This truly is the perfect show to watch if you just want to brighten your day & laugh about the simple things in life.
At the time I discovered this show, I was in nursing school & usually started my day relatively early (0430). I turned on the TV & started making my coffee, but figured I'd turn the channel once I was all settled in. While I listened to the show, I couldn't help but smile & laugh. It was actually funny. It was also very interesting to see how the culture and social norms were back then. Their etiquette, clothing, speech & pronunciation of words, how they lived and which material items were important to them, and what was socially acceptable. I wanted to know more about them and was saddened to discover that they had both passed away, even their son, Ronnie, passed away. It really did bum me out, but I'm thankful that I'm still able to watch them 65+ years later.
I think this show was far ahead of its time and the Burns' are truly lovely people. During a clinical rotation I had in a nursing home, I decided to start asking my patients if they had watched Burns & Allen, but surprisingly many of them had not. The few that did were very surprised I had heard of the show and were delighted when I told them how much I liked it.
I wish the show was available on a streaming platform because I'd love to start watching it from the beginning. The channel that I first watched the show on no longer aires it, which is very unfortunate. It kind of makes me feel like their legacy will diminish if new people aren't able to accidentally discover it and watch it like I had.
At the time I discovered this show, I was in nursing school & usually started my day relatively early (0430). I turned on the TV & started making my coffee, but figured I'd turn the channel once I was all settled in. While I listened to the show, I couldn't help but smile & laugh. It was actually funny. It was also very interesting to see how the culture and social norms were back then. Their etiquette, clothing, speech & pronunciation of words, how they lived and which material items were important to them, and what was socially acceptable. I wanted to know more about them and was saddened to discover that they had both passed away, even their son, Ronnie, passed away. It really did bum me out, but I'm thankful that I'm still able to watch them 65+ years later.
I think this show was far ahead of its time and the Burns' are truly lovely people. During a clinical rotation I had in a nursing home, I decided to start asking my patients if they had watched Burns & Allen, but surprisingly many of them had not. The few that did were very surprised I had heard of the show and were delighted when I told them how much I liked it.
I wish the show was available on a streaming platform because I'd love to start watching it from the beginning. The channel that I first watched the show on no longer aires it, which is very unfortunate. It kind of makes me feel like their legacy will diminish if new people aren't able to accidentally discover it and watch it like I had.