I think the 1960s was an excellent time for television. But, it seems the decade focused so much on family shows.

Here's examples:

The Donna Reed Show
Father Knows Best
Ozzie And Harriet
Hazel
Denace The Menace
Leave It To Beaver
The Doris Day Show
My Three Sons
The Danny Thomas Show
Dobie Gillis

I think this decade just had too many family shows. Do you agree?

I think the 1960s was an excellent time for television. But, it seems the decade focused so much on family shows.

Here's examples:

The Donna Reed Show
Father Knows Best
Ozzie And Harriet
Hazel
Denace The Menace
Leave It To Beaver
The Doris Day Show
My Three Sons
The Danny Thomas Show
Dobie Gillis

I think this decade just had too many family shows. Do you agree?

That and fantasy shows which is why I am not a huge of shows from the 1960-69 era.

That and fantasy shows which is why I am not a huge of shows from the 1960-69 era.

I never particularly cared for those fantasy or sci fi shows either. Especially Star Trek and Lost In Space

Some of those are good some not so great and some I've never seen. I love Hazel, Dennis the Menace, and Leave it to Beaver. The Danny Thomas Show is alright. Father Knows is best is very boring and hard to get into. And I really don't know much about the others. Most of the shows I like are from the 70s and 80s.

It's not so much about the shows themselves, it's just the fact that there were too many of them. How many shows about family and everyday life do we really neef?

I never particularly cared for those fantasy or sci fi shows either. Especially Star Trek and Lost In Space


Or Bewitched or I Dream of Jeanie or Gilligan Island

Or Bewitched or I Dream of Jeanie or Gilligan Island

I enjoy all those shows. To each his own .

I love Gilligan's Island. Bewitched is alright. Not a big fan of Jeannie, although I like the music.

Can't forget Green Acres, Mr. Ed, Car 54, The Munsters, and F-Troop!!

Can't forget Green Acres, Mr. Ed, Car 54, The Munsters, and F-Troop!!


Addams Family and My Favorite Martian

What's wrong with "family shows"? I personally like them.

I liked Green Acres too. And yes, family shows are good.

What's wrong with "family shows"? I personally like them.

There's nothing wrong with "Family Shows", I was saying there were just way too many of them back in the 60s(and 80s too)

How do you feel about westerns? LOL

I love westerns

How do you feel about westerns? LOL
I don't much care for them. I find them dull and barbaric except for Little House on the Prairie, which I've never really considered a western.

How do you feel about westerns? LOL

I don't care for them either. I find them boring and interesting. Although Little House is alright, and I like the Waltons, but I don't consider either one of those Westerns either. And I don't like how MeTV has too many westerns on their schedule.

I don't care for them either. I find them boring and interesting. Although Little House is alright, and I like the Waltons, but I don't consider either one of those Westerns either. And I don't like how MeTV has too many westerns on their schedule.


If only MeTv would change the western up. They play same old tired western over and over. Maybe put some lesser known ones on or something

I think the 1960s was an excellent time for television. But, it seems the decade focused so much on family shows.

Here's examples:

The Donna Reed Show
Father Knows Best
Ozzie And Harriet
Hazel
Denace The Menace
Leave It To Beaver
The Doris Day Show
My Three Sons
The Danny Thomas Show
Dobie Gillis

I think this decade just had too many family shows. Do you agree?

I don't think there were too many. What would you have had on instead? There was a wide variety of other types of shows on during that time frame.

From your list, I can't stand Hazel or Dennis the Menace, but I know they were popular and continue to be with certain people. The other shows you list include some favorites and some I can watch and enjoy on occasion. The nice thing about this day and age is we can still watch those shows that we have enjoyed all these years through MEtv, AntennaTV, DVDs, etc.

With a few exceptions, I watch nothing current, or even from the past 25 years. The shows of the 50s and 60s, including many of the "family" shows to me are much better use of my time. I like the gimmick shows such as Bewitched, Jeannie, Munsters, etc. probably more overall than the family shows, but My Three Sons, Leave it to Beaver, Family Affair, and the like provide me with some great entertainment as well.

There was room for all of it back then.

How about cop shows in the 60s?

What's wrong with "family shows"? I personally like them.

I agree and lack of shows like that today is why we don't watch current TV shows.

How about cop shows in the 60s?


They were OK but it seems the 1970s had more cop shows. Plus, they were better in the 70s

I don't think there were too many. What would you have had on instead? There was a wide variety of other types of shows on during that time frame.

From your list, I can't stand Hazel or Dennis the Menace, but I know they were popular and continue to be with certain people. The other shows you list include some favorites and some I can watch and enjoy on occasion. The nice thing about this day and age is we can still watch those shows that we have enjoyed all these years through MEtv, AntennaTV, DVDs, etc.

With a few exceptions, I watch nothing current, or even from the past 25 years. The shows of the 50s and 60s, including many of the "family" shows to me are much better use of my time. I like the gimmick shows such as Bewitched, Jeannie, Munsters, etc. probably more overall than the family shows, but My Three Sons, Leave it to Beaver, Family Affair, and the like provide me with some great entertainment as well.

There was room for all of it back then.
and with only 3 networks. Now with so many networks there aren't room for any of them it seems. Today's TV is pure crap.

Plus the family shows in the 60's were too SWEET

lol

Plus the family shows in the 60's were too SWEET

lol

Not really. It is basically how life was and looking at things today, that wasn't a bad thing. I enjoy the sitcoms from the 50's-80's and some in the 90's. After that In my opinion they started going downhill. My favorites were the 70's, 80's, 60's, 50's and 90's in that order.

Absolutely not. We need more current family shows, the 60s were great. Now instead we get trash like Family Guy, 2 Broke Girls, and Two and a Half Men (gone now but its success paved the way for a lot more crude shows). ABC airs the most family comedies but some of them like Modern Family and Blackish aren't worth watching at all.

Family Affair. It even had family in the title! That is the one show that I refuse to watch these days. I did watch it first run, but there is too much tragedy linked to the show now.

If Jack Benny could be considered "family friendly", then his is about the only kind of family-friendly comedy I like.

Absolutely not. We need more current family shows, the 60s were great. Now instead we get trash like Family Guy, 2 Broke Girls, and Two and a Half Men (gone now but its success paved the way for a lot more crude shows). ABC airs the most family comedies but some of them like Modern Family and Blackish aren't worth watching at all.

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I think the 1960s was an excellent time for television. But, it seems the decade focused so much on family shows.

Here's examples:

The Donna Reed Show
Father Knows Best
Ozzie And Harriet
Hazel
Denace The Menace
Leave It To Beaver
The Doris Day Show
My Three Sons
The Danny Thomas Show
Dobie Gillis

I think this decade just had too many family shows. Do you agree?
I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.

That's ridiculous.

I don't think Dobie Gillis was a family show. The main subject was sex.

I think that the end of the Sixties probably had more, and worse, family shows than the mostly black-and-white ones listed above. Family Affair, Brady Bunch, Doris Day, Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Nanny and the Professor, Courtship of Eddie's Father, Mayberry RFD, Julia, didn't bring much humor. Even the older shows - Petticoat Junction, Andy Griffith, My Three Sons - that survived seemed to stop trying to be funny. I guess My World and Welcome to It was about the only exception.

Other than My Three Sons and Hazel, the black and white shows originated in the 1950s. Father Knows Best's 6th and final season was 1959/1960.

I'd call Dobie Gillis the first counterculture show, with its emphasis on Maynard G. Krebs.

And in the 1960s Bewitched and The Dick Van Dyke Show devoted a lot of scripts to work life rather than family life. Even 1950s show such as Lucy, Danny Thomas/Make Room for Daddy, and Our Miss Brooks were heavily involved in the work situation.

Worst decade for Sitcoms

Worst decade for Sitcoms

I love many 1960's TV shows, both sitcoms and dramas, but I have to admit some of the fantasy themed 1960's sitcoms are a bit too outlandish. My Mother The Car is probably the most outlandish of all.

The 60's are my favorite TV decade. They are a nice escape from reality. I also love the 70's shows but sometimes they get preachy.

The 60's are my favorite TV decade. They are a nice escape for reality. I also love the 70's shows but sometimes they get preachy.

Same with me, I agree with your assessment.

I love many 1960's TV shows, both sitcoms and dramas, but I have to admit some of the fantasy themed 1960's sitcoms are a bit too outlandish. My Mother The Car is probably the most outlandish of all.


Gomer Pyle was about the only one I could watch.

Gomer Pyle was about the only one I could watch.

Gomer Pyle is a pretty good show, I actually like it better than Andy Griffith.

Yes, but that was to make up for the other decades not having enough.