylor (police chief) and deputy Barney Fife stop any and all crimes in a nonchalant manner. However, being a small town, crimes are few and far between which allows Andy to show his son, Opie, the correct way to deal with life's obstacles. With the side characters Gomer and Floyd, the barber, cracking their witty jokes, and Aunt Bee spreading her wisdom to the …show more content…

In "One-Punch Opie", Opie is ridiculed by the new boy in town, Steve Quincy, and instead of fighting right away, Opie receives advice from his "paw" to "get to know the boy first." Even though Opie still had to threaten to fight Quincy, the fact that he made an effort to avoid an altercation is a valuable lesson for people of all ages. In shows today, if there possibility to have a fight, the director will usually put one in. Today Americans view fights as a form of entertainment, we have morphed into a blood thirsty society who root for John Cena to smash the chair over some other guy's head. This is another reason The Andy Griffith Show still captures the eyes and heart of Americans today. With every other show involving blood and gore, The Andy Griffith Show presents viewers with a way to travel away from the chaos of life and back to carefree, black-and-white

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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.

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