For television viewers in the 1950s, Lucy and Ricky were familiar neighbors from down the street or the neighbors next door. People could relate to this young couple, the Ricardos, who were experienced the trials and troubles of marriage as typical Americans were. They lived in a modest brownstone in Manhattan with common worries such as paying the rent and affording new household commodities.
The Andy Griffith Show began in 1960 and ended in 1968 and even though it ranked number one according to the Nielsen ratings during a couple of seasons it never received any television awards. The 1960s were a decade of armed and ideological conflicts in the U.S. The Vietnam War was at its highest point, the Stonewall riots, which was one of the first instances in American history when people in the homosexual community raised their voices for being persecuted as sexual minorities which was a landmark for gay rights movement; and even with those and other events the show steered away from incorporating some of these events into its …show more content…
Andy is the town sheriff, small towns were known for these figures, they were mostly reputable individuals and role models, it tells you a lot of how times have change compare to what they are today, in my opinion the police force possesses some of the most animosity amongst those basic services in our society. Andy is also the father of Opie. The town of Mayberry never encounters many criminals, crime seems to be almost nonexistent, but the people often have life lessons to overcome and Andy is always there to help, his character is portrait as someone altruistic at times. Andy usually helps the townspeople indirectly. He tries to assist the citizens of his town without their knowing that he is helping them. He wants the people to think that they came up with the idea on their own; I’m assuming he felt he could make society better by enhancing the citizens’ belief of being self-sufficient, smart and able to resolve their matters on their own; it was a great a