{"id":178,"date":"2015-03-26T09:02:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T09:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=178"},"modified":"2021-07-02T15:36:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T15:36:53","slug":"episode-06-the-rural-purge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=178","title":{"rendered":"Episode 06: The Rural Purge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week Steve, Andrew and Jonathan discuss the thinking behind CBS&#8217;s 1960s Rural Purge. Why did it happen? What types of content followed it? What does &#8220;the great man of history&#8221; have to do with it all? Was that the last time rural depictions ever graced the Tiffany network? So, give up your city livin&#8217;, grab a pitchfork, and don&#8217;t mind Uncle Joe (he&#8217;s just movin&#8217; kinda slow) and join us down at the junction of 1960s ratings, demographics, and the network&#8217;s interpretation of Marshall McLuhan.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a great six part blog series on the Rural Purge <a href=\"http:\/\/mercurie.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/american-rural-comedies-of-sixties-part.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petticoat Junction Theme Song\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Jx2jEPvh88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NwzaxUF0k18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-178 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=188'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Eddie-Albert-and-Eva-Gabor-817x1000-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-188\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-188'>\n\t\t\t\tEddie Albert and Eva Gabor on Green Acres\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=186'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/BHBs-cast-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-186\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-186'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Clampetts of the Beverly Hillbillies \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=184'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/petticoat-junction-cast-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-184\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-184'>\n\t\t\t\tcast of Petticoat Junction\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=183'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mayberry_RFD_Cast-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-183\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-183'>\n\t\t\t\tcast of Mayberry RFD (successor to the Andy Griffith Show)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=189'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/gomer-pyle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189'>\n\t\t\t\tGomer Pyle USMC and Sgt. 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