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TMC · 05-13-2013, 02:08 AM

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The working class used to be the center of many comedies. Now, it’s all but gone.

Yong Fang · 05-13-2013, 04:16 AM

Raising Hope and The Middle are too examples of lower middle class, working families. Burt has a one man lawn business, his wife is a maid, and his son (the lead character) works in a dead end job in a supermarket.

The Middle, Mike Heck works in a quarry, while Frankie is between jobs, and is nearly 50 and going to trade school to work in a dentist office. They share one car, with their son's Axel's car a piece of crap.

Mike and Molly (from Mike & Molly) are not wealthy either, having to move into the basement of Molly's mother's home to save money for a child and a down payment on a home. He's a cop in Chicago and she is a school teacher. Then there is five people living in a two bedroom house with a basement apartment with everyone sharing in the clothes washing. (This show is a favorite of mine.)

Sheldon and Leonard on The Big Bang Theory live together to save on rent and bills, with their neighbor a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. Even though the actors playing Sheldon and Leonard are about 40.

Then there is a show called....Two Broke Girls! Seen it twice, hated it (with the exception of having Garrett Morris in the cast.) Basically these are two chicks working as waitresses in a dive diner in New York City, one of the most expensive cities in the World.

05-13-2013, 04:16 AM	#2
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Disagree, lots of poor to middling on TV. Raising Hope and The Middle are too examples of lower middle class, working families. Burt has a one man lawn business, his wife is a maid, and his son (the lead character) works in a dead end job in a supermarket. The Middle, Mike Heck works in a quarry, while Frankie is between jobs, and is nearly 50 and going to trade school to work in a dentist office. They share one car, with their son's Axel's car a piece of crap. Mike and Molly (from Mike & Molly) are not wealthy either, having to move into the basement of Molly's mother's home to save money for a child and a down payment on a home. He's a cop in Chicago and she is a school teacher. Then there is five people living in a two bedroom house with a basement apartment with everyone sharing in the clothes washing. (This show is a favorite of mine.) Sheldon and Leonard on The Big Bang Theory live together to save on rent and bills, with their neighbor a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. Even though the actors playing Sheldon and Leonard are about 40. Then there is a show called....Two Broke Girls! Seen it twice, hated it (with the exception of having Garrett Morris in the cast.) Basically these are two chicks working as waitresses in a dive diner in New York City, one of the most expensive cities in the World.