Dan Meth created a chart breaking down the orientation of Kitchens and Living Rooms in houses on popular TV sitcoms. It’s the second in his series of Pop-Cultural Charts.
image by Dan Meth
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I was about to post that the Happy Days orientation was WRONG, but then I remembered that they used different camera angles at different times in the series. The way I mostly remember it was facing the INTERIOR of the house and the kitchen was on the left. And, yes, I watched too much TV as a child.
Facts Of Life… Living/Kitchen
Then there is Everybody Loves Raymond..kitchen/living room..
Raymond’s parent’s Kitchen/- Living
King Of Queens… Living room / kitchen
Seinfeld …..Living / Kitchen
Two And A Half Men….. Living / kitchen
Yes, Dear …can’t remember, but it might have been Kitchen/Living…forgot, it was too close to Everybody Love Raymond to remember
Brady Bunch is listed twice.
I think the more interesting question is how does Arrested Development fit into the chart?
Not really possible with the move to single-camera sitcoms.
Maybe if we work from the most commonly-used angles we can work it out as Living Room / Kitchen
Friends:
bedroom/living/kitchen/kitchen/living/bedroom
(Joey&Chandler/Monica&Rachel)