They had something back then that is sorely missing from today’s creative talent... An imagination.
Yeah, I don't think the "creators" of Mr. Ed had ever heard of Francis the Talking Mule.
Well, they were pioneers. Now everything has been done. They had a captive audience that would put up some really stupid ideas and dumb gags — “My Mother the Car,” for example. It’s also hard to do anything convincing now without spending a lot more money than TV shows cost in the Sixties.
“They had something back then that is sorely missing from today’s creative talent... An imagination.’
Even the kids shows were better back then. Andy Devine, Sandy Becker, Wonderama, and all the rest. They were entertaining, not preachy and not overbearing with trying to teach lessons.
Imagination free from political ideology.