Desperate Housewives: The updated "buffoon husband"?

After reading Butsch article, I was trying to think if there were any shows I watch currently that depict working-class families. The closest one I could think of was Desperate Housewives, which follows the dramatic (to say the least) lives of the women on Wisteria Lane. However, unlike many of the dramas on television today, the show is not about all the expensive and lavish material possessions each family has, rather it focuses more on their financial struggles and family dynamic, as well as the relationships they have with their neighbors. Throughout the seasons many of the wives or their husbands have lost their jobs, had to downsize or scrape for money, and borrow large sums from their neighbors in order to stay afloat. In many ways the show does not speak to the comedic portrayal of blue collar families that Butsch describes. One thing that does remain true is the role of the buffoon husband. One multiple occasions, the husbands of Wisteria Lane need to be talked out of their hair brained schemes by their more mature and level-headed wives, most frequently Lynette’s husband Tom. But for the most part, I think the show tries to depict its characters as people for the audience to relate to rather than something to laugh at and not aspire to be, as Butsch says of working-class characters. Perhaps this is a step in the right direction.