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zdaddy · 09-23-2003, 03:14 PM

Why does almost EVERY sitcom that has a family always set in the mid-west?? Why cant they ever have a family sitcom set in L.A., Phoenix, Dallas, Nashville,or San Dieago?? Last time I checked there were families in those cities.

benjamoon · 09-23-2003, 06:58 PM

"Full House" was set in San Francisco
"The Brady Bunch" was set in California
"The Cosby Show" was set in Brooklyn
"Growing Pains" was set in suburban New York
"Who's the Boss" was set in Connecticut

your point?

Penny Lane · 09-23-2003, 07:10 PM

New YorkCity
That Girl
Welcome Back Kotter-Brooklyn
The Odd Couple
All In The Family-Queens
The Jefferson's
Bewitched-in the suburbs somewhere
The Dick Van Dyke Show- New Rochelle, NY
The Patty Duke Show-Brooklyn Heights
The Cosby Show-Brooklyn? Not sure on that one but New York anyway.
Taxi- NYC
I Love Lucy

Florida;
I Dream Of Jeannie-Cocoa Beach
Golden Girls-Miami
Empty Nest-Miami:

California;
Full House- San Fran
The Beverly Hillbillies
Brady Bunch- Los Angeles

Boston;
Cheers
That's all I can think of right now

musicradio77 · 09-23-2003, 09:01 PM

The show "Full House" was originally took place in San Francisco. That was one of my places I've been there since 1996.

Penny Lane · 09-24-2003, 11:13 AM

Also in NYC;

Barney Miller
Fish
Sex And The City
Friends
Mad About You
Rhoda
Family Affair
Bosom Buddies

Then we have Vermont;
Newhart

Massachusetts;
Cheers
Wings

Connecticut;
I Love Lucy in the last season

Maine;
The Ghost And Mrs. Muir

Where do you get the notion that everything takes place in the Midwest?

I don't know but it looks like NYC wins?I know I have omitted some of them. I have to admit not many take place on the West coast.

Chicago has several though;
The Bob Newhart Show
Good Times
Perfect Strangers
Family Matters

Penny Lane · 09-24-2003, 11:20 AM

Up until the 70's most shows took place on the East coast. And the shows situated in the Midwest or South really depicted people as being backward and unsophisticated. I used to resent that! Like the whole world began and ended in NYC! It wasn't until Mary Tyler Moore(Minneapolis) and Bob Newhart(Chicago) that we midwesterners got a little recognition and dignity!

YAY MIDWEST!

:

I am from Michigan

James · 09-24-2003, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Also in NYC;

Barney Miller
Fish
Sex And The City
Friends
Mad About You
Rhoda
Family Affair
Bosom Buddies

How about Diff'rent Strokes?

James · 09-24-2003, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Bewitched-in the suburbs somewhere

Bewitched was based in Westport, Connecticut, at 1164 Morning Glory Circle. Check out www.1164.com

09-23-2003, 03:14 PM	#1
zdaddy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 26, 2003 Posts: 9	Sitcoms city setting Why does almost EVERY sitcom that has a family always set in the mid-west?? Why cant they ever have a family sitcom set in L.A., Phoenix, Dallas, Nashville,or San Dieago?? Last time I checked there were families in those cities.

09-23-2003, 06:58 PM	#2
benjamoon Bewitched Senior Member Join Date: Jun 15, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 1,450	"Full House" was set in San Francisco "The Brady Bunch" was set in California "The Cosby Show" was set in Brooklyn "Growing Pains" was set in suburban New York "Who's the Boss" was set in Connecticut your point?
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Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,998	New YorkCity That Girl Welcome Back Kotter-Brooklyn The Odd Couple All In The Family-Queens The Jefferson's Bewitched-in the suburbs somewhere The Dick Van Dyke Show- New Rochelle, NY The Patty Duke Show-Brooklyn Heights The Cosby Show-Brooklyn? Not sure on that one but New York anyway. Taxi- NYC I Love Lucy Florida; I Dream Of Jeannie-Cocoa Beach Golden Girls-Miami Empty Nest-Miami: California; Full House- San Fran The Beverly Hillbillies Brady Bunch- Los Angeles Boston; Cheers That's all I can think of right now
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09-24-2003, 11:13 AM	#5
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,998	Also in NYC; Barney Miller Fish Sex And The City Friends Mad About You Rhoda Family Affair Bosom Buddies Then we have Vermont; Newhart Massachusetts; Cheers Wings Connecticut; I Love Lucy in the last season Maine; The Ghost And Mrs. Muir Where do you get the notion that everything takes place in the Midwest? I don't know but it looks like NYC wins?I know I have omitted some of them. I have to admit not many take place on the West coast. Chicago has several though; The Bob Newhart Show Good Times Perfect Strangers Family Matters
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09-24-2003, 11:20 AM	#6
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,998	Up until the 70's most shows took place on the East coast. And the shows situated in the Midwest or South really depicted people as being backward and unsophisticated. I used to resent that! Like the whole world began and ended in NYC! It wasn't until Mary Tyler Moore(Minneapolis) and Bob Newhart(Chicago) that we midwesterners got a little recognition and dignity! YAY MIDWEST! : I am from Michigan