What with so many Sitcoms having Three Kids in them? (tv show, shows)
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I have sometimes wondered why so many Sitcoms with a Family in it or about a Family have 3 Kids at most.? This is so common among those type of TV Shows. You don't see many with just 1, 2 or 4 and 5 Kids.
Dick van Dyke..one kid
I Love Lucie...one kid
Mary Tyler Moore...Phyllis had one kid
Family Ties...four kids, five if you count Skippy
Frasier...one kid
Leave It To Beaver..two kids
Make Room For Daddy...two kids
Donna Reed Show..two kids
Married With Children...two kids
Cosby Show...four kids
All in the Family...one kid
Adams Family...two kids
Ozzie and Harriet...two kids
One Day At A Time...two kids
Bachelor Father..one kid
Empty Nest...two kids
Dick van Dyke..one kid
I Love Lucie...one kid
Mary Tyler Moore...Phyllis had one kid
Family Ties...four kids, five if you count Skippy
Frasier...one kid
Leave It To Beaver..two kids
Make Room For Daddy...two kids
Donna Reed Show..two kids
Married With Children...two kids
Cosby Show...four kids
All in the Family...one kid
Adams Family...two kids
Ozzie and Harriet...two kids
One Day At A Time...two kids
Bachelor Father..one kid
Empty Nest...two kids
I never siad NO TV Show has more or less then 3 Kids. I ask why do most have Three Kids? What is it bout the number 3 when it comes to family Sitcoms.
And some of those you mentioned are not fmaily shows by the way
Dick van Dyke..one kid
I Love Lucie...one kid
Mary Tyler Moore...Phyllis had one kid
Family Ties...four kids, five if you count Skippy
Frasier...one kid
Leave It To Beaver..two kids
Make Room For Daddy...two kids
Donna Reed Show..two kids
Married With Children...two kids
Cosby Show...four kids
All in the Family...one kid
Adams Family...two kids
Ozzie and Harriet...two kids
One Day At A Time...two kids
Bachelor Father..one kid
Empty Nest...two kids
Actually, there were 3 Stone kids because, after Mary went off to college they adopted orphan "Patty" (who was Paul Petersen's real-life sister). Same with My Three Sons. The older son left the nest, and a spot had to be filled. Enter another adoptee, Ernie.
That happens more often with fewer kids. When the show lasts longer than expected, it gets silly with the family adopting distant relatives, and neighbor kids hanging around and ultimately moving in.
I have sometimes wondered why so many Sitcoms with a Family in it or about a Family have 3 Kids at most.? This is so common among those type of TV Shows. You don't see many with just 1, 2 or 4 and 5 Kids.
That's not actually true. I can think of a bunch of family sitcoms past and present just off the top of my head that had something other than 3 kids in the family.
I think if you really sat down and made a list you'd find it's all over the place.
That's not actually true. I can think of a bunch of family sitcoms past and present just off the top of my head that had something other than 3 kids in the family.
I think if you really sat down and made a list you'd find it's all over the place.
Of course, if you add shows with 1 child, 2 children, 4, 5, past Eight is Enough and up to The Waltons, the combined number of those shows will exceed the number of shows that have three--because you're counting all the shows with 1, with 2, etc.
The point is that three is the magic number. There have been.more shows with three kids than shows with 1, or 2, or four....
Of course, if you add shows with 1 child, 2 children, 4, 5, past Eight is Enough and up to The Waltons, the combined number of those shows will exceed the number of shows that have three--because you're counting all the shows with 1, with 2, etc.
The point is that three is the magic number. There have been.more shows with three kids than shows with 1, or 2, or four....
I knew what the OP meant, I just don't think it's true. I went down a mental list of classic family sitcoms in my head and 3 kids wasn't standing out. That's all.
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Now there's three kids I can live with!
