In the 1954 sitcom, Father Knows Best, Jim, the father, is the head of the household and is who the family goes to for advice. He is sympathetic and has the ideal family and life. Margaret, his wife, is a stay at home housewife who raises the children and cares for the home. The Anderson's were the ideal image at the time and portrayed the "American Dream" that all were trying to achieve.
In this clip the family is celebrating Thanksgiving. Right off the bat in the first few seconds of this scene we can tell that the family fully respects Jim. His daughter sits on his lap and listens intently to everything he has to say. Later when the children come in it shows that they truely are the ideal family, the kids feel bad about not being home for family time, when most kids today barely even get family time. Also when the kids get home they get along with each other, which is something that all parents dream of achieving. Even though in the end the family has an unusual Thanksgiving with eating hamburgers instead of turkey they still achieve that "perfect family" and "American Dream" status.
In the 2005 reality sitcom, Hogan Knows Best, WWE superstar Hulk Hogan allows cameras to come into his home to view his life. In the show he is portrayed as a loving father who is protective and strict especially with his kids, Brooke and Nick. Hulk and his wife Linda want to protect their kids from the "evil" in todays world but end up getting in the midst of it anyways.
Even though this video is not the best it was the only one I was able to find on Youtube that gives you a glimpse into the show. In this episode Brooke finds a small dog and the Hulk is angry. When the dogs owner shows up he and his sidekick let the woman know how much of a nusance the dog had been in their home. This shows you how he doens't let things out of the norm in his home.
In this clip Linda speaks to Matt Lauer about her divorce with the Hulk shortly after the show stopped airing. She speaks about her book and how she had to deal with Hulk's abusive drug addiction, relationship, and other addictions that he suffered from. This shows us that families these days are now broken due to drugs and other factors.
This clip shows how the Hulk's son, Nick, was a part of a high speed car chase and was in a horrific car accident in which caused his friend to have permenant brain damage. This shows us that kids these days will do what they want no matter what their parents tell them. In the link below shows us how Nick reacted after he was released from jail due to the accident. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6PlBnMeyJI&feature=related
Between these two television shows the differences are many but most of all it shows us that the "American Dream" is no longer a vision for families and that the influence of alcohol, sex, and drugs has broken up families and destroy lives. It shows us that over the years kids no longer respect their head figures and no longer respect each other.
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