The American family on television : a chronology of 121 shows, 1948-2004 / Marla Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Marla, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families on television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sitcom made its first appearance in January of 1949 with the introduction of television's first family, The Goldbergs. Since the advent of the sitcom, televised fictional families have reflected the changing structure of American society. The sitcom emphasized first the lives of suburban, working class European immigrants and gradually expanded to encompass the multicultural urban phenomena of the 1960s. The roles of men and women in the fictional family have similarly been adjusted to depict women's movement into the workforce and the changing identity of the father. As censorship laws be

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction ; 1. The 1940s; 1949-1956 Mama; 1949-1952 One Man's Family; 1949-1958 The Life of Riley; 1949-1954 The Goldbergs ; 2. The 1950s; 1951-1961 I Love Lucy ; 1952-1966 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; 1953-1971 The Danny Thomas Show (Make Room for Daddy) ; 1953-1955 Life With Father; 1954-1963 Father Knows Best; 1954-1961 December Bride; 1957-1963 Leave It to Beaver; 1957-1962 Bachelor Father; 1957-1963 The Real McCoys ; 1957-1969 Blondie; 1958-1966 The Donna Reed Show; 1959-1963 Dennis the Menace ; 1959-1973 Bonanza

1959-1963 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis3. The 1960s; 1960-1966 The Flintstones; 1960-1968 The Andy Griffith Show; 1960-1972 My Three Sons; 1961-1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show; 1961-1966 Hazel; 1962-1963 The Jetsons; 1962-1971 The Beverly Hillbillies; 1963-1966 The Patty Duke Show; 1963-1970 Petticoat Junction; 1964-1966 The Addams Family; 1964-1966 The Munsters; 1964-1972 Bewitched; 1965-1966 My Mother the Car ; 1965-1968 Lost in Space; 1965-1969 The Big Valley; 1966-1971 Family Affair; 1967-1969 The Mothers-in-Law; 1969-1972 The Courtship of Eddie's Father; 1969-1974 The Brady Bunch

4. The 1970s1970-1974 The Partridge Family; 1971-1992 All in the Family ; 1972-1981 The Waltons; 1972-1978 Maude; 1974-1975 Apple's Way ; 1974-1984 Happy Days; 1974-1983 Little House on the Prairie; 1974-1978 Rhoda; 1974-1979 Good Times; 1974-1975 That's My Mama; 1975-1985 The Jeffersons; 1975-1984 One Day at a Time ; 1975-1977 Phyllis ; 1976-1980 Family ; 1977-1981 Eight Is Enough ; 1977-1981 Soap ; 1978-1986 Different Strokes; 1978-1991 Dallas; 1979-1985 The Dukes of Hazzard; 5. The 1980s; 1980-1983 Too Close for Comfort ; 1981-1990 Falcon Crest ; 1981-1989 Dynasty; 1982-1989 Family Ties

1982-1986 Silver Spoons1983-1985 Mama's Family; 1983-1987 Webster; 1984-1992 The Cosby Show; 1984-1989 Kate & Allie; 1985-1987 The Colbys; 1985-1990 Mr. Belvedere; 1985-1990 227; 1985-1992 Growing Pains; 1985-1992 The Golden Girls; 1986-1991 The Hogan Family; 1986-1988 Our House; 1986-1990 ALF; 1987-1991 Thirtysomething; 1987-1995 Full House; 1987-1990 My Two Dads; 1987-1997 Married ... with Children; 1988-1993 The Wonder Years; 1988-1997 Roseanne; 1988-1995 Empty Nest; 1989-The Simpsons; 1989-1998 Family Matters; 1989-1993 Major Dad; 6. The 1990s; 1990-1996 Fresh Prince of Bel Air

1991-1993 Brooklyn Bridge 1991-1993 The Torkelsons; 1991-1995 Blossom; 1991-1994 Dinosaurs; 1991-1999 Home Improvement; 1991-1998 Step by Step ; 1993-1998 Grace Under Fire; 1993-2004 Frasier; 1994-2000 Party of Five ; 1993-1999 The Nanny; 1995-1999 The Parent 'Hood; 1997-King of the Hill; 1996-7th Heaven; 1996-2005 Everybody Loves Raymond; 1996-2001 3rd Rock from the Sun; 1998-2002 The Hughleys; 1999-The Sopranos; 1999-Judging Amy; 7. The New Millennium; 1999-2002 Providence; 2000-The Gilmore Girls; 2000-Malcolm in the Middle; 2000-Yes, Dear ; 2001-The Bernie Mac Show; 2002-The Osbournes

2002-American Dreams

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0690-0