Something definitely happened between the 1960s and 1980s
2026-06-20 01:10:20
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Zorkzinx :
But they were replaced by the Waltons and Little House on the Prairie, so it all evened out
2026-06-21 06:24:46
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Shannon :
they took away the "good" shows and made it less morally right
2026-06-21 01:38:09
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TROTS :
This definitely explains why all the foreigners coming to the US from all over the world feels like they've been lied to. They didn't even know rural America existed. And they actually enjoy it better than the cities.
2026-06-19 23:58:12
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Kloud :
Hmmm and when did Sci fi become popular again? 🤔 about the same time? A little later? Move the programming from "family values, self sustaining, and community connection" to "technology, space exploration, isolation, and new species of beings." Sci fi takes the viewers away from home. Rural shows brought home to the viewers (those living in rural communities felt seen. People outside rural communities learned that its okay to be kind to your community). A similar shift in shows happened when we were growing up, another shift happened mid 2010s, and now we have AI slop. Predictive programming at its finest..
2026-06-19 22:59:07
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Pirate Radio Chaser🇯🇲🏴☠️ :
and then it happened again in the 70s, into the 80s and all the shows were depicting big city life, Sanford and son, married with children, Laverne an Shirley, ,,
2026-06-20 17:19:45
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user6374646245934 :
A little off-topic, but if people moved back to rural areas, we wouldn’t be worried about water in highly urban areas it would be so much better for resources if it was spread out!
2026-06-21 02:54:42
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Šțêvę :
It was when the agenda started.
2026-06-19 21:56:19
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ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕒🐚🌊⛵️ :
RIP to green acres and Beverly hillbillies 😭
2026-06-21 22:11:12
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PNWGIRL :
they were incredibly cheesy
2026-06-20 09:38:56
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Rumble :
Those were all very popular shows. They were replaced with My Three Sons, Leave it to Beaver, Doctor Kildare, Brady Bunch etc
2026-06-20 02:55:53
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Augie Doggie & Mimi :
also truth tellers like Phil Donahue. he was against war
2026-06-20 07:43:32
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OJ $immons :
Broad “casting”
2026-06-20 03:29:24
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bwadekma :
And within a few decades the urban population was more than 50% early 2000’s, what a coincidence.
2026-06-19 22:25:39
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BOBBIJ1 :
THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO BE LIKE THEM!!??
2026-06-19 22:37:09
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MaMaD :
My dad showed it to us anyway…. And my grandma. 🤷♀️
2026-06-20 18:10:48
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RacetrackToRodeo :
all these shows were so popular everyone I know was still watching them 20 years later. My husband and I grew up on these shows and we grew up in the 80s
2026-06-19 20:48:50
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brad4000 :
Goodnight john boy.
2026-07-01 13:00:10
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Jason :
now we dont watch tv and small town life is still the best ,safest way to live
2026-06-20 11:38:15
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Shifted_paradigm :
Thats sounds about right.
2026-06-19 21:37:37
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P.O.W.🕳️🐇🇨🇦 :
I remember watching HEE HAW, GREEN ACRES, and THE BEVERLEY HILLBILLIES. They were such great shows. I don’t think, “The Rural Purge,” worked because THE WALTONS and THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE was a huge success.
2026-06-22 20:43:33
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Julie :
Dukes of Hazard though
2026-06-22 03:27:12
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user57155303993370 :
was Andy Griffith show one of them to
2026-06-21 23:02:18
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BB :
This is interesting. I can’t think of any modern shows that are set in “rural” America, besides Yellowstone, but I’ve never even watched that. I’m from a small town in Texas and other small towns are actually, actively becoming ghost towns because people are moving out and no one is moving in to replace them.
2026-06-23 03:38:06
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Daisy Jones :
I’m 39 but grew up watching a lot of these. Petticoat junction was my favourite!!! Watch the opening credits it’s a bop.
2026-06-20 08:47:35
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