Why were there shows about Male Babysitters In The 80's ????
Who's The Boss - Tony Danza as a man babysitter/nanny/housekeeper.
Mr. Belvedere - combination butler, housekeeper/ male nanny.
Charles In Charge - young man taking care of a family's children.
What is this about ? LOL Guys, men, males, do not work as baby sitters or nannies, and they didn't do it in the 80's and don't do it today or ever have. I don't know of any male nanny. It was very unrealistic. I love those shows but I never gave it a thought back then as a kid watching these shows in the 80's. These were "realistic" comedies set in the real world back then to me but looking back now that I am a very grown adult I find the premise of the shows as being totally untrue to real life.
I love the cute charm of 80's shows- loved Small Wonder as a kid, loved seeing Mr Belvedere, loved seeing Facts of Life, Cosby Show, Family Ties, etc but they were far from realistic. They were cutsey wootsey shows about happy families without really delving into dark issues or problems when you compare them to today's more real-based shows I don't like today's TV and do prefer 80's shows but really they were unrealistic.
Guys simply cannot hope to get a job as a babysitter. It's always been a female job. Women are hired as babysitters and housekeepers not men.