Is there no way that a show like Hazel could work today - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-08-2019, 07:53 PM

Because it's arguably not only sexist and class discriminatory but maids are no longer common in modern society.

tlc38tlc38 · 06-08-2019, 08:11 PM

Hazel wouldn’t work today because it’s not trash.

Becca3557 · 06-09-2019, 02:08 PM

I love that show and remember watching it as a kid. Shirley Booth was such a good actress and I enjoyed her sparring with Don DeFore’s character. I don’t think viewers would enjoy it now.....it doesn’t fit the times....but that’s their loss.

PracTz · 06-09-2019, 06:48 PM

It would work today if not only George and Dorothy BOTH had to work full time and needed Hazel to be Harold's caregiver, but ALSO if Hazel needed the job to keep PAYING those student loans from decades ago! Now whether Hazel would be in any kind of uniform outside the most formal settings is another question!

06-08-2019, 07:53 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,205	Is there no way that a show like Hazel could work today Because it's arguably not only sexist and class discriminatory but maids are no longer common in modern society.

06-08-2019, 08:11 PM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Member Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Posts: 19,285	Hazel wouldn’t work today because it’s not trash.
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06-09-2019, 02:08 PM	#3
Becca3557 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 08, 2012 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 225	I love that show and remember watching it as a kid. Shirley Booth was such a good actress and I enjoyed her sparring with Don DeFore’s character. I don’t think viewers would enjoy it now.....it doesn’t fit the times....but that’s their loss.

06-09-2019, 06:48 PM	#4
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	It would work today if not only George and Dorothy BOTH had to work full time and needed Hazel to be Harold's caregiver, but ALSO if Hazel needed the job to keep PAYING those student loans from decades ago! Now whether Hazel would be in any kind of uniform outside the most formal settings is another question!