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FrostyShine · 01-09-2018, 11:12 PM

When I was a little kid, I used to think the 1950's, early 60's, and before that was the way portrayed in these squeaky clean tv shows like I Love Lucy and Leave It to Beaver.

Pretty naive on my part. Life was never like it was portrayed in these "perfect lives" tv shows.

Coffeecup · 01-09-2018, 11:33 PM

Well I rather live in the I love Lucy era/show than Gunsmoke where one strange look could get you get killed. I wonder was life like that in Kansas in 1880?

mets82 · 01-10-2018, 12:05 AM

I felt like back in the 1950s/1960s there was never sadness just rainbows and unicorns. But, when you think about and look into it 1950s/1960s had there bad and terrible moments too.

FrostyShine · 01-10-2018, 04:51 PM

Mets,

Definitely. I used to think that time period was perfect like that, but television is just television.

Life was never that perfect, but I used to have this false notion that before 1964 everyday life was Leave It to Beaveresque.

Babalu · 01-10-2018, 08:11 PM

People not understanding the difference between fiction and reality is why I contend that left wing propaganda in Hollywood and on supposed news shows is so dangerous.

01-09-2018, 11:12 PM	#1
FrostyShine Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 19, 2016 Posts: 85	Did anyone else think life was like I Love Lucy back in the day? When I was a little kid, I used to think the 1950's, early 60's, and before that was the way portrayed in these squeaky clean tv shows like I Love Lucy and Leave It to Beaver. Pretty naive on my part. Life was never like it was portrayed in these "perfect lives" tv shows.

01-10-2018, 12:05 AM	#3
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	I felt like back in the 1950s/1960s there was never sadness just rainbows and unicorns. But, when you think about and look into it 1950s/1960s had there bad and terrible moments too.
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01-09-2018, 11:33 PM	#2
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Well I rather live in the I love Lucy era/show than Gunsmoke where one strange look could get you get killed. I wonder was life like that in Kansas in 1880?

01-10-2018, 04:51 PM	#4
FrostyShine Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 19, 2016 Posts: 85	Mets, Definitely. I used to think that time period was perfect like that, but television is just television. Life was never that perfect, but I used to have this false notion that before 1964 everyday life was Leave It to Beaveresque.