That 70's Show Analysis

The 1970’s were a time period full of freedom, equal opportunity, change, and war. In the 70’s, family roles were adjusting and divorce rates were rising. With the divorce rates rising, the traditional family values were seen as less important, values such as spending time as a family or everyone eating dinner all together. However, most shows during this era still portrayed the idea of a traditional family, which is having the mother stay home to cook, clean, and take care of the children, while the father is off at work supporting the family. Due to the shows of this time, when people think back on the 1970’s they believe that this was the way families acted. The accuracy of culture and society portrayed in “That 70’s Show” has made it that
Because Kelso is not invited in the car with his friends, he hitchhikes with a trucker and gets to the cabin where he is reunited with all of his friends. No one saw this as dangerous or scary because it was a normal way of transportation.
The 70’s were a time of rebellion and social change. One big change was the fashion during this time. For centuries, it was outrageous for women to wear pants instead of dresses or skirts but in the early 60’s woman began wearing jeans and by the 70’s, it was considered normal. “At first, older women would only were trouser suits, but then they too took to jeans” (Webb, 68), originally teenagers were the only ones wearing jeans as it was considered daring and rebellious but as fashion trend began changing “it was teenagers in the seventies who triggered this revolution (Webb,
The 1970’s shaped American History, 1970’s was a pop culture decade. From Hippies to Disco and Saturday Night Fever to The Brady Bunch, the Seventies were full of cultural changes that shaped society for years to come. Although pop culture was important, many political outcomes also occurred. The Watergate scandal, the official end of the Vietnam conflict, and the United States Bicentennial all happened during this decade. Oil and nuclear problems arose, and Abortion was legalized for the first time.
The accuracy of culture and society portrayed in “That 70’s Show” has made it so many Americans look to this program as a collective memory of that time. They depicted the clothing, the friendships, the music, and the household dynamics during this time period pretty accurately and while people watch this show especially people who were alive during this time it brings back memories and nostalgia. “That 70’s Show” was not only an extremely successful sitcom but it also was a great portrayal of the