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Comparing The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, And The Andy Griffith Show

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In shows like The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, and The Andy Griffith Shows presents the theme of an American family but also establishes norms throughout. The norms created in these show is that there the husband that goes to work to provide for his family while the his wife stays home to do the housework and take care of the kids. However, in Arrested Development "Bringing up Buster" has problematized the notions of family by the different approach on family structure are seen in specific moments of the episode. For example, Micheal is seen as the only parent of his son George and has taken over the family 's company when his father is put in jail while his mother is still treating her grown son Buster like a child. This shows the content as being the opposite of a traditional family and more of a dysfunctional family structure. …show more content…

Also having the cinematography used on the show being a single-camera that captures the jerking of the camera This shows the difference Arrested Development has on norms, form and content with shows like the Honeymooners, I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith

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