I’ve been watching a lot of sitcoms from the late ’90s to mid 2000s, and I’ve noticed a recurring plot device in about a third of these shows: a friend or significant other of the main family moves into their home (e.g., David in Roseanne, Hyde in That ’70s Show, etc.)
Was this something that used to happen commonly, or is it more of a sitcom troupe? I can’t imagine a world where my folks would have been able or willing to support an additional teenager to feed, let alone the child protective services implications of it!
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r/NoStupidQuestions I’ve been watching a lot of sitcoms from the late ’90s to mid 2000s, and I’ve noticed a recurring plot device in about a third of these shows: a friend or significant other of the main family moves into their home (e.g., David in Roseanne, Hyde in That ’70s Show, etc.) Was this something that used to happen commonly, or is it more of a sitcom troupe? I can’t imagine a world where my folks would have been able or willing to support an additional teenager to feed, let alone the child protective services implications of it! submitted by /u/CourtOrderedLasagna [link] [comments]
I’ve been watching a lot of sitcoms from the late ’90s to mid 2000s, and I’ve noticed a recurring plot device in about a third of these shows: a friend or significant other of the main family moves into their home (e.g., David in Roseanne, Hyde in That ’70s Show, etc.)
Was this something that used to happen commonly, or is it more of a sitcom troupe? I can’t imagine a world where my folks would have been able or willing to support an additional teenager to feed, let alone the child protective services implications of it!
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