Popular Television Program

For this portfolio assignment, you are required to research and analyze a TV program that ran between 1955 and 1965.

To successfully complete this essay, you will need to answer the following questions:

• What is the background of this show? Explain what years it was on TV, describe the channel it aired on, the main characters, setting, etc..
• What social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast?
• Did these issues affect the television show in any way?
• Did the television show make an impact on popular culture?

Your thesis for the essay should attempt to answer this question:

• Explain the cultural relevance of the show, given the information gathered from the show's background, and cultural history. How can television act as a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events?