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The Audience Loves Classic TV Sitcoms

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.

Back in the golden era of television Hollywood knew that it had a star in one woman named Lucille Ball. She and her husband Desi Arnaz created "I Love Lucy" and the fans loved this concept. Lucille was considered to be an expert in comical television since she had years of training.

The production company was also owned by Desi and his wife and they decided to change female characters in television. No other woman had ever done physical comedy before Lucille and each episode featured this unique ability. The character of Ethel Mertz was always there to assist Lucy.

During the 60's Barbara Eden was not permitted to show her belly button on a show called "I Dream Of Jeannie." The producers did their best to cover her stomach each time an episode was filmed. Jeannie was a carefree magician who liked to romance her master Tony Nelson. At times she would even flirt with his handsome friend Roger Healey. After some years the show made the mistake of marrying Jeannie and Tony.

"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 During the time that this show was on several of the characters had been replaced by new actors.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.

"Good Times" was a series about a struggling black family living in the Chicago ghetto. This series was a spin-off of a show called "Maude" and it proved to be a big hit. Unfortunately the ratings went downhill after the third season when John Amos quit. Many people felt that he was the glue which held this series together and they stopped watching after his departure.

"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.

In today's society "Gilligan's Island" still proves to be the most popular comedy of all time. It is truly amazing that people still remember the theme song and they still love Mary Ann, Ginger, The Skipper, Mr. And Mrs. Howell and The Professor.




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