Television Shows and Freemasonary

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It dawned on me recently that TV shows have been getting us used to this concept for some time now. Many programmes have had the male head of house figure attend lodges. When I was younger I never gave it any thought and subliminally just thought it was American thing to do - obviously now getting older and researching for myself my take is now completely different.

Have a look at the following to see what I mean.
(here's a mix of stills, footage and video links)

http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/fiction/fraternities/flintstones.jpg

Flintsones - Barney & Fred members of the Water Buffalo Lodge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSDjRWXZcxo&feature=related

Happy Days - Howard and The Leopard Lodge, Grand Puba. (Would be grateful if someone could post a pic I can't find any)
http://blogwaybaby.com/Happy%20Days%20Cast-703711.jpg
http://www.tvacres.com/fraternal_org_leopard.htm

Simpsons - Homer and the Stonecutters
http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/images/stonecutters_2.jpg
http://www.freemasonrywatch.org/pics/s_c.jpg
http://www.standrew518.co.uk/IMAGES/Under_your_nose/Homer_Simpson-1.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybIXiIL50bw

More to follow...

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Laurel and Hardy - Sons of the Desert

"The film begins at a meeting of the Sons of the Desert, a fraternal lodge of which both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are members. The organisation will be holding its annual convention in Chicago and all members have to take an oath to attend. Stan is reluctant to take the oath as he is worried that his wife will not let him go to the convention. Oliver reassures him, only to find that his wife will not let him go as they had already arranged a mountain trip together (which Oliver had forgotten about)".
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/L%26H_Sons_of_the_Desert_1933.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qoi32CRa_ZA&feature=related

Everybody Loves Raymond - Frank a member of the Elks Lodge

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sY5gnuuFL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Frank Barone: Don't say nothing about my lodge buddies.
Ray Barone: Who, the guys you swim naked with?
Frank Barone: That's lodge policy!

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Small references

Are you being served? - note comment at 4.21

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUghWqjJufM

[onesimus]

Wasn't Archie Bunker from "All in the Family" a member of some lodge, too?

[joe2005]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1DVUqITQj0&eurl=http://putasparanoias.blogspot.com/