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The rest of the world knows about America from watching our television shows. They want to hang out in Central Perk with their Friends. They want to ride the Ponderosa with Hoss and Little Joe. They want to dance the boogaloo on American Bandstand. Okay, maybe not that.
Leave It to Beaver
Ah, innocence. For reasons I can’t quite understand, people like to make fun of Leave It to Beaver. As if an America in which mothers...
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TV Show: Mystery Science Theater 3000
This show had a plot, but no one cared except its creators. We just wanted to see the awful flicks (these weren’t good enough to be...
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TV Show: See It Now
As a brand new medium, everything about television had to be invented from scratch. One logical and popular idea was to adapt radio...
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TV Show: The Flintstones
I bet you can probably sing at least part of the theme song. Although The Flintstones premiered on prime time more than 50 years ago (Sept....
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TV Show: Arrested Development
“Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. It’s...
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TV Show: Bonanza
First, let me say that if this show took place today, Ben Cartwright would probably be the subject of an investigation on Dateline. Three...
Read MoreTV Show: The Office
Adapted from the original British series, the American version of The Office is no less brilliant. Though it’s lost some of its...
Read MoreTV Show: Your Show of Shows
Things were very different in the early years of television. Most programs were broadcast live, which requires a level of performance...
Read MoreTV Show: Law & Order
Many television shows – most? – don’t last for 21 episodes. The original Law & Order has been around for an...
Read MoreTV Show: Mad Men
What was it like to work in an advertising agency in the early 1960s? Chances are, it’s a lot like the environment portrayed at...
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