Job Switching
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"Job Switching" is a classic 1952 episode of the sitcom *I Love Lucy* best known for its iconic chocolate factory conveyor-belt scene satirizing gender roles and workplace competence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Job Switching canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sitcom episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| airDate | 1952-09-15 ⓘ |
| basedOn | domestic comedy about married couples in 1950s America ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
frequently referenced and parodied in later television shows and films
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widely cited as one of the most famous scenes in American television comedy ⓘ |
| depicts |
men attempting domestic labor
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women entering the paid workforce ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | broadcast television ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ethel Mertz
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Fred Mertz ⓘ Lucy Ricardo ⓘ Desi Arnaz ⓘ
surface form:
Ricky Ricardo
|
| filmingStyle | studio audience ⓘ |
| genre |
sitcom
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television comedy ⓘ |
| hasIconicStatus | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | physical comedy involving Lucy and Ethel struggling to wrap chocolates on a speeding conveyor belt ⓘ |
| notableScene | chocolate factory conveyor-belt scene ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
I Love Lucy
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surface form:
I Love Lucy franchise
|
| partOfSeries | I Love Lucy ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Lucy and Ethel take jobs at a candy factory while Ricky and Fred attempt housework, leading to comic chaos. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Desi Arnaz
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Lucille Ball ⓘ Vivian Vance ⓘ William Frawley ⓘ |
| portrays | tension between traditional housewife roles and paid employment ⓘ |
| productionType | multi-camera sitcom ⓘ |
| productionYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| seriesTitle | I Love Lucy ⓘ |
| setting | chocolate factory ⓘ |
| subsequentReleaseFormat |
home video
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streaming ⓘ syndication ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| theme |
gender roles
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role reversal between husbands and wives ⓘ workplace competence ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1950s ⓘ |
| title | Job Switching self-link ⓘ |
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