The I Love Lucy Show

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The I Love Lucy show first aired on October 15, 1951; starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Fraley and Vivian Vance. The show aired for 6 seasons. “So the Arnazes not only invented reruns, but the whole second-run syndication market as well. It 's one reason why "I Love Lucy" has never gone off the air in 60 years, enabling several generations to fall in love with Lucy.” [1]
The Andy Griffith Show first aired on October 3, 1960; starring Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Ron Howard and Frances Bavier. The show aired for 8 seasons. “In the 50 years since it first aired, The Andy Griffith Show has never been off the air. In prime time, and in syndication, to this day, no matter where you are in the real world, you can always find a way to back …show more content…

People were more friendly, caring, giving, and honestly wanted to do what was right. Barney, Opie and Lucy sometimes let their minds get ahead of them but they honestly always had the best intentions in mind. Just like Lucy, Opie had his friends who thought his ideas weren’t necessarily wrong and that good intentions would take care of the ending result. Their wrongs were always made right and their problems were always fixed. For the most part both shows did not have a running storyline, except when Lucy was pregnant, and there was a conclusion at the end of each episode. Opie had a good relationship with his father ‘Pa’, and when he got in over his head he always could talk to him. Lucy had a good relationship with Ricky and even though she usually didn’t tell him her troubles, he was always there to bail her out of her many complications. Both shows have a comedic nature, and are never filled with dirty humor or anything questionable. They are both shows your children could watch without having to worry about what they might hear or learn in the show. Both Ricky and Andy had to overcome obstacles that were uncommon for their day. Ricky was in an interracial marriage, and wasn’t really used to the culture of New York. Andy was a single parent, even though he was a widower, it wasn’t common to see single parents during that time. Both shows have made their way on the top 10 list of shows for their