Skunk Wrote: 
> For example, reference the success of the sitcom 'Home Improvement'.
> It's funny to lampoon those addicted to the screwdriver. Notice
> however, the show never once lampooned the wifes inability to fix
> anything mechanical. Her job was to fix the family. I would have
> preferred equal opportunity lampooning.
> 

Actually, she did better with tools than her husband ever did....

But then we're going to cross into my view of why Sitcoms are Better
Than Reality: in a sitcom, everyone's quirks make them lovable and
interesting.  It would be a boring show if Tim Taylor could actually
fix anything.

TV sitcoms often seem sexist to me: the flaws in the males are often
more pronounced than the flaws in women who are almost always the
bastion of sanity amongst the lunatic men.

In reality, we're all nuts.


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