Butsch Article  | No Comments  Thinking about the stereotype
that is made from the working-class buffoon has had little
changed, as explained by Butsch, since initial characters have
been created in early television. I think about some of my
favorite programs from the 90s and they all follow the formula
Butsch discusses. All of these men don't have the most glamorous
jobs, they aren't great parents and their wife is typically a
smart bombshell. I think of a television program such as
According to Jim, where Jim, the father, was constantly getting
himself into strange situations because of his ego and usually
his wife was the one bailing him out. To reduce risk, we see the
same formulas played out on television time and time again, but
how does this particular formula have success? Could it be that
we view the father figure as someone who is commonly
irresponsible an their for to personify this idea into media
culture, the humor is in the inherent truth? Or is it that we
have become so accustomed to these idea