Stark Reality

I am showing some video clips in my Western Family Studies class to showcase the changing family values in America. I'm starting off with "Father Knows Best" then I'll show a clip from "Ozzie and Harriet" where Harriet is busily making the family pancakes (it's hilarious - as soon as Ozzie finds out the pancakes are from a new thing called "pancake mix" he decides he doesn't like them) then a snippet from the Brady Bunch where you see Mr. Brady with an apron in the kitchen and finally I'm ending with a clip from "Married with Children" where Peggy purposely makes Al's coffee taste terrible so he'll take her out once in a while.

It's taken me a long time searching on YouTube but I don't know if I could've found much better clips!

I'm posting the Father Knows Best one here. If you have a moment, please please watch it. The situation is that all the kids were going to be at other places for Thanksgiving dinner but they all miss home and end up coming back for dinner. But what amazed me was the very final shot of dad sitting at the Thanksgiving table and exactly HOW he gives thanks. Wow, I can't even imagine seeing something like that on television today.

- Chana

Comments

[alisa]

Wow! Thanks for sharing. I'd love to hear more about your classes. I'm so glad you guys have this blog. I'm really enjoying catching up :)