[Jeff Chandler]

The baby boomer and GenX comedy writers generally stink. The writers of the previous generation often had experience going back to Vaudeville. Could you imagine a show today like Get Smart, The Dick Van Dyke Show, or the early years of The Andy Griffith Show?

[Paul Atreides]

Plus, they didn't have the P.C. spectre to deal with. Everything was written to make people laugh and for escapism, rather than ram some liberal agenda down the audience's throats.