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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.
TV Show: Sports Night
I suppose I have to explain this selection more than most. After all, Sports Night isn’t one of those beloved TV classics,...
Read MoreTV Shows: Goodson-Todman Productions
To watch television today, you’d believe that the daytime hours have always been dominated by talk shows and judge shows. But...
Read MoreTV Show: The Andy Griffith Show
Start with Barney Fife, only the best sitcom character ever. Add the sweetness of Aunt Bea, the innocence of Opie, the absentmindedness...
Read MoreTV Show: Lost
It all started with Survivor. In 2004, the show was in its prime, drawing huge audiences and helping CBS devour the competition in the...
Read MoreTV Show: The Larry Sanders Show
Each time I watched The Larry Sanders Show, I had the same thought: I wonder how close this is to reality? And I always concluded:...
Read MoreTV Show: New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
If you’re old enough to remember New Year’s celebrations prior to 1972, then you remember the hideous music of Guy...
Read MoreHoliday TV Show: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph started life in a poem, written in 1939 by Robert L. May. His brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, liked the poem and turned it...
Read MoreHoliday: Andy Griffith Show Christmas Episode
This is the first time a single episode of a TV show has been featured on this list, but this one is a logical choice. The Andy Griffith...
Read MoreTV Show: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
George Burns and Gracie Allen were husband and wife who worked together in vaudeville, movies, radio, and finally, TV. Imagine, they did...
Read MoreTV Show: The Red Skelton Show
For twenty years, 1951-1971, The Red Skelton Show was one of the top shows on television, trailing only Gunsmoke and The Ed Sullivan...
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