on television when there was more of a working class to appreciate it.
Now, whether it's because of the mass change from urban to suburban lifestyle or.
the general upward economic trend in society, the working-class man is not.
represented as much. And when he is, he is looked at as more of an uneducated,.
insensitive, unsophisticated individual. Instead of there being a show where.
the main character might be a plumber or mechanic, there will undoubtedly be a.
guest-starring plumber on some other show (with a female main character, such as.
Ally McBeal) coming to fix the sink. His manners will probably be looked at as.
"crude", or "lower-class", but for some reason, there will be a strange.
attraction to this person from the "other side." The plumber would be like a.
distorted caricature of a working-class man down to the last stereotype. This.
could be the actual character or a parody. Sometimes this character could be.
complete contrast to the society's pre-set image of a "typical plumber", just to.
make a point. I think all of those options fit what I am trying to say. The.
point is that the person is looked as coming from "the other side", whereas the.
main character's point of view would be more reflective of the viewer's.
perspective, who would be an established middle-class, more often than not. .
Most shows today are like that, almost discriminatory in a way.
Tim Allen's show "Home Improvement" looks as if it could be about a.
working-class family. Tim's humor and mannerisms are very much like those of a.
working-class man. However, the factor that changes everything is that he.
isn't actually a carpenter, handyman, but is actually a the host of a TV show.
where he shows home improvement projects and tests the latest power tools with.
his assistant, Al. Consequently, he is ultimately in charge of his family. .
His children are very well mannered and when they do something wrong, he is.
always able to brush it off easily, find something funny about it, and basically.
