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"There's A Man With A Gun Over There": Cops And The Counterculture

By 1960, television advertisers recognized the economic potential of American youth, and producers were expected to develop programs to attract them, while still maintaining appeal for the older audience members. This task was to prove difficult as the decade wore on. While continuing to link the nation's cold war concerns to the portrayal of good and evil, some shows, like 77 Sunset Strip, and The Mod Squad, explored alternative lifestyles, but still accepted American values. As the 1960s developed, crime programs continued to promote American hegemony but became increasingly more open to alternative reading strategies. This study examines the strategies developed to draw a youth audience to 1960s crime programs, while also supporting the dominant ideology of American society.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3041
Date12 1900
CreatorsMoellinger, Terry
ContributorsHoerschelmann, Olaf, Benshoff, Harry, Craig, Steve, Levin, C. Melinda, Albarran, Alan B.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Moellinger, Terry, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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