Father Knows Best was one of the most popular comedy series of the late fifties to early sixties, reflecting the conservative values of the era with its portrayal of the solidly-middle class Anderson family.
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1950s TV: Television Becomes a Mass Medium
In the early 1950s, television was still a young medium, and TV sets were still a novelty in many American homes. However, television during this decade gradually evolved to become a mass medium, as the number of households with a TV set increased from less than a million to 44 million by the end of the sixties.
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The cast of The Honeymooners, led by Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden and Art Carney as Ed Norton, along with Audrey Meadows (Alice Kramden) and Joyce Randolph (Trixie Norton) created indelible portrayals of some of the most memorable characters ever to appear in a network situation comedy.
Read the rest of this entry »Viewers Still Love I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951-1957) was one of broadcast television’s biggest success stories, a series that was one of the most-watched shows in America in four out of its six seasons. So it’s all the more remarkable that Lucile Ball embarked on the series just as a way to save her marriage. Her husband, Desi Arnaz
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