Desperate Housewives; Dutiful Househusbands: #TBT Chapter 4

Chapter Four The 1990s and the new millenium  II. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY AND THE EXTENDED FAMILY Full House      Just prior to Roseanne coming onto the scene, Full House (1987-1995) hit prime time Fridays, and introduced a very loose definition of extended family members as major characters (Internet). This evolution of the sitcom family, paralleling the

Desperate Housewives; Dutiful Househusbands: #TBT Chapter 3

Chapter Three The Family in Situation Comedies; the 1970s to the 1990s  I. THE 1960S: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TRANSITION During the 1960s the concept of the “All-American family” which appeared so often in the 1950s sitcoms underwent a radical change. This change was brought about in part by social and cultural alterations that had a far reaching