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The phrase originates with the comic strip Keeping Up with the Joneses, created by Arthur R. "Pop" Momand in 1913. The strip ran until 1940 in The New York World and various other newspapers. The strip depicts the social climbing McGinis family, who struggle to "keep up" with their neighbors, the Joneses of the title.
Keeping Up with the Joneses: With Vivica A. Fox, Kandi Burruss, Arie Thompson, Shellie Sterling. After the death of patriarch Theodore Jones, his second wife, Robin, assumed control of the family business. But now, someone is coming after the family, trying to beat them at their own game.
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- 2021-07-08
- Drama
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It refers to the way people constantly compare themselves to a neighbor and strive to accumulate the same material goods. The origins of this phrase are not exactly clear. One explanation is that the Joneses were a prominent, wealthy family from New York.
Generation Jones were children during the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s and were young adults when HIV/AIDS became a worldwide threat in the 1980s. The majority of Joneses reached maturity from 1972 to 1979, while younger members came of age from 1980 to 1983, just as the older Baby Boomers had come of age from 1964 to 1971.
Keeping Up with the Joneses: Directed by Greg Mottola. With Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, Gal Gadot. A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.
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- Action, Comedy
- Greg Mottola
- 2016-10-21
Jan 14, 2013 · They were for the rich, who could afford both the time and money to read them. But toward the end of the 19th century, two events happened that forever changed our world: second class mail was created and the rotary printing press was invented.
The Joneses is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Derrick Borte, in his directorial debut. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. [2] It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009. [3]
