Assignment

For this course project portfolio assignment, you are required to analyze a popular television show that was broadcast between 1955 and 1965. This show must be an American TV program, and you are required to research a show that ran sometime during the ten-year period of 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?

This essay should be 2-3 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college's library resources. Please include at least one scholarly resource as a minimum in your essay.