The Bickersons
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The Bickersons was a popular mid-20th-century American radio comedy series featuring Don Ameche and Frances Langford as a constantly bickering married couple, considered a forerunner of later domestic sitcoms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bickersons canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio program
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radio comedy series ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | radio ⓘ |
| broadcastType | network radio series ⓘ |
| characterType | bickering married couple ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | considered a forerunner of domestic situation comedies ⓘ |
| distributionChannel | radio networks in the United States ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| fictionalSetting | American middle-class home ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| format | radio show ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Don Ameche
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Frances Langford ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Golden Age of Radio ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Honeymooners
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later domestic sitcoms ⓘ other bickering-couple comedies ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Blanche Bickerson
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John Bickerson ⓘ |
| medium | audio-only performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | arguments between husband and wife ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
domestic comedy centered on quarrels
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rapid-fire marital arguments ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Don Ameche as John Bickerson
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Frances Langford ⓘ
surface form:
Frances Langford as Blanche Bickerson
|
| productionLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| recurringTheme |
domestic life
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marital discord ⓘ |
| starring |
Don Ameche
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Frances Langford ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Don Ameche