Question

A tv director pitches the idea of remaking the adventures of ozzie and harriet, but with african american characters. an african american producer says, "this is a terrible idea! that family never could have been black!" why was the traditional family depicted in the adventures of ozzie and harriet never a reality for african american families?

Answer 1

Ozzie and Harriet were a real life couple living in a nice Colonial house. They never seemed to work and had 2 virtuous sons who went to school. In contrast African American families lived tough lives in poor housing, desperately trying to make ends meet and the children were often in gangs or drugs.