Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasn`t really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didn`t have any money and he was not famous. But despite that, the show is humorous.
I`m talking like 10, 12 years old. Either junior brings Mom and Pop or Mom and Pop bring the kids. I`m talking young here, not a college drinking crowd.
I was not a big Allman Brothers fan but I could relate to that because that is what the flavor of the day was at that time - at least it was like that for me.