http://classictvprogram.com Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:07:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the 1960s, America was beset by sweeping social change, as 70 million “baby boomers” born in the years after World War Two came of age and started rebelling against their parents’ conservative way of life. Meanwhile, television was bringing many burning issues of the day, such as the civil ... http://classictvprogram.com/1960s-tv-relevance-battles-with-conservatism.html The Andy Griffith Show is one of the most fondly-remembered of 1960s sitcoms, running for eight seasons from 1960 to 1968 and ending only because its star opted to end the show to move on to other projects. The cast of The Andy Griffith Show created some of the best ... http://classictvprogram.com/the-endearing-appeal-of-the-andy-griffith-show.html By the mid-1970s, it was clear that America was tiring of socially relevant shows such as All in the Family, and was starting to look back nostalgically to happier, simpler times when life was less complex. It was against this backdrop that the situation comedy Happy Days debuted in 1974. ... http://classictvprogram.com/happy-days-looks-nostalgically-back-at-the-fifties.html Father Knows Best was one of the most popular comedy series of the late fifties to early sixties, reflecting the conservative values of the era with its portrayal of the solidly-middle class Anderson family. The cast of Father Knows Best was led by Robert Young and Jane Wyatt as Jim ... http://classictvprogram.com/father-knows-best-remains-one-of-the-best-loved-family-sitcoms.html Watching classic TV shows takes us back to a simpler time in our lives, before we found ourselves saddled with adult responsibilities. Many of these shows, in fact, may have become formative influences in our lives, shaping the way we look at the world and even helping us to decide ... http://classictvprogram.com/how-to-introduce-your-kids-to-classic-tv-shows.html Despite being dismissed as campy and corny, the 1960s Batman TV series remains fondly remembered by many viewers, for whom the series represented their introduction to the classic comic book character. The cast of Batman was also memorable for the stellar cast of actors it managed to attract to play ... http://classictvprogram.com/the-1960s-batman-still-retains-its-campy-appeal.html M*A*S*H seemed like an improbable movie to turn into a weekly series. The original movie was an extremely dark comedy with a decidedly anti-establishment bent. The series, on the other hand, while still remaining relatively dark, was softened for broadcast television – a change that was highlighted when the movie’s ... http://classictvprogram.com/mash-remains-one-of-the-most-popular-shows-of-all-time.html In the early 1950s, television was still a young medium, and TV sets were still a novelty in many American homes. However, television during this decade gradually evolved to become a mass medium, as the number of households with a TV set increased from less than a million to 44 ... http://classictvprogram.com/1950s-tv-television-becomes-a-mass-medium.html The Honeymooners (1956) stands as an example of a seemingly unsuccessful show that would go on to become more beloved than many more successful shows of the same era. Lasting just one season of thirty-nine half-hour episodes, the series (filmed before a live audience) has since become one of the ... http://classictvprogram.com/the-honeymooners-short-lived-but-still-successful.html I Love Lucy (1951-1957) was one of broadcast television’s biggest success stories, a series that was one of the most-watched shows in America in four out of its six seasons. So it’s all the more remarkable that Lucile Ball embarked on the series just as a way to save her ... http://classictvprogram.com/viewers-still-love-i-love-lucy.html