“Lucy”, “Ricky”, “Ethel” and “Fred”
“Ralph”, “Alice”, “Trixie” and “Ed”
“Ward”, “June”, “Wally” and “Beaver”
The “Ricardo’s”, “Mertz’s”, “Kramden’s”, “Norton’s” and “Cleaver’s”
These are characters in “50s” sitcoms that paved the way
They set the pattern for the shows that we watch today
So with each decade there are shows that have stood the test of time
The trick is to mention some of them and still make it rhyme
I am going to go through each decade and some names you should know
The trick is to try and see if you remember the show
“Rob”, “Laura”, “Sally” and “Buddy” start the “60s” scene
Then there is “Jed”, “Elly May”, “Granny” and “Jethro Bodine”
“The Skipper”, “Gilligan”, “The Professor”, “Ginger” and “Mary Ann”
Can you guess all these shows? I think you can!
“Archie” and “Edith”, “Gloria” and “Mike”
“Trapper John”, “Hawkeye”, “Hot Lips” and “Radar” are others you might like
“Mary”, “Lou”, “Murray”, “Rhoda” and “Ted”
Those were your “70s” shows, enough said!
“Sam”, “Diane”, “Rebecca”, “Carla”, “Frasier”, “Woody” and “Norm”, so many in this cast
“Dorothy” , “Rose”, “Sophia” and “Blanche” is another popular show from the past
Round off with “Alex”, “Mallory”, “Jennifer”, “Steven” and “Elyse” who make up the “Keaton” crew
Those are all the characters and now the “80s” are through!
“Jennifer”, “Monica”, “Phoebe”, “Joey”, “Chandler” and “Ross”
There could have been a few episodes that you might have come across
“Phillip”, “Carlton”, “Ashley”, “Hillary” and of course “Will”
This is a series that is popular still!
“Jerry”, “Elaine”, “Cosmo” and “George” make up our final cast
These represent some shows of the nineties and that is our last
This brings us to the end of the “20th Century” and I am going to finish there
This covers fifty years of television in case you’re not aware
I’m not doing the next two decades and I hope you understand
If you get nostalgic after reading this, these shows are all “on demand”
The Black Sheep Poet 