This weekend I watched an episode from 1956 that was uploaded on YouTube. I found it to be very funny. I've always been a Spring Byington fan. I like her positive attitude, it's sorta contagious!
There are a few reviews here on the IMDb with users likening Spring's rapport with costar Verna Felton to a Lucy-Ethel kind of thing. One person has even gone so far as to say December Bride is I Love Lucy senior citizen style.
At the risk of appearing overly analytical, it seems like creator-writer Parke Levy's goal was to demonstrate that not all mothers-in-law are unbearable. Also, the Lily Ruskin character is meant to shatter stereotypes not only about the mother-in-law image, but about views of older folks proving they can still lead active lives.
There are a few reviews here on the IMDb with users likening Spring's rapport with costar Verna Felton to a Lucy-Ethel kind of thing. One person has even gone so far as to say December Bride is I Love Lucy senior citizen style.
At the risk of appearing overly analytical, it seems like creator-writer Parke Levy's goal was to demonstrate that not all mothers-in-law are unbearable. Also, the Lily Ruskin character is meant to shatter stereotypes not only about the mother-in-law image, but about views of older folks proving they can still lead active lives.