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TV shows in the day of 3 networks tried to appeal to all the members of the family during prime time. Twilight Zone and Outer Limits (to a lesser extent) did an exceptional job of maintaining the appeal to young males while expanding the audience- an artistic benefit of the commercial pressure they were under.

And amazingly, they succeeded a lot. Even the vocabulary used in 1960s tv is stunning; the dialogue isn't always dumbed down. They could tell a story without car chases, dazzling special effects, or constant beautiful faces.

Consider Outer Limits' "100 Days of the Dragon," a political thriller using the simple device of a face-changing mold.

More significantly they could tell a story WITH car chases, dazzling[well, hardly] special effects, or constant beautiful faces! That is : they told a story first.
Speaking of beautiful faces I recently watched “to serve man” and was astounded to see Susan Cummings straining her blouse in a major role- I didn’t remember that at all LOL!
But, of course, fathers were a target audience back then unlike today.

“A face-changing mold”... now what kid wouldn’t love that concept!