have to my life. not you kids. i love you kids. but come on, the house. it s crap. so when the sitcom makes itself way to television, already see that with the honeymooners. the honeymooners. what are we gonna do, what are we gonna live on until this layoff is over? suppose it dozen last a month. we just gotta face it. we gotta cut down and cut out this high living. the honeymooners was example of the idea of class and struggle and what was it like to be a family who didn t have a lot. you don t know how to handle money. of course i don t. i never had any practice. these were people imorn with middle collars. people who were born with blue collars. in the 1950s had you a major push to move out to suburbia. and consumerism. you have all of these family
sitcoms and housewives in it and new nice gadgets in the kitchen. wow. but the honeymooners lived in a two-room little cold water flat. people were so worried that they couldn t afford curtains, they kept sending curtains to the sound stage. jackie gleeson was always hoping to the get rich quick scene. come on, we only got two days. when ralph learns how to golf, he is hoping to ascend his social class position. put your feet firmly on the ground and address the ball. reporter: but as many of us know that golf is really reserved for another class of people in america. what do they mean by address the bought. hello, ball. people are struggling, and they see an underdog, you re rooting for that guy. what was our next guest please? mr. ralph hamden. that episode is so potent.
no, see, it s just a name brand box. i ve been refilling it with the cheap stuff. since 1985. one of the things that is extraordinary about roseanne is that in many ways it mirrors the honeymooners. it s a very simple show, main set is the kitchen. it s somewhat gritty and somewhat dark. and it has extraordinary acting. picking at me and make little cracks. we always make little cracks, we always make little jokes. that s how we are, that s why we get along so well! the roseanne show was about a close knit family set in lan ford illinois. are you ever sorry we got married? every second of my life. juggling three growing kids, juggling jobs. it s well, you little ladies and gentlemen. it s well, the veal has traded me in, and how was your
current society in america, you can come from anywhere and end up any place you want. immigration? revenue. [ screams ] i ve been gutted! it s crazy, people are just, like, taking our stuff. but the american dream is not the reality for most americans. i ll tell you, boys, life is crazy. all these doors open up for you, except they re not really doors. they re trap doors. the american sitcom is how we tell stories about class. you re thinking, is this all i have to my life? not you, kids. i love you kids, but come on, the house it s crap! so, when the sitcom makes its way to television, you already see that with the honeymooners. the honeymooners ! what re we gonna do? what re we gonna live on until this layoff is over? suppose it does last a month? well, we just got to face it.
just have to cut down, cut out this high living. the honeymooners was an example of the idea of class and struggle and what it was like to be a family who didn t have a lot. you don t know how to handle money! of course i don t, i never had any practice. these were people born with blue collars. lower middle-class people that could do regular things but didn t have a lot of money. in the 1950s, you had a major push to move out to suburbia. and consumerism you have all these perfect family sitcoms with these housewives in it and new nice gadgets in the kitchen. now oh! but the honeymooners lived in a two-room little, cold-water flat. people were so worried that they couldn t afford curtains. they kept sending curtains to the soundstage. jackie gleason was always hoping to have the get-rich-quick scheme.