8/26/2014

Classic TV Sitcoms Are Entertaining

By Deanne Shepard


"Three's Company" was an American comedy which was inspired from England's "Man About The House." This is one of the classic tv sitcoms that really made humans everywhere laugh. The story was about a single male living with two attractive females. In order for them to continue this living arrangement the man had to fake homosexuality to his landlords. When the series ended the producers made an unpopular spin-off called "Three's A crowd.

"I Love Lucy" is a unique program which featured a crazy woman with bright red hair. The show starred a husband and wife team along with their usual sidekicks. Lucille Ball was the queen of comedy during her time and she knew how to get into very zany situations.

His production team worked day and night to create unique scripts for this unusual show. The series featured physical comedy that was very demanding at times. Ms. Ball was one of the first women to compete against other male comedians and this was great for America. Vivian Vance joined in on the fun as Ethel Mertz.

Another entertaining show happened in the mid 60's and it was called "I Dream Of Jeannie." This was a program which featured a young astronaut who found a girl living inside a bottle. She was the adorable Barbara Eden who had been in show business for a short time. Jeannie would always get Major Nelson into the most hectic situations and then use her magic to resolve the problems. Major Nelson had a best friend named Roger and he was also very comical.

"Bewitched" was a show that supposedly had a curse upon it since many of the actors died at an early age. Elizabeth Montgomery was the star of this event and she played the lead character. During the time that this show was on several of the characters had been replaced by new actors. Everyone knows that both Dick Sargent and Dick York played the part of Darrin. After the first actress Alicia Pearce died suddenly her character of Gladys Kravitz was replaced.

People of color were very proud to watch "Good Times" during the 70's. This was a funny show which featured Esther Rolle and John Amos. They were the parents to three teenage children while living within a poor area of Chicago. John Amos stayed with the series for three years and then left because of a contract dispute. Esther Rolle did four seasons with this comedy before retiring.

"Mr. Ed" was about a talking horse who would only speak to his master. Whenever anyone else was around this wise animal usually kept his mouth shut. This series went on for a number of years and it was revealed that the producers used peanut butter on the horse's mouth to achieve certain movements.

Anyone living on this planet has heard about the very famous "Gilligan's Island." The show was only on for three years but it has a cult following. People everywhere remember Gilligan, The Professor, Mary Ann, The Skipper, Mr. And Mrs. Howell and Ginger. Some human beings continue to watch this series in syndication all over the world.




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