Those were before my time, im 25.
But I have watched alot of older shows and have decided america was a better place in the 50’s than it is now for sure. BTW don knotts was awesome.
If you get a chance, check out Turner Classic Movies (it’s actually the only thing of value Ted Turner has come out with), and for the most part you will see films that are moving, entertaining, with stars who were more than happy to just entertain the masses and not preach to them about Global Warming, or saving the Rain Forest. Of course the legendary Studio Heads (MGM’s Louis B. Mayer, Jack L. Warner of Warner Brothers, and Columbia’s Jack Cohn, just to name a few) wouldn’t tolerate such garbage to begin with.
...As you said, America was a much better place then, at least entertainment wise anyway.