09-23-2014, 08:55 PM
The husband messes up and the wife cleans it up has been a trope of sitcoms since radio. It was so heavily trod that Bewitched was considered a reversal of that trope. But it doesn't come across as funny though, I remember watching the early b/w episodes of that show as a child fearing for Samantha because Darren #1 always looked ready to hit her. In the color years, Darren #1 mellowed and Darren #2 was super laidback and tension of the show shifted to man and wife united against outside forces such as extended family, work and neighbors. That's growth.