I loved Ralph and Alice’s kitchen! Grease on the walls, dirty pots and pans. It was done on purpose to make those of us in similar situations bond with the characters and aspire to better things.
I watch the reruns and look at that dingy little apartment with hardly any creature comforts. And then laugh when I realize the average Pittsburgh bus driver makes close to six-figs by milking union OT rules and then retires in his early 50’s with full pension and healthcare.