Groucho Marx Views On Television And Its Effects On Society

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx, a famous comedian, once said , “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” Groucho Marx was , of course, part of the many who thought that television is not useful to human beings in any manner. However, Groucho Marx and many others are definitely wrong. By providing programs on education, entertainment, and news, television has challenged widely shared values of people like Groucho Marx who believed that television is useless and has no purpose. Today, many citizens of the world utilize television for the purpose of educating themselves, for the purpose of obtaining knowledge about current events and for the purpose of recreation. When I was 12 years old, my late grandfather said to me, “ Don’t ever watch TV! There are no educational channels or programs on TV that will help you become a better student.” I wanted to prove him wrong. In order to do so, I showed him the Discovery channel, which is known for broadcasting useful programs in the area
However, their claims are wrong. Television denounced their widely shared values by acting as a medium for many entertainment and recreational based channels. Few recreational based channels include Food Network, Travel Channel, NBC 12, and ABC. People can watch these channels for the purpose of learning past-time skills, for the purpose of finding out about worthwhile places to visit in the world, and also for the purpose of watching movies. Few entertainment based channels are Cartoon Network and Disney Channel. People can watch these channels in order to obtain entertainment and also to relax. By being home to many recreational and entertainment channels, television challenged widely shared values of people who believed that television cannot be used for productive recreational use and for