The original show was a radio series in 1944.
Remember those 30-minute T. V. programs with fake canned laughter and fake corny applause? There are about 14 seasons. Each season has about 39 episodes. Each episode has a name that was conveniently left off of the six episodes I watched.
Everything seems to move slowly with unimportant or trivial problems that come up and have to be resolved in 30 minutes. Stilted dialog and people yelling at each other that are right in front of him/her. Periodically an actor will look directly at the camera to address the audience. I have seen this done again in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and in Sixteen Candles (1984).
We watch each of the Nelsons take turns goofing something up. And then their neighbors (sort of an extended family) Joe (Lyle Talbot) and Clair (Mary Jane Croft) get to goof something up.
Also watched out of order Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet - "The Busy Christmas" (1956 and 1964). As with most of the adventures, Ozzie has pulled apart with more tasks than time. How will this be resolved, or will it be resolved?
This production was perfect for the period but does not hold up in retrospect.
Remember those 30-minute T. V. programs with fake canned laughter and fake corny applause? There are about 14 seasons. Each season has about 39 episodes. Each episode has a name that was conveniently left off of the six episodes I watched.
Everything seems to move slowly with unimportant or trivial problems that come up and have to be resolved in 30 minutes. Stilted dialog and people yelling at each other that are right in front of him/her. Periodically an actor will look directly at the camera to address the audience. I have seen this done again in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and in Sixteen Candles (1984).
We watch each of the Nelsons take turns goofing something up. And then their neighbors (sort of an extended family) Joe (Lyle Talbot) and Clair (Mary Jane Croft) get to goof something up.
Also watched out of order Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet - "The Busy Christmas" (1956 and 1964). As with most of the adventures, Ozzie has pulled apart with more tasks than time. How will this be resolved, or will it be resolved?
This production was perfect for the period but does not hold up in retrospect.