Could be called groundbreaking(this was BEFORE Norman Lear and "All in the Family")?

That Girl.

'My Three Sons': an all male household in a somewhat messy home, the use of overlapping dialogue

'Julia':an African American in a lead role playing someone besides a domestic

'Bewitched': a couple sharing a bed

'The Dick Van Dyke Show':sophisticated comedy aimed at grown ups

The Lucy Show-Seasons 1,2,and 3-when she lived back east.This was groundbreaking because 1)Lucille Ball played a widow,Lucy Carmichael,with 3 kids,and the misadventures she had.I don't think before The Lucy Show ,they had a comedy show about a widow on TV.A widower,yes("My Three Sons","The Andy Griffith Show"),but a widow,no.Also,2)in the show,roommate-best friend Vivian Bagley (Vivian Vance)was a divorcee,with a son.This was also one of the first comedies that featured a divorced character(lead or supporting-predating "One Day at a Time").

'The Flintstones' ABC - first primetime animated comedy geared to all ages (1960).

The Lucy Show-Seasons 1,2,and 3-when she lived back east.This was groundbreaking because 1)Lucille Ball played a widow,Lucy Carmichael,with 3 kids,and the misadventures she had.I don't think before The Lucy Show ,they had a comedy show about a widow on TV.A widower,yes("My Three Sons","The Andy Griffith Show"),but a widow,no.Also,2)in the show,roommate-best friend Vivian Bagley (Vivian Vance)was a divorcee,with a son.This was also one of the first comedies that featured a divorced character(lead or supporting-predating "One Day at a Time").
I think on "THE LUCY SHOW" they originally were also going to make Lucy a divorce, but they thought people might think she divorced Ricky Ricardo.

"THAT GIRL"-the first show to show a single woman living on her own and working at a carrer in the "big city" and not focesed on getting married, raising a family, etc.

Juliea and I Spy were both groundbreaking. The first sitcoms too show African Americans in a positive light. Not the usual stereotypes of the day. Bill one several enmys for his role on I Spy.

Juliea and I Spy were both groundbreaking. The first sitcoms too show African Americans in a positive light. Not the usual stereotypes of the day. Bill one several enmys for his role on I Spy.
"I SPY" wasn't a sitcom.

My Favorite Martian, as star Bill Bixby once noted, was ahead of its time. It was the first sitcom with a sci-fi premise and laid the ground for
Mork and Mindy, ALF, 3rd Rock from the Sun, etc.

"I SPY" wasn't a sitcom.
Ummm.....This is sitcoms online? This site does have a drama section......YES! Therefore I spy and Julia,was very groundbreaking during the peak of the civil rights error. Any historian will say the same. TV Historians have said that I spy was groundbreaking.

Ummm.....This is sitcoms online? This site does have a drama section......YES! Therefore I spy and Julia,was very groundbreaking during the peak of the civil rights error. Any historian will say the same. TV Historians have said that I spy was groundbreaking.
yes; I agree that "I SPY" was groundbreaking. I'm not saying it wasn't all I'm saying is that it wasn't a sitcom where as "JULIA" was. And the title of the thread clearly says "which sitcoms of the 1960s..."

yes; I agree that "I SPY" was groundbreaking. I'm not saying it wasn't all I'm saying is that it wasn't a sitcom where as "JULIA" was. And the title of the thread clearly says "which sitcoms of the 1960s..."
I understand where you are coming from. I just felt that I spy should get some mention, in this thread since were talking about groundbreaking.

'Family Affair': for a cheerful family sitcom, this show dealt with some dark issues, such as death

'Room 222': another sitcom that prominently featured African Americans and was also considered one of the first dramedies

'Green Acres' and 'Get Smart': two shows that featured several inside jokes

'Family Affair': for a cheerful family sitcom, this show dealt with some dark issues, such as death

'Room 222': another sitcom that prominently featured African Americans and was also considered one of the first dramedies

'Green Acres' and 'Get Smart': two shows that featured several inside jokes
Room 222 Good choice.

Juliea and I Spy were both groundbreaking. The first sitcoms too show African Americans in a positive light. Not the usual stereotypes of the day. Bill one several enmys for his role on I Spy.



Also Ivan Dixon on Hogan's Heroes

I think "The Monkees" was groundbreaking!

I think "The Monkees" was groundbreaking!
yea, I think I heard once that they were the first ones to do music videos.

yea, I think I heard once that they were the first ones to do music videos.

With the exception of Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" on The Advenutures of Ozzie and Harriet in 1957, yes they were!

He and She. The show essentially laid all of the groundwork for smart, adult comedy on TV. The Mary Tyler Moore show took the foundation of the show (even had all of the same writers) and were successful with it a few years later.

Bewitched-er-sort of-It dealt with mixed marriages-Not black/white like the 1970's-Norman Lear stuff-but witch/mortal.Nor did it beat you over the head with relevance,like some 1970's comedies.It was fun ,like most -if not all-1960's comedies were.

With the exception of Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" on The Advenutures of Ozzie and Harriet in 1957, yes they were!
Travelin' Man is from 1961.
I think you are referring to his 1957 cover song "I'm Walkin'."

And also,"Hazel",in a way,broke the stereotype of maids being black in TV and movies,by having a series(successful,too)about the adventures of a white live-in maid.In closing,the 1960's also had shows that were groundbreaking.