
The 1950s Sitcom Book
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Description
Browse the world of 1950s sitcoms with or without a remote control in your hand.Opinionated and hopefully entertaining, this book covers the biggest hits and a few misses from the dawn of the television sitcom. From I Love Lucy though The Many Love of Dobie Gillis, the era of the 50s sitcom is covered with many topics of interest and possibly even humor that are the perfect size for bite sized reading unless you feel a binge coming on and then just go crazy.Desi Arnaz and his friends perfecting the three camera sitcom, Jackie Gleason creating a one season wonder in the Honeymooners after striking out as Riley, shows like Burns and Allen transported for better or worse over from radio, Father Knows Best as the first domestic sitcom, favorite Christmas show from the 1950s and much more.Also a bonus history of the sitcom until the early 1970s because it was laying around and it doesn't cost anything to add digital pages!Read more
Episodes (39)
The 1950s Sitcom Book
I Love Lucy - The spark that lit the sitcom revolution
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Jack Benny Program
Amos and Andy
Our Miss Brooks: The grandteacher of school sitcoms, trying to get tenure and a date.
The Abbott and Costello Show: "Who’s on first?” America was — and the laughs kept coming.
My Little Margie: The Youthful Hijinks of Television’s Favorite Daughter
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The House That Ozzie Built: Domestic Bliss and a Clever Kid
I Married Joan: Imitation May Be the Sincerest Form of Flattery, But It’s Rarely as Funny