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Things were very different in Sixties when it comes to watching TV. You only had three channels to choose from and your TV is likely to be black and white. However, this has not stopped most American families from having a TV box in their homes. Movie theaters were such a hit during the decade that viewers could easily stay home and watch something on TV.
Television shows, mostly sitcoms, were insanely popular with audiences back in the day. People actually gathered to watch the good TV stuff and also to watch the news. Just set your antenna and your daily binge will be solved in a matter of seconds.
Naturally, we were going to compile a list of the TV shows that ruled the sixties, were analyzed during reruns in the following decades, and today they represent a landmark in the television industry. As we said before, things were very different back then; The culture was different, the homes were different, and the community structures were radically old school. So, please keep this in mind as we go through the decade that changed television forever.
We should also mention that the list includes shows that were released in the ’60s. Of course, there were others not shown here, but their run started well before the first year of the decade. Needless to say, the list also includes shows that went on and on well beyond the ’70s, too.
15 Dark shades
Dark shades It was a strange product for its time. This was a horror drama in the form of a TV series that told the story of the Collins family, a powerful family that experimented with all kinds of supernatural phenomena. When Barnabas, a vampire who was part of the main group of characters, was introduced some time after the show began, it turned into a very popular show among adults and young adults. The cult following is impressive.
14 Star Trek
Star Trekalso known as Star Trek: The Original Series Due to several additional series and spin-offs, it told the story of the USS Enterprise crew as they travel beyond the stars to fight any threat that appears in space. In times when science fiction wasn’t considered a serious genre and most movie adaptations were considered cheesy, Star Trek Set the standard for storytelling in a genre that has allowed you to travel between other galaxies. Her narration allowed the writers to explore many themes that had always seemed within an interstellar crew that also had their own issues.
13 Batman
Batman It was a blast on a show that would be considered ridiculous by today’s superhero standards. The curious thing is that in some cases, it’s much funnier than what you see today in regards to the caped ranger. In the 1960s, it was all fun and games before and after Batman and Robin received a call to defend the world against bad guys. The comedy parts were hilarious and the villains creepy. It was exactly what it should be.
12 The Dick Van Dyke Show
Created by Karl Reiner in 1961, The Dick Van Dyke Show It told the story of the Petrie family living in New York. Rob (Dick Van Dyke), the husband and father, worked in the television industry and the character was a great reflection of the industry dynamics of the day. His wife, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), was the housewife who perfectly matched Rob’s personality (and was insanely funny). Few shows represent the ’60s as well as this one.
11 The Andy Griffith Show
When it comes to sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show is a great example of writing done right without messing with good showmanship. This guy told the story of a sheriff who has to deal with the very small town he lives in and the very special people who live in it. If your thing is finding comfort in TV shows, it doesn’t get any better than this. Don Knotts as Barney Fife, the deputy, is a 1960s cultural icon.
10 Mission: Impossible
Conspiracy Mission: Impossible The TV show was so simple that it had to run on a weekly basis, but it had to renew the threat. It told the story of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a group of spies usually out to take down a country that threatens American interests. That’s about it. Even with its static narrative structure (every episode had the same parts, and every part continued the same), it was a sensational show that changed the landscape of action television in the 1960s.
9 Beverly Hillbillies
Funny show that was Beverly Hillbillies It will not be duplicated or replicated in any way. This guy stayed true to his hypothesis until it was over because it seemed to work for everyone, as absurd as it now seems: The Clampetts are a poor Missouri family who find gold on their land and decide to move to California when they become millionaires. Every single stereotype appears in this picture, but it’s totally funny nonetheless. Granny Clampett is one of the best characters on the list.
8 The Carol Burnett Show
Most may consider The Carol Burnett Show More as a ’70s show than a ’60s show. However, his first run began in 1967 and introduced us to one of the hottest women in television. Carol Burnett Variety shows that women can lead are proven in the industry. The characters were very funny, and Burnett was always adamant about keeping the premise intact. The situations were awkward, but you felt like your kind of comedy was smarter than the rest. Twenty-five Emmys are definitive proof of that.
7 be clever
be clever Television’s answer to the sought-after ’60s genre was of thrilling spies trying to fight big bad criminals. This was a sitcom about a super agent who has the power to fight evil, but his clumsiness always gets in the way of getting the job done. The series was also created by Mel Brooks, so you probably have an idea of what kind of humor it was based on.
6 fascinated
fascinated I worked in the same vein I dream of Jenny, with similar animations and sound effects for when it’s time for the girls to do their thing. Only this time Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a witch who decides to settle down as an American housewife who marries an idiot (played mostly by Dick York) to a man. Her mother, Endora (Agnes Moorhead), was essential to making the show more engaging than it was supposed to be in terms of sitcom rules.
5 Bonanza
before Little house on the prairieMichael Landon Bonanza. He was the son of Ben and his brother to Adam and Hass. In the show, they were a family of ranchers who fought harassment in the community in which they lived. It was the hottest Western TV show back in the day when the genre was a thing. It ran for more than ten seasons until one of the main actors died and his replacement was unsuccessful.
4 The Flintstones
The Flintstones It was an animated show that told the story of a family living in the Neolithic era. This provided enough of a scenario for home appliances that use dinosaurs, or vehicles that roll around you if you use your feet while driving. It’s still a funny twist on the sitcom tropes somehow adapted to a complex story setting that was extremely effective with kids. Fred Flintstones, leader of the Flintstones, is the best animated character of the 1960s.
3 I dream of Jenny
It was no secret that most of the boys had a crush on Barbara Eden, a star I dream of Jenny. She was stunning as a 2,000-year-old genie in a bottle who ends up marrying a handsome astronaut (Larry Hagman in the best role of his career) in one of the funniest sitcoms from the ’60s. This does not follow the usual pattern of “the genie grants wishes”. not at all.
2 monsters
monsters Mixing two worlds that everyone thought would be impossible to match based on the comic series. Cinema has mixed horror and comedy in those “versus” films that became classics afterwards. But TV? Fortunately, a family of classic monsters would prove otherwise. Best of all, there is no clichéd use of horror tropes and monster beds like any other. Yes, with the same problems too. It’s hard to find a funnier character from the ’60s than the innocent, hard-working Hermann Munster.
1 Addams family
Addams family They were like a Monster counterpart. Where they differed in their inspiration. Where did these people come from? It didn’t really matter because a lot of the time they were more related to a family going through regular sitcom issues, but they do appear as if they came back from hell itself. No love in the sixties was stronger than the love between Gomez and Morticia.
