▁homes , ▁although ▁por ch ▁sitting ▁is ▁still ▁common ▁in ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁climate ▁is ▁nice . ▁ ▁Other ▁causes ▁of ▁a ▁decl ine ▁of ▁por ch ▁sitting ▁are ▁television , ▁which ▁provides ▁other ▁entertain ing ▁s ights , ▁and ▁the ▁motor ▁car , ▁which ▁made ▁street ▁views ▁more ▁no isy ▁and ▁un ple asant . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁" P orch - s it ters " ▁form ▁a ▁recognized ▁group ▁in ▁market ing ▁and ▁in ▁literature . ▁ ▁Henry ▁Church , ▁an ▁aged ▁ex - B rit ish ▁soldier ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁por ch ▁sitting ▁in ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁station . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁H undred , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁was ▁then ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁" Old ▁H undred ." ▁ ▁The ▁Don ▁K not ts ▁Show ▁had ▁a ▁regular ▁feature , ▁The ▁Front ▁Por ch , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁host ▁and ▁his ▁guest ▁would ▁sit ▁in ▁rock ing ▁ch airs ▁in ▁a ▁por ch ▁and ▁talk ▁philosoph ically . ▁When ▁K not ts ▁played ▁Bar ney ▁F ife ▁on ▁The ▁Andy ▁Griff ith ▁Show , ▁por ch ▁sitting ▁was ▁often ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁sit com ' s ▁script . ▁Another ▁television ▁series ▁which ▁featured ▁Southern ▁por ch ▁sitting , ▁al beit ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁rural ▁setting , ▁was ▁the ▁family ▁drama ▁The ▁W alt ons . ▁ ▁The ▁eth nic ▁sl ur ▁" por ch ▁mon key " ▁is ▁an ▁ins inu ation ▁that