Analyze a TV program

Analyze a TV program

For this portfolio assignment, you are required to research and analyze a TV program that ran between 1955 and 1965.
To successfully complete this essay, you will need to answer the following questions:     ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW or I Love Lucy Show
•    What is the background of this show? Explain what years it was on TV, describe the channel it aired on, the main characters, setting, etc..
•    What social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast?
•    Did these issues affect the television show in any way?
•    Did the television show make an impact on popular culture?
Your thesis for the essay should attempt to answer this question:
•    Explain the cultural relevance of the show, given the information gathered from the show’s background, and cultural history. How can television act as a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events?
This essay should be 2-3 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college’s library resources. Please include at least one scholarly resource as a minimum in your essay.
ANDY GRIFFITH SHOWor I LOVE LUCY SHOW

Make sure you have an introduction, body, and conclusion in all papers.

DISCUSS THINGS SUCH AS
What was going on at the time– civil rights movements, cold war
Andy Griffith Show info
small town southern sheriff in Mayberry, NC
different becasue he was single father at the time- a widower.
only had 1 african american role on show
producers/writers of show left this out b/c not to alienate sponsors, everything was perfect in Mayberry.
had alot riding on the show- felt they couldn’t really deal with civil rights movement in a 30 mn. show- just wanted it to b a show people could escape to.

I Love Lucy show
Dezi Arnez- from Cuba, communist country
was considered suspect just because of that
His relationship with Lucille Ball was interracial.

What was considered acceptable to show on TV–
had to show 2 twin beds in bedroom
not able to show her being pregnant- wasn’t acceptable
moved to the suburbs in the show

Role of women- Lucy’s job was a housewife, always trying some scheme to get into show business. not happy being just a housewife.
failed to break out of that role each week, and the show emphasized on that.