Dumb Guys and Sitcoms

[Servus]

Gomer Pyle (Jim Neighbors) Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.

Sergeant: "Pyle my grandmother could climb that rope faster!"

Gomer: "Well bless her heart!"

 

[Bobber]

The sitcoms I watched as a kid were all in the 50s/60s. The dumb guys were sometimes sidekicks of the leading characters. Anybody remember these:

Ed Norton, played by Art Carney on The Honeymooners. He was the sewer-worker friend of bus driver Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason.)

Sure I grew up in the same time period too...and from the Honeymooners a cartoon version of things came forth. They called it "The Flintstones" Truly they got that idea from Gleason and Carney, to make Fred and Barney.

You really saw a cultural difference from then to today watching those shows. The woman was expected to stay at home and have the man provide. Many felt shame the very thought that their wives would work and I think they even had one episode where Alice got a job and Ralph was all upset. Hahaha...different day today right?

Still, I think the funniest character ever in a TV sitcom has to be Lucy Ricardo in I Love Lucy. Lucille Ball was a comic genius.

Sure it was good for it's time. I do think though Lucy should have gave it up after the "I Love Lucy" show and not try to proceed further. Her later series just never really did achieve the humor and following of her first show kind of boring really. It was said network heads really thought she overstayed her time when it came to TV but didn't have the heart to tell her. She was after all the Queen of Comedy .

But Lucy was also good at other things too being a pretty good business woman owning their own studio. For those who like Star Trek there came a time where it was up to her to OK the project. She thought it had potential and gave it a green light when others wanted the whole thing shelved. She was the CEO executive and she and only she made the decision.

Also from out of her studios came another great show...."The Dick Van Dyke Show" which I think was the best comedy I've ever seen. Even Lucy talking to Mary Tyler Moore told her this is really, really, really funny!

 

[Sunshinee777]

Michael scott (Office) is so funny. And I love Ashton kutcher in 70’s show.