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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Kramden... Character who is abusive or lovable dude trying to just survive? [View all]el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)He's a likable guy in a lot of other roles - but I just couldn't get behind that one. I think it survived because it was one of the few shows of that era to be preserved - one of the first to go into reruns so it ended up being ubiquitous and shaping what we thought of as funny in that era.
It's like the Amos and Andy radio shows- which are even more toe curlingly awful today - but in their day were so popular that movie theaters would stop movies so that they could broadcast the Amos and Andy Show - so part of me wonders what the deal was. So I tried to listen to them - I couldn't make it 15 minutes. The racism was awful, but beyond that the jokes were dull and the world just wasn't very involving.
While I do think there are things in old time movies, TV, and Radio shows that are worthwhile, sometimes it's just baffling and not worth the time.
Bryant