Back around 1971, some City Slicker named Fred Silverman conducted the "Rural Purge" and none of us were the better for it.

Out in the Hinterlands | June 12, 2021 | Big Fan of Emmylou Harris

[SamAdams76]

I have mosquito bites all over my arms and legs. I'm thinking because I've been out camping, sitting by the campfire and doing a lot of cast iron based cooking over said fire. Which is some of the best kind of cooking if you are to be camping.

Then I go into my tent and roll myself into a "sleeping bag" but even then, I'm thinking mosquitoes are still able to get through.

So a lot of mosquito bites and it's only mid June. Lot of camping left to go this season.

Nothing better though then sleeping under a tent and hearing all the noises of nature, especially pit-pattering rain and crickets and tree frogs. Then you get the birds in the morning waking you up as the sun gains strength in the east.

Then you get the campfire going again in put some "cowboy coffee" on as you prepare the eggs and bacon to get your next camping day off to an acceptable start.

But I digress.

I'm old enough to remember back when "rural" themed TV shows ruled the day. You had "Hee Haw" which was such an incredible institution that I might need several posts to fully describe it. You had "Beverly Hillbillies", "Green Acres", "Petticoat Junction", "Mr Ed", "Andy Griffith", "Jim Nabors Show", and "Lassie" just to name a few.

Oh yeah, and "Gunsmoke" and "F Troop" just to name a couple more.

All these shows (and more!) had respectable to great ratings on TV and presented good American values to the general public.

But along came this douchebag named Fred Silverman who took over CBS around 1970 and felt that rural values were not conducive to how he felt America should be and the "rural purge" was on.

In came more "urban" based shows like "Mary Tyler Moore", "All In The Family", "The Jeffersons", "What's Happening", "James at 15", and "Sanford & Son."

Certainly not all Fred Silverman creations but Fred did kill the rural-based TV shows in order to cater to more urban and suburban audiences (though those audiences did appreciate the rural shows as even "Hee Haw" got decent ratings in NYC and Boston.)

Fact is, rural shows basically disappeared in the early 1970s with the notable exceptions of "The Waltons" and "Little House On The Prairie."

Basically from then on, you had the urban-suburban TV shows with their loud voices, their canned laughtracks and their more liberal values dominating the airwaves.

[Nateman]

...Andy Griffith at heart was a mean spirited lefty.

His break out role was in 'A Face in the Crowd'. He was an excellent villain who resembles Bill Clinton in a way that is prophetic

[minnesota_bound]

#47 what stories you have? : )

[redgolum]

I listen to Chapelle.

Interesting guy

But an old Jewish guy canceled the rural shows. Sort of like Rock was killed.

And, if one of my crew is right, old school rap.

[Nateman]

The Rifleman is still one of my favorites.

[gnickgnack2]

Sounds interesting. I’m in, let me know details!

[Tony in Hawaii]

Will Geer was an extreme lefty

[Chainmail]

I’ll keep a list of you guys and I’ll let you know when it’s ready..
Semper Fi

[abb]

You’ll want to study this individual, who was responsible for many of the shows mentioned here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Aubrey
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/aubreyjames/aubreyjames.htm

[eyeamok]

I knew Fred and talk to Kathy frequently

[ckilmer]

Yeah I believe that Chapelle’s writer is an old jewish guy. (read hollywood liberal)

when I did that I realized that Chapelle was not doing black comedy. He was doing white liberals view of black people getting over on the shikse comedy.

[thecodont]

You left out ‘murphy brown’-starring the hyper-arrogant candace bergen that also had a bastard child on the show...

Called "Avery" because he needed a label?

[blackdog]

Dyno-mite....

[thecodont]

****Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons ***

Best new cartoons at that time.

All the others came from the Hanna-Barbara garbage factory. And Hanna-Barbara used to be so good when they worked for MGM.

< cough > JONNY QUEST < /cough >

[buckalfa]

"Oh the many nights, I watched Benny Hill, and then Dave Allen at Large. Good times."

Throw in the Pythons, Good Neighbors, and To The Manor Born, along with Fawlty Towers for my must see tv. I will admit Brit comedy is an acquired taste but Felicity Kendal was hot.👀

[wgmalabama]

Yet another Jew destroying a culture making money off the destruction. Gods people needs to chase away and push away the evil within.

[Freestate316]

Or Lucas McCain

[Salamander]

*Duke

:D

[Salamander]

Ha!

[Salamander]

Went to crap when they nixed Spearchucker.

[scrabblehack]

Bea Benaderet?
She played Kate (Petticoat Junction), Cousin Pearl (Beverly Hillbillies) and Betty Rubble (Flintstones)...at the same time!