Sitcoms and Suburbs
Leave it to Beavechor: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/665338/s02-e37-beaver-the-athlete Father Knows Best: https://dai.ly/x575f0l
In her essay, Mary Beth Haralovich defines a new television genre of the 1950s—the “suburban middle-class family situation comedy.” Give examples from the programs in terms of their suburban settings,and the programs’ content.
Haralovich calls the programs “advertisements for a way of life.” What do you think she means?
