Honey, I'm Home! Sitcoms Selling the American Dream

Gerard Jone'sHoney, I'm Home!has been widely acclaimed as the premier primer on America's Morality Plays-the TV situation comedies that have chained us to our Barcaloungers ever since Lucy first bawled her way into our hearts. Recalling the best and worst the sitcoms have had to offer, Jones recreates their atmosphere and their times with wisdom and style; paralleling the memory-lane trip is his shrewd and provocative assessment of the sitcom's influence on modern society. FromFarther Knows BesttoMarried...with Children,from the empty calories ofThe Brady Bunchto the social commentary ofAll in the Family, Honey, I'm Home!is a connoisseur's guide to the sitcom world-where everybody knows your name, and any problem can be solved in twenty-two minutes, plus commercials.Jones, Gerard is the author of 'Honey, I'm Home! Sitcoms Selling the American Dream', published 1993 under ISBN 9780312088101 and ISBN 0312088108.