TV series

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966–1967 · 1 season

A featherlight, silly sitcom of frayed gentility, played broad and loud for easy laughs and nostalgic comfort.

Overview: An audit by the Internal Revenue Service about overdue taxes reveals that the supposedly incredibly wealthy Pruitts family is in fact broke. Presumably causing the economic depression, an improbably charitable IRS allows them to continue living in their mansion and maintaining the pretensions of great wealth.
How it feels: Light, absurd, satirical and campy. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Class, greed, family, deception
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
greed
family
deception
Places: single country house
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild