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|Emphasizes teamwork, friendship, professionalism. Posits that American ingenuity and exceptionalism can overcome any obstacle, with Peter Graves, Martin Landau, and Barbara  Bain  
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|Emphasizes teamwork, friendship, professionalism, and American ingenuity and exceptionalism, which can overcome any obstacle, with Peter Graves, Martin Landau, and Barbara  Bain  
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|Emphasizes [[capitalism|capitalist]] and [[free market]] values. Plus on another level, it illustrates the importance of [[conservative values|personal responsibility]]; the lockers that are being auctioned off belonged to people who decided not to pay their bills. |-
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|''The Prisoner''
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|Classic British TV show about a secret agent who is sent to a strange "village" in order to determine the reasons for his resignation. The Prisoner is a metaphor for the Individual against the Collective. The series ran for only seventeen episodes.
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|''Yes, Minister!''''Yes, Prime Minister!''
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|Classic British sit-com about the political machinations of being a cabinet member in the British government, and then eventually as Prime Minister. A recurring theme is that of the struggle of politicians to make the desired changes despite the resistence of the bureaucracy.
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|''Storm Chasers''
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|[[The Weather Channel]]
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|Demonstrates core conservative values such as courage and a thirst for practical, scientific knowledge
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|''The Pretender''
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|Pro-life and with a message of charity and self-sacrifice as personal responsibility
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|''Dick Van Dyke Show''
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|1961-1966
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|Pro-marriage and pro-religion, this series launched the career of Mary Tyler Moore.
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|''The Donna Reed Show''
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|1958-1966
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|Situation comedy of an upper middle-class family in Hillsdale (state not given), with Donna Reed in the role of Donna Stone, wife of a pediatrician, played by Carl Betz.
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|''Wagon Train'' |1957-1965 |NBCABC | |Western with conservatives Ward Bond and John McIntire playing trailmasters Seth Adams and Chris Hale, respectively; the struggle of pioneers seeking a fresh start in the American West. Robert Horton and Robert Fuller also starred in the series.
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|''Wanted: Dead or Alive''
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|1958-1961
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|Steve McQueen as a kind-hearted bounty hunter, Josh Randall, dedicated to the enforcement of the law; numerous episodes have spiritual themes; a spin off of ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''
 
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|''Storage Wars'' | | | |Emphasizes [[capitalism|capitalist]] and [[free market]] values. Plus on another level, it illustrates the importance of [[conservative values|personal responsibility]]; the lockers that are being auctioned off belonged to people who decided not to pay their bills. |- |''The Prisoner'' |1968 | | |Classic British TV show about a secret agent who is sent to a strange "village" in order to determine the reasons for his resignation. The Prisoner is a metaphor for the Individual against the Collective. |- |''Yes, Minister!''''Yes, Prime Minister!'' | |[[BBC]] | |Classic British sit-com about the political machinations of being a cabinet member in the British government, and then eventually as Prime Minister. A recurring theme is that of the struggle of politicians to make the desired changes against the bureaucracy. |- |''Storm Chasers'' | |[[The Weather Channel]] | |Demonstrates core conservative values such as courage and a thirst for practical, scientific knowledge. |- |''The Pretender'' | | | |Pro-life, and with a message of charity and self-sacrifice as personal responsibility. |- |''Dick Van Dyke Show'' |1961- |CBS | |Pro-marriage and pro-religion, and launched the career of Mary Tyler Moore. |- |''The Donna Reed Show'' |1958-1966 |ABC | |ABC situation comedy of an upper middle-class family in Hillsdale (state not given), with Donna Reed in the role of Donna Stone, wife of a pediatrician, played by Carl Betz. |- |''Wagon Train'' |1957-1965 |NBCABC | |Western with conservatives Ward Bond and John McIntire playing trailmasters Seth Adams and Chris Hale, respectively; the struggle of pioneers seeking a fresh start in the American West. |- |''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' |1958-1961 |CBS | |CBS western with Steve McQueen as a kind-hearted bounty hunter Josh Randall, dedicated to the enforcement of the law; numerous episodes have spiritual themes. |- |''Who Do You Think You Are?'' | |NBC | |NBC in USA (in other countries also) with famous people showing how to research relationships and histories of our ancestors. We owe them so much, whether horse thieves or royalty, they gave us our lives, and in some cases fought in the American Revolutionary War. |- |''Coming Home'' | |ABC | |Shows American war veterans coming home to their families. |- |''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' |1993-1995 |Nickelodeon |TV Y |Nickelodeon [[game show]], uses a conservative elimination format (ensuring only the most meritorious players survive to play the final round) and is unyielding in difficulty. Also, it refuses to succumb to [[liberal]] beliefs in archeology that keep historical sites and artifacts off limits, instead promoting the conservative ''Indiana Jones'' persona. |- |''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' |1999-2002 |ABC |TV G |Format for qualifying to be on the hot seat entirely depends on knowledge, not having the stereotypical game show contestant persona. The show unashamedly rewards people who know the most. |- |''Pope John Paul II'' | |ABC |TV PG |[[Conservative]] actor [[Jon Voight]] portrayed [[Pope John Paul II]] in this biographical mini-series, who was influential in bringing down the communist dictatorship of the [[Soviet Union]] in eastern Europe. |- |''The Glenn Beck Show'' | |[[Fox News]] | | |- |''[[Hannity (TV show)|Hannity]]'' | |Fox News | | |- |} (please add to list) == Debatable Whether Conservative == {| class="wikitable" |- !Title !Original run !Network !TV rating !Description |- |''The Twilight Zone'' | |CBS | |A recurring theme is that the selfish and the self-centered eventually lose what they sought to gain. |- |''The Beverly Hillbillies'' | |CBS | |Though silly, the show is powerful in illustrating how material possessions are not what define a person. |- |''King of the Hill'' | |Fox |TV PG |Despite cartoonish nature, shows the struggle of a hardworking, traditional American family against "alternative" modern cultural movements. |- |''Antiques Roadshow'' | | | |Shows the very real (financial and historical) value of handcrafts and traditional, old-fashioned things and memorabilia. |- |''The Larry Sanders Show'' | | | |A dark comedy based around the background of a [[Hollywood]] talk show, showing a great deal of liberal and celebrity hypocrisy and mocking them for their behavior. |- |''Breaking Bad'' | |AMC | |A previously law-abiding chemistry teacher gets involved in the drug trade and destroys himself and his family. Each immoral decision leads him further along the path of destruction. The evildoers all suffer for their actions. |- |''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'' | |Fox News | |While it appeals to conservative viewers, [[Bill O'Reilly]]'s talk show also occasionally defends liberals on certain social issues. |- |''Cops'' | | | |The good guys protecting the public from criminals, yet arguably promotes police state and big government. |- |} == See also == *[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies]] *[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs]] == References == [[Category:Essays]][[Category:Television]] [[Category:Conservatism]] [[Category:Greatest Conservative TV Shows]]
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|''Who Do You Think You Are?''
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|NBC in USA (in other countries also) with famous people showing how to research relationships and histories of our ancestors. We owe them so much, whether horse thieves or royalty, they gave us our lives, and in some cases fought in the American Revolutionary War.
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|''Coming Home'' | |ABC | |Shows American war veterans coming home to their families.  
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|[[Game show]], uses a conservative elimination format (ensuring only the most meritorious players survive to play the final round) and is unyielding in difficulty. Also, it refuses to succumb to [[liberal]] beliefs in archeology that keep historical sites and artifacts off limits, instead promoting the conservative ''Indiana Jones'' persona.  
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|''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''
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|1999-2002
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|Format for qualifying to be on the hot seat entirely depends on knowledge, not having the stereotypical game show contestant persona. The show unashamedly rewards people who know the most. Host Regis Philbin
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|''Pope John Paul II''
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|Conservative actor [[Jon Voight]] portrayed [[Pope John Paul II]] in this biographical mini-series, who was influential in bringing down the communist dictatorship of the [[Soviet Union]] in eastern Europe.
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|''The Glenn Beck Show''
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|[[Fox News]] |  
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|Public affairs program
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|''[[Hannity (TV show)|Hannity]]'' | |Fox News | | |- |} (please add to list) == Debatable Whether Conservative == {| class="wikitable" |- !Title !Original run !Network !TV rating !Description  
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|''The Twilight Zone''  
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|1959-1964 (original run)
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|A recurring theme is that the selfish and the self-centered eventually lose what they sought to gain; hosted by Rod Serling.
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|''The Beverly Hillbillies''  
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|1962-1971
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|Though silly, the show is powerful in illustrating how material possessions are not what define a person. Buddy Ebsen stars as Jed Clampbett.
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|''King of the Hill'' | |Fox |TV PG |Despite cartoonish nature, shows the struggle of a hardworking, traditional American family against "alternative" modern cultural movements. |- |''Antiques Roadshow'' | | | |Shows the very real (financial and historical) value of handcrafts and traditional, old-fashioned things and memorabilia.  
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|''The Larry Sanders Show'' | | | |A dark comedy based around the background of a [[Hollywood]] talk show, showing a great deal of liberal and celebrity hypocrisy and mocking them for their behavior. |- |''Breaking Bad'' | |AMC | |A previously law-abiding chemistry teacher gets involved in the drug trade and destroys himself and his family. Each immoral decision leads him further along the path of destruction. The evildoers all suffer for their actions.  
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|''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''  
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|Fox News  
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|While it appeals to conservative viewers, [[Bill O'Reilly]]'s talk show also occasionally defends liberals on certain social issues.  
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|''Cops''
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|Fox
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|The good guys protecting the public from criminals, yet arguably promotes police state and big government
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==See also == *[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies]] *[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs]]  
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