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|This spinoff of the Jack Webb-produced series ''Dragnet'', also based on actual cases and more than one per episode, now focuses on LAPD street patrol officers Peter Malloy and James (Jim) Reed while demonstrating the same moral examples as ''Dragnet''. It was remade into a limited (Los Angeles and New York City) syndication show in 1989-1991 with unknown main players, new characters, and situations. None of the original series' three main players (Martin Milner, Kent McCord, William Boyett) ever fell victim to Hollywood Values: Milner and McCord stayed married to their same wives with whom were the only mothers of all their children between them. And despite Boyett's first marriage (1947-1950) to Willagene Wither ending in divorce, Boyett's second marriage in 1957 to Joan Amelia Reynolds lasted until his death in 2004, age 77, with nine children between them: Milner (who died in 2015 at age 83) had four, McCord had three, and Boyett (who died in 2004 at age 77) had two (with Joan) and became a grandfather twice over. The 1969 Season 2 episode, "Baby", is said to have been based on Kent McCord's own real life wife's birth of one of their own children that year.
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|This spinoff of the Jack Webb-produced series ''Dragnet'', also based on actual cases and more than one per episode, now focuses on LAPD street patrol officers Peter Malloy and James (Jim) Reed while demonstrating the same moral examples as ''Dragnet''. It was remade into a limited (Los Angeles and New York City) syndication show in 1989–1991 with unknown main players, new characters, and situations. None of the original series' three main players (Martin Milner, Kent McCord, William Boyett) ever fell victim to Hollywood Values: Milner and McCord stayed married to their same wives with whom were the only mothers of all their children between them. And despite Boyett's first marriage (1947–1950) to Willagene Wither ending in divorce, Boyett's second marriage in 1957 to Joan Amelia Reynolds lasted until his death in 2004, age 77, with nine children between them: Milner (who died in 2015 at age 83) had four, McCord had three, and Boyett (who died in 2004 at age 77) had two (with Joan) and became a grandfather twice over. The 1969 Season 2 episode, "Baby", is said to have been based on Kent McCord's own real life wife's birth of one of their own children that year.
 
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|''Adam''
 
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|''[[American Idol]]''
 
|''[[American Idol]]''
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|2002-2016; 2018-Present
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|2002-2016; 2018–Present
 
|[[Fox Network|Fox]]; [[ABC]]
 
|[[Fox Network|Fox]]; [[ABC]]
 
|TV-PG
 
|TV-PG
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|''American Ninja Warrior''
 
|''American Ninja Warrior''
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|2009-present
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|2009–present
 
|NBC
 
|NBC
 
|TV-PG
 
|TV-PG
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|[[ABC]]
 
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|TV-G
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|Regarded as one of the last of the classic TV sitcoms before the [[Norman Lear]] era started, The Brady Bunch taught many life lessons about growing up such as building [[self-confidence]], working, and telling the truth. It also promoted heavy family values where even if there’s disagreements, the family always sticks together, and is happy. In one of the early episodes, it had Christmas special where Carol sings ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ at a Church service making it one of the few [[List of Christmas specials that reference the birth of Jesus Christ|Christmas specials that references the birth of Jesus Christ]]. However, its messaging proved to be too late, as it’s ratings never broke the Nielsen top 30, while ''[[All in the Family]]'' reached number 1 in five of its nine seasons. The show’s cult following got it a poorly received variety show with the whole cast (except Eve Plumb as Jan), a miniseries featuring Marcia and Jan getting married, and a acclaimed made-for-TV Christmas movie in 1988. Following it was a 1990 continuation with a darker tone, and two theatrical movies in 1995 and 1996 respectively. Many reunions occurred in the 21st century, including an infamous one where the Brady girls are replaced with drag queens.
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|Regarded as one of the last of the classic TV sitcoms before the [[Norman Lear]] era started, The Brady Bunch taught many life lessons about growing up such as building [[self-confidence]], working, and telling the truth. It also promoted heavy family values where even if there's disagreements, the family always sticks together, and is happy. In one of the early episodes, it had Christmas special where Carol sings ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ at a Church service making it one of the few [[List of Christmas specials that reference the birth of Jesus Christ|Christmas specials that references the birth of Jesus Christ]]. However, its messaging proved to be too late, as it's ratings never broke the Nielsen top 30, while ''[[All in the Family]]'' reached number 1 in five of its nine seasons. The show's cult following got it a poorly received variety show with the whole cast (except Eve Plumb as Jan), a miniseries featuring Marcia and Jan getting married, and an acclaimed made-for-TV Christmas movie in 1988. Following it was a 1990 continuation with a darker tone, and two theatrical movies in 1995 and 1996 respectively. Many reunions occurred in the 21st century, including an infamous one where the Brady girls are replaced with drag queens.
 
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|''[[Broken Arrow (TV series)|Broken Arrow]]''
 
|''[[Broken Arrow (TV series)|Broken Arrow]]''
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|Syndicated
 
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|NR/PG
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|Historically-based dramatic Western presentations hosted at different times by Stanley Andrews, [[Ronald Reagan]], Robert Taylor, and Dale Robertson. It ran at times under other titles, such as ''Trails West'', with Ray Milland. This was the second-longest running Western series in television history (behind only ''Gunsmoke''), with new episodes aired from 1952 to 1970, followed by reruns (with new narration added) until 1975.
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|Historically based dramatic Western presentations hosted at different times by Stanley Andrews, [[Ronald Reagan]], Robert Taylor, and Dale Robertson. It ran at times under other titles, such as ''Trails West'', with Ray Milland. This was the second-longest running Western series in television history (behind only ''Gunsmoke''), with new episodes aired from 1952 to 1970, followed by reruns (with new narration added) until 1975.
 
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|''Designated Survivor''
 
|''Designated Survivor''
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|''Father Knows Best''
 
|''Father Knows Best''
 
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|1954-1958
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|CBS 1954-1955 and 1958-1960; NBC 1955-1958
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|CBS 1954-1955 and 1958–1960; NBC 1955–1958
 
|TV-G
 
|TV-G
 
|More clean cut traditional 1950's nuclear family in the tradition of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and its fellow 1950's started Leave it to Beaver, although the real lives of the players of the "Father"'s children's were ridden with divorces and remarriages.
 
|More clean cut traditional 1950's nuclear family in the tradition of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and its fellow 1950's started Leave it to Beaver, although the real lives of the players of the "Father"'s children's were ridden with divorces and remarriages.
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|CBS
 
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|Even in what might be expected to be a lazy, hazy paradise, the law is still the law. Jack Lord starred as Steve McGarrett, the head of a Hawaiian state police force tasked with solving high-profile cases, assisted by detectives Dan Williams (played by James MacArthur), Kono Kalakaua (Zulu), Chin Ho Kelly (Kam Fong), Ben Kokua (Al Harrington), Duke Lukela (Herman Wedemeyer), James Carew (William Smith), Lori Wilson (Sharon Farrell) and Truck Kealoha (Moe Keale) as they take on Communist spies (including recurring McGarret nemesis Wo Fat, a Chinese Communist agent), gangsters, Marxist revolutionaries and other criminals. As with many other police shows made during this period, many episodes from the early seasons of the series (from its 1968 debut to about 1973-74) showed the contemptuous and disrespectful behavior and attitudes displayed by the then-current young generation toward the police and traditional values due to the influence of the counterculture, along with the consequences paid by those of the counterculture who choose to flout the law and societal norms. A reboot of the series was launched in 2010.
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|Even in what might be expected to be a lazy, hazy paradise, the law is still the law. Jack Lord starred as Steve McGarrett, the head of a Hawaiian state police force tasked with solving high-profile cases, assisted by detectives Dan Williams (played by James MacArthur), Kono Kalakaua (Zulu), Chin Ho Kelly (Kam Fong), Ben Kokua (Al Harrington), Duke Lukela (Herman Wedemeyer), James Carew (William Smith), Lori Wilson (Sharon Farrell) and Truck Kealoha (Moe Keale) as they take on Communist spies (including recurring McGarret nemesis Wo Fat, a Chinese Communist agent), gangsters, Marxist revolutionaries and other criminals. As with many other police shows made during this period, many episodes from the early seasons of the series (from its 1968 debut to about 1973–74) showed the contemptuous and disrespectful behavior and attitudes displayed by the then-current young generation toward the police and traditional values due to the influence of the counterculture, along with the consequences paid by those of the counterculture who choose to flout the law and societal norms. A reboot of the series was launched in 2010.
 
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|''Heartland''
 
|''Heartland''
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|2007-present
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|2007–present
 
|[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] (Canada)
 
|[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] (Canada)
 
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|Based on the series of books by Linda Chapman and Beth Chambers (both under the pen name of Lauren Brooke), this Canadian drama centers around two sisters named Amy (Amber Marshall) and Lou (Michelle Morgan) Fleming, who run their family’s horse ranch, Heartland, with their grandfather Jack Bartlett (Shaun Johnston) and ranch hand Ty Borden (Graham Wardle) after their mother dies rescuing a horse abused by its owner. Every episode stresses the importance of devotion to family and succeeding with hard work and never giving up, as well as forgiveness, as when Amy and Lou welcome their estranged father Tim (Chris Potter) back into their lives, and how Ty, a parolee when the show begins, eventually earns Jack's trust as a ranch hand. The show also demonstrates how the Flemings show respect for animals while training them to respect humans. See Australia's ''McLeod's Daughters'' below. This is one of the very few conservative-leaning shows to air on the otherwise heavily liberal state broadcaster the CBC.
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|Based on the series of books by Linda Chapman and Beth Chambers (both under the pen name of Lauren Brooke), this Canadian drama centers around two sisters named Amy (Amber Marshall) and Lou (Michelle Morgan) Fleming, who run their family's horse ranch, Heartland, with their grandfather Jack Bartlett (Shaun Johnston) and ranch hand Ty Borden (Graham Wardle) after their mother dies rescuing a horse abused by its owner. Every episode stresses the importance of devotion to family and succeeding with hard work and never giving up, as well as forgiveness, as when Amy and Lou welcome their estranged father Tim (Chris Potter) back into their lives, and how Ty, a parolee when the show begins, eventually earns Jack's trust as a ranch hand. The show also demonstrates how the Flemings show respect for animals while training them to respect humans. See Australia's ''McLeod's Daughters'' below. This is one of the very few conservative-leaning shows to air on the otherwise heavily liberal state broadcaster the CBC.
 
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|''Highway to Heaven''
 
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|In this Quinn Martin-produced science fiction series, architect David Vincent (played by Roy Thinnes) discovers a flying saucer landing outside an abandoned diner one night and attempts, often in vain, to warn the public about the alien invaders (who almost perfectly resemble human beings, save for a few distinguishing quirks - most notably a crooked pinky finger on each hand that the aliens are unable to bend) and their plans to infiltrate Earth society, take the planet over and annihilate its human population.
 
|In this Quinn Martin-produced science fiction series, architect David Vincent (played by Roy Thinnes) discovers a flying saucer landing outside an abandoned diner one night and attempts, often in vain, to warn the public about the alien invaders (who almost perfectly resemble human beings, save for a few distinguishing quirks - most notably a crooked pinky finger on each hand that the aliens are unable to bend) and their plans to infiltrate Earth society, take the planet over and annihilate its human population.
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The show's sci-fi format and alien invasion premise thinly veiled its political theme, particularly real-life concerns about the Communist invasion and infiltration of American society taking place during the [[Cold War]] (with the aliens serving as a analog of Communist spies and sleeper agents), demonstrated in the aliens' methods, very similar to the Communists' own ''modus operandi''; the use of lies, deceit and [[disinformation]] to fool officials and other members of the public, as well as [[discrediting attack|discrediting]], [[brainwashing]], [[mind control]] and violence to deal with anyone who has found out about the aliens' existence to keep them from stopping the aliens from executing their diabolical plans.  A two-part sequel miniseries, with Thinnes reprising his role as a now-older David Vincent and also starring Scott Bakula as Nolan Wood (who takes up Vincent's mantle of warning mankind about the alien invasion of Earth), aired on Fox in 1995.
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The show's sci-fi format and alien invasion premise thinly veiled its political theme, particularly real-life concerns about the Communist invasion and infiltration of American society taking place during the [[Cold War]] (with the aliens serving as an analog of Communist spies and sleeper agents), demonstrated in the aliens' methods, very similar to the Communists' own ''modus operandi''; the use of lies, deceit and [[disinformation]] to fool officials and other members of the public, as well as [[discrediting attack|discrediting]], [[brainwashing]], [[mind control]] and violence to deal with anyone who has found out about the aliens' existence to keep them from stopping the aliens from executing their diabolical plans.  A two-part sequel miniseries, with Thinnes reprising his role as a now-older David Vincent and also starring Scott Bakula as Nolan Wood (who takes up Vincent's mantle of warning mankind about the alien invasion of Earth), aired on Fox in 1995.
 
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|''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
 
|''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
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|1995-1996; 1997-2005
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|1995-1996; 1997–2005
 
|NBC; CBS
 
|NBC; CBS
 
|TV-PG / TV-14
 
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|This refreshing sitcom stars Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, a marketing director for a sporting goods store chain called Outdoor Man, who strives to keep his manhood (fishing, hunting, sports and camping), and promotes conservative values (including supporting the military), in opposition to his antagonistic liberal daughter Kristin (the oldest of three daughters Mike has with his wife Vanessa) and her equally-liberal husband Ryan, who often clashes with both Mike and Vanessa over political, cultural and philosophical issues. Unlike the similar and more vehement clashes between Archie Bunker and Mike Stivic in ''[[All in the Family]]'' where the latter comes out on top due to Archie's ignorance and lack of ability to make cohesive arguments, the often clueless, dimwitted and hypocritical Ryan loses arguments with the more well-versed and level-headed Mike. Meanwhile, Mike gets along very well with his youngest daughter Eve due to their similar political views and interests, as he does with Boyd, Kristin and Ryan's son and Mike's grandson (as expected, Kristin and Ryan are not impressed that Boyd has more in common with his grandfather than with them).  
 
|This refreshing sitcom stars Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, a marketing director for a sporting goods store chain called Outdoor Man, who strives to keep his manhood (fishing, hunting, sports and camping), and promotes conservative values (including supporting the military), in opposition to his antagonistic liberal daughter Kristin (the oldest of three daughters Mike has with his wife Vanessa) and her equally-liberal husband Ryan, who often clashes with both Mike and Vanessa over political, cultural and philosophical issues. Unlike the similar and more vehement clashes between Archie Bunker and Mike Stivic in ''[[All in the Family]]'' where the latter comes out on top due to Archie's ignorance and lack of ability to make cohesive arguments, the often clueless, dimwitted and hypocritical Ryan loses arguments with the more well-versed and level-headed Mike. Meanwhile, Mike gets along very well with his youngest daughter Eve due to their similar political views and interests, as he does with Boyd, Kristin and Ryan's son and Mike's grandson (as expected, Kristin and Ryan are not impressed that Boyd has more in common with his grandfather than with them).  
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Unfortunately, the liberal parent network [[ABC]] canceled the series due to its pro-Donald Trump humor, despite it having high ratings.<ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/16317/despite-high-ratings-abc-cancels-trump-friendly-john-nolte?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=051117-news&utm_campaign=position1</ref> This resulted in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker taking to Twitter to denounce ABC for the decision,<ref>https://twitter.com/ScottWalker/status/862697237817765888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2F16450%2Fabc-hit-boycott-canceling-last-man-standing-hank-berrien</ref> as well as a boycott against ABC and a petition demanding that ABC bring back ''Last Man Standing'', the latter getting over 10,000 signatures within the night the petition was first made.<ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/16450/abc-hit-boycott-canceling-last-man-standing-hank-berrien?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=051517-news&utm_campaign=position3</ref> When Country Music Television (CMT) picked up the series for syndication, rumors that it would continue the series started spreading. In May 2018, it was announced the series was being revived by Fox and would return on that network for the 2018-19 season.<ref>https://people.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-returns-fox/</ref> On its Fox premiere, it managed to gain more viewers than the first episode of the reboot of ''Murphy Brown''.<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/annie-piper/2018/09/28/last-man-standing-celebrates-return-thanks-loyal-kick-ss-fans</ref>  
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Unfortunately, the liberal parent network [[ABC]] canceled the series due to its pro-Donald Trump humor, despite it having high ratings.<ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/16317/despite-high-ratings-abc-cancels-trump-friendly-john-nolte?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=051117-news&utm_campaign=position1</ref> This resulted in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker taking to Twitter to denounce ABC for the decision,<ref>https://twitter.com/ScottWalker/status/862697237817765888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2F16450%2Fabc-hit-boycott-canceling-last-man-standing-hank-berrien</ref> as well as a boycott against ABC and a petition demanding that ABC bring back ''Last Man Standing'', the latter getting over 10,000 signatures within the night the petition was first made.<ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/16450/abc-hit-boycott-canceling-last-man-standing-hank-berrien?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=051517-news&utm_campaign=position3</ref> When Country Music Television (CMT) picked up the series for syndication, rumors that it would continue the series started spreading. In May 2018, it was announced the series was being revived by Fox and would return on that network for the 2018–19 season.<ref>https://people.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-returns-fox/</ref> On its Fox premiere, it managed to gain more viewers than the first episode of the reboot of ''Murphy Brown''.<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/annie-piper/2018/09/28/last-man-standing-celebrates-return-thanks-loyal-kick-ss-fans</ref>  
 
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|''Lawman''
 
|''Lawman''
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|''Lazytown''
 
|''Lazytown''
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|2004-2007, 2013-2014
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|2004-2007, 2013–2014
 
|Nickelodeon
 
|Nickelodeon
 
|TV-Y
 
|TV-Y
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|''[[Leave It to Beaver]]''
 
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|CBS (1957-1958); ABC (1958-1963)
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|CBS (1957–1958); ABC (1958–1963)
 
|TV-G
 
|TV-G
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|This very pro-family, clean cut, clean living sitcom follows a traditional nuclear family, the Cleavers, from the perspective of the younger of the two sons.  Unfortunately, their real lives off screen were hardly Cleaver-esque, as all of its main stars except Ken Osmond, who played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's archenemy Eddie Haskell, went through several divorces and remarriages between them while Osmond never became addicted, broke (bankrupt) or a criminal after the original show ended, unlike so many other former child stars. Osmond is still married to his only wife, Sandra Lee Purdy, since 1969, with whom he had two children, born 1971 and 1974 and after the original show ended, did something very opposite his "bad boy" Eddie Haskell persona: he became a police officer (Los Angeles Police Department) in 1970, retiring on medical disability in 1988 while repeating his original role in the 1980s cable-TV remakes of the original series; remakes that ran from 1984-1989 with a CBS pilot (first episode) in 1983 as a 20 year "reunion" TV movie titled ''Still the Beaver'', which became its own [[Disney Channel]] series from 1984-1985. In 1986, it became ''The New Leave it to Beaver'' on TBS until ending in 1989. Both the 1983 pilot and its following serieses had 'Beaver', 'Wally' and 'Eddie' as 1980s middle aged adults in a world of more depressing, serious and longer lasting 1980s problems.
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|This very pro-family, clean cut, clean living sitcom follows a traditional nuclear family, the Cleavers, from the perspective of the younger of the two sons.  Unfortunately, their real lives off screen were hardly Cleaver-esque, as all of its main stars except Ken Osmond, who played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's archenemy Eddie Haskell, went through several divorces and remarriages between them while Osmond never became addicted, broke (bankrupt) or a criminal after the original show ended, unlike so many other former child stars. Osmond is still married to his only wife, Sandra Lee Purdy, since 1969, with whom he had two children, born 1971 and 1974 and after the original show ended, did something very opposite his "bad boy" Eddie Haskell persona: he became a police officer (Los Angeles Police Department) in 1970, retiring on medical disability in 1988 while repeating his original role in the 1980s cable-TV remakes of the original series; remakes that ran from 1984 to 1989 with a CBS pilot (first episode) in 1983 as a 20-year "reunion" TV movie titled ''Still the Beaver'', which became its own [[Disney Channel]] series from 1984 to 1985. In 1986, it became ''The New Leave it to Beaver'' on TBS until ending in 1989. Both the 1983 pilot and its following serieses had 'Beaver', 'Wally' and 'Eddie' as 1980s middle aged adults in a world of more depressing, serious and longer lasting 1980s problems.
 
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|''Legends of the Hidden Temple''
 
|''Legends of the Hidden Temple''
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|Disney Channel  
 
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|TV-G  
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|Conservative Actress Hillary Duff, stars a the titular character, who is the antithesis of a modern feminist. The show promotes family and friendship.
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|Conservative Actress Hilary Duff, stars a the titular character, who is the antithesis of a modern feminist. The show promotes family and friendship.
 
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|''Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey''
 
|''Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey''
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|FOX
 
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|A show in which High School age teenagers are selected by Zordon to become Power Rangers to fight against the forces of Rita Repulsa. Unlike teenagers in most modern media, the Rangers are very moral, mature, and responsible and never demonstrate [[Hollywood values]]. They take their jobs as Rangers very seriously, acting like mature adults, showing a very adult level of responsible autonomy, and are also proactive in their community. They are regularly shown practicing voluntary [[Charity]]. Many episodes teach children about the value of maturity, responsibility, friendship, hard work, and many other positive themes. The show also takes divorce seriously as Kimberly is shown to be very hurt by her parents being divorced, in stark contrast to Hollywood's trivial and frivolous attitude toward divorce. Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver (the Green Ranger and later White Ranger) became a Christian in 2001 after the death of his older brother Erik Frank <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iniP4d5GEY</ref>. Starting with the fourth season, ''Power Rangers Zeo,'' each season would have a different name.  In 2010, the first 32 episodes of the first season were "enhanced" by Disney and aired as a "re-versioning".
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|A show in which High School age teenagers are selected by Zordon to become Power Rangers to fight against the forces of Rita Repulsa. Unlike teenagers in most modern media, the Rangers are very moral, mature, and responsible and never demonstrate [[Hollywood values]]. They take their jobs as Rangers very seriously, acting like mature adults, showing a very adult level of responsible autonomy, and are also proactive in their community. They are regularly shown practicing voluntary [[Charity]]. Many episodes teach children about the value of maturity, responsibility, friendship, hard work, and many other positive themes. The show also takes divorce seriously as Kimberly is shown to be very hurt by her parents being divorced, in stark contrast to Hollywood's trivial and frivolous attitude toward divorce. Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver (the Green Ranger and later White Ranger) became a Christian in 2001 after the death of his older brother Erik Frank.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iniP4d5GEY</ref>  Starting with the fourth season, ''Power Rangers Zeo,'' each season would have a different name.  In 2010, the first 32 episodes of the first season were "enhanced" by Disney and aired as a "re-versioning".
 
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|''Mission: Impossible''
 
|''Mission: Impossible''
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|1966-1973; 1988–1990
 
|CBS, ABC
 
|CBS, ABC
 
|TV-G / TV-PG
 
|TV-G / TV-PG
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|NBC
 
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|Even though the show was created by an an Agnostic she wanted to create a Show about and for Christians. As the show is about a Christian church choir, in rural Kentucky. The show promotes other conservative aspects such as [[family]] and [[hunting]] as well.
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|Even though the show was created by an Agnostic she wanted to create a Show about and for Christians. As the show is about a Christian church choir, in rural Kentucky. The show promotes other conservative aspects such as [[family]] and [[hunting]] as well.
 
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|''Pawn Stars''  
 
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|NBC
 
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|This story-line follows six high school students, pro-friendship, and anti-drugs, shows the negative effects of underage drinking, as well as drinking and driving and many other lessons. <ref>https://screenrant.com/life-lessons-saved-by-the-bell/</ref> Also notably featured many politically incorrect humor, which would never be on TV today. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toOsZhdHew</ref>
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|This story-line follows six high school students, pro-friendship, and anti-drugs, shows the negative effects of underage drinking, as well as drinking and driving and many other lessons.<ref>https://screenrant.com/life-lessons-saved-by-the-bell/</ref> Also notably featured many politically incorrect humor, which would never be on TV today.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toOsZhdHew</ref>
 
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|''Schooled''
 
|''Schooled''
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|''SEAL Team''
 
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|ABC
 
|TV-PG
 
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|Based on the science fiction novel ''Cyborg'', this series shows capitalism at its finest—technological advances improving life. Lee Majors plays Steven Austin, an astronaut who survives a near-fatal accident and is reconstructed as the world's first bionic man, using his mechanical arm, legs, and eye to fight evil. A 1975 two-part episode, "The Bionic Woman", served as the pilot for the spinoff series ''The Bionic Woman'', which starred Lindsay Wagner as bionically-enhanced title character Jaime Sommers.
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|Based on the science fiction novel ''Cyborg'', this series shows capitalism at its finest—technological advances improving life. Lee Majors plays Steven Austin, an astronaut who survives a near-fatal accident and is reconstructed as the world's first bionic man, using his mechanical arm, legs, and eye to fight evil. A 1975 two-part episode, "The Bionic Woman", served as the pilot for the spinoff series ''The Bionic Woman'', which starred Lindsay Wagner as bionically enhanced title character Jaime Sommers.
 
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|''State Trooper''
 
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|''S.W.A.T.''
 
|''S.W.A.T.''
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|A number of sentient objects participate in a [[capitalist]] game show in order to win a private island. During this, a virtual audience votes to eliminate those those are not participating as productive members of this society[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB7ACr7pUuE].
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|A number of sentient objects participate in a [[capitalist]] game show in order to win a private island. During this, a virtual audience votes to eliminate those those are not participating as productive members of this society [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB7ACr7pUuE].
 
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|-
 
|''Bob's Burgers''
 
|''Bob's Burgers''
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|First-run syndication
 
|First-run syndication
 
|TV-G
 
|TV-G
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|This pro-Captialism, pro-family series follows the exploits of the hard-working Capitalist billionaire Scrooge McDuck, his great-nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and Scrooge's cook/nanny's granddaughter Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack. It shows that even rich people WORK for a living. Scrooge McDuck is shown to be fiscally responsible with good business sense, which is how he became rich after being born into a poor Scottish family. Scrooge also shows a strong paternal instinct for his great nephews and Webby. His house servants, butler/chauffeur Duckworth and cook/nanny Betina Beakley are treated as part of the family to the point where they stand by him even when he temporarily loses his fortune in "Down And Out In Duckburg." Other workers for Scrooge such as his pilot Launchpad McQuack and inventor Gyro Gearloose show similar loyalty. Scrooge frequently gets frustrated when Launchpad crashes his various aircraft and when Gyro's inventions go haywire, but he's always forgiving in the end. The series was rebooted in 2017.
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|This pro-Capitalism, pro-family series follows the exploits of the hard-working Capitalist billionaire Scrooge McDuck, his great-nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and Scrooge's cook/nanny's granddaughter Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack. It shows that even rich people WORK for a living. Scrooge McDuck is shown to be fiscally responsible with good business sense, which is how he became rich after being born into a poor Scottish family. Scrooge also shows a strong paternal instinct for his great nephews and Webby. His house servants, butler/chauffeur Duckworth and cook/nanny Betina Beakley are treated as part of the family to the point where they stand by him even when he temporarily loses his fortune in "Down And Out In Duckburg." Other workers for Scrooge such as his pilot Launchpad McQuack and inventor Gyro Gearloose show similar loyalty. Scrooge frequently gets frustrated when Launchpad crashes his various aircraft and when Gyro's inventions go haywire, but he's always forgiving in the end. The series was rebooted in 2017.
 
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|-
 
|''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera''
 
|''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera''
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|-
 
|''[[My Hero Academia]]''
 
|''[[My Hero Academia]]''
−
|2016-present
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|2016–present
 
|Adult Swim (US)
 
|Adult Swim (US)
 
|TV-14
 
|TV-14
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|''ReBoot''
 
|''ReBoot''
 
|1994-2001
 
|1994-2001
−
|YTV (Canada), ABC 1994-1996, first-run syndication (US), 1997-2001
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|YTV (Canada), ABC 1994–1996, first-run syndication (US), 1997–2001
 
|TV-Y7
 
|TV-Y7
 
|This Canadian CGI series was created by Ian Pearson and Gavin Blair, the makers of the CGI in the famous Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" music video.  It takes place in a digital world called Mainframe where the Guardian Bob fights against the evil viruses Megabyte and Hexadecimal.  His allies include Dot Matrix and her little brother Enzo.  
 
|This Canadian CGI series was created by Ian Pearson and Gavin Blair, the makers of the CGI in the famous Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" music video.  It takes place in a digital world called Mainframe where the Guardian Bob fights against the evil viruses Megabyte and Hexadecimal.  His allies include Dot Matrix and her little brother Enzo.  
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|''[[Samurai Jack]]''
 
|''[[Samurai Jack]]''
 
|2001-2004, 2017
 
|2001-2004, 2017
−
|Cartoon Network (2001-2004), Adult Swim (2017)
+
|Cartoon Network (2001–2004), Adult Swim (2017)
−
|TV-Y7 (2001-2004), TV-PG/TV-14 (2017)
+
|TV-Y7 (2001–2004), TV-PG/TV-14 (2017)
 
|When Aku, an evil shapeshifting demon, devastates a boy prince's land in feudal Japan, the prince is sent around the world to train to become the ultimate samurai warrior. He returns home as a young man and sets out to use a divinely-crafted katana previously wielded by his sage father, the unnamed Emperor, to slay Aku. Before the prince can strike the killing blow, Aku opens a time portal to send him eons into the future, where the demon rules the world. The samurai adopts the name "Jack" upon hearing locals repeatedly refer to him as such and vows to fight Aku's oppression until he can return to his own time and undo Aku's future. Not only is the inventive series famous for bringing many artistic and technical innovations to animated cartoons, such as slower, more cinematic pacing and extended stretches of time without any spoken dialogue, it teaches audiences to value hard work and persistence even when goals are seemingly out of reach. Likewise, it draws a clear distinction between Jack as a paragon of good (if not a Christlike figure) who values family, friendship, unity, and selflessly helping people in need above all else; and Aku as the ultimate form of evil (analogous to Satan), who compulsively, nihilistically, and relentlessly pursues his selfish ambitions because he cannot stop his own diabolical nature. In a few episodes, Jack collaborates with a brutish and boisterous but well-intentioned, unnamed Scotsman who is his sole equal in melee combat and subtly promotes the Second Amendment by using a submachine gun as both a prosthetic leg and a supplemental weapon.
 
|When Aku, an evil shapeshifting demon, devastates a boy prince's land in feudal Japan, the prince is sent around the world to train to become the ultimate samurai warrior. He returns home as a young man and sets out to use a divinely-crafted katana previously wielded by his sage father, the unnamed Emperor, to slay Aku. Before the prince can strike the killing blow, Aku opens a time portal to send him eons into the future, where the demon rules the world. The samurai adopts the name "Jack" upon hearing locals repeatedly refer to him as such and vows to fight Aku's oppression until he can return to his own time and undo Aku's future. Not only is the inventive series famous for bringing many artistic and technical innovations to animated cartoons, such as slower, more cinematic pacing and extended stretches of time without any spoken dialogue, it teaches audiences to value hard work and persistence even when goals are seemingly out of reach. Likewise, it draws a clear distinction between Jack as a paragon of good (if not a Christlike figure) who values family, friendship, unity, and selflessly helping people in need above all else; and Aku as the ultimate form of evil (analogous to Satan), who compulsively, nihilistically, and relentlessly pursues his selfish ambitions because he cannot stop his own diabolical nature. In a few episodes, Jack collaborates with a brutish and boisterous but well-intentioned, unnamed Scotsman who is his sole equal in melee combat and subtly promotes the Second Amendment by using a submachine gun as both a prosthetic leg and a supplemental weapon.
 
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|''Tales of Little Women''
 
|''Tales of Little Women''
 
|January 11, 1987 – December 27, 1987
 
|January 11, 1987 – December 27, 1987
−
|Fuji TV (original run, 1987), HBO (US, 1988-1990s) Smile of a Child (2009-2015), Amazon Prime (2017-present)
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|Fuji TV (original run, 1987), HBO (US, 1988-1990s) Smile of a Child (2009–2015), Amazon Prime (2017-present)
 
|TV-Y
 
|TV-Y
 
|Part of Japan's ''World Masterpiece Theater'', which adapted various beloved children's classics, ''Tales of Little Women'' is an animated adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic story of four sisters growing into little women set against the [[Civil War]], while skillfully expanding on the source material, including showing [[capitalism]] in a positive light, mainly in the form of Jo's boss Henry Murdoch, owner and publisher of ''The Newcord Times'' (who hires former runaway slave John Marty), as well as being as pro-family as its source material.
 
|Part of Japan's ''World Masterpiece Theater'', which adapted various beloved children's classics, ''Tales of Little Women'' is an animated adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic story of four sisters growing into little women set against the [[Civil War]], while skillfully expanding on the source material, including showing [[capitalism]] in a positive light, mainly in the form of Jo's boss Henry Murdoch, owner and publisher of ''The Newcord Times'' (who hires former runaway slave John Marty), as well as being as pro-family as its source material.
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|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)''
 
|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)''
 
|1987-1996
 
|1987-1996
−
|First-run syndication (1987-1989), CBS (1990-1996)
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|First-run syndication (1987–1989), CBS (1990–1996)
 
|NR
 
|NR
 
|Loosely based on the comic book series of the same name by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.  Four anthropomorphic turtles, guided by their Master and father figure Splinter, an anthropomorphic rat who was formerly human (as depicted in the show's opening montage), and assisted by their friend, Channel 6 news reporter April O'Neil, fight to protect New York City from the evil forces of Shredder and Krang, in addition to other villains and criminals.  The series contains pro-family themes as the turtles are brothers and their mentor Splinter acts as a surrogate father, whom the turtles treat with great respect.  
 
|Loosely based on the comic book series of the same name by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.  Four anthropomorphic turtles, guided by their Master and father figure Splinter, an anthropomorphic rat who was formerly human (as depicted in the show's opening montage), and assisted by their friend, Channel 6 news reporter April O'Neil, fight to protect New York City from the evil forces of Shredder and Krang, in addition to other villains and criminals.  The series contains pro-family themes as the turtles are brothers and their mentor Splinter acts as a surrogate father, whom the turtles treat with great respect.  
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|CBS
 
|CBS
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
−
|In this animated adaptation of the children's book by [[Dr. Seuss]] of the same name, the Grinch starts out being nihilistic and hating Christmas, but ends up knowing that Christmas is about more than just gifts and ends up giving all of the presents he stole back. This can additionally be seen as showing the importance of redemption as well as the unimportance of materialism. In addition, the special adds in a scene where the newly-reformed Grinch alongside his dog attempts to rush to retrieve the sled before it falls off the cliff, nearly getting killed in the process.
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|In this animated adaptation of the children's book by [[Dr. Seuss]] of the same name, the Grinch starts out being nihilistic and hating Christmas, but ends up knowing that Christmas is about more than just gifts and ends up giving all of the presents he stole back. This can additionally be seen as showing the importance of redemption as well as the unimportance of materialism. In addition, the special adds in a scene where the newly reformed Grinch alongside his dog attempts to rush to retrieve the sled before it falls off the cliff, nearly getting killed in the process.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''The Mayflower Voyagers''
 
|''The Mayflower Voyagers''
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|''Parenthood''
 
|''Parenthood''
 
|2010-2015
 
|2010-2015
−
|[[NBC]] <small>(seasons 1-6)</small>
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|[[NBC]] <small>(seasons 1–6)</small>
 
|PG
 
|PG
−
|Four children deal with family problems and parenting. The season potrays discipline as positive, as the parents learn that a lack of discipline creates rebellious teenagers. Abortion is seen as abnormal. The only unplanned pregnancy that ends in abortion is shown to have devestating effects on the mother. The rest of the children are either adopted or raised by the parents.
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|Four children deal with family problems and parenting. The season portrays discipline as positive, as the parents learn that a lack of discipline creates rebellious teenagers. Abortion is seen as abnormal. The only unplanned pregnancy that ends in abortion is shown to have devastating effects on the mother. The rest of the children are either adopted or raised by the parents.
    
That said, however, one episode had one of the characters learning how to issue an apology that can be taken as an implication that it's okay to fake apologies, with it not helping that the kid and his mother used as a basis Bill Clinton's "apology" during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
 
That said, however, one episode had one of the characters learning how to issue an apology that can be taken as an implication that it's okay to fake apologies, with it not helping that the kid and his mother used as a basis Bill Clinton's "apology" during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
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|-
 
|-
 
|''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''
 
|''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''
−
|2013-Present
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|2013–Present
 
|Fox
 
|Fox
 
|TV-14
 
|TV-14
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|CBS
 
|CBS
 
|
 
|
−
|Although created by liberal producer Dick Wolf and largely retreading the same left-wing themes that his prior shows ''Law & Order'' and ''Law & Order: SVU'' pushed (such as the first episode focusing on a white supremacist plot,<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/rebecca-downs/2018/09/26/fbi-dick-wolfs-new-show-premieres-old-liberal-terrorist-trope</ref> an episode called "Prey" repeating a false statistic about how sexual violence against females occurs 1/5th of the time four times,<ref name="New Dick Wolf Show Pushes 1/5 Women Rape myth, repeating it 4 times">https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/rebecca-downs/2018/10/10/new-dick-wolf-show-pushes-1-5-women-rape-myth-repeating-it-4</ref> and an episode called "Scorched Earth" infamously trying to promote a more feminist view on things while condemning males<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/rebecca-downs/2019/02/27/fbis-killer-misogyny-episode-laments-wall-streets-so-much</ref>), it also, similar to its predecessors, try to promote the law, and some episodes have a more conservative bent to them (such as the episode "A New Dawn", where it not only promotes free speech on college campuses, but also depicts the leftist elements of current college campuses in a very negative light as the one behind the murder of a guest speaker at the college was a far-Left professor who taught revolution at his classes, as well as Green Birds, which dealt with an Islamic terrorist, and the aforementioned episode "Prey", aside from having an implicit condemnation on abortion due to a raid uncovering a chair that was clearly meant for abortificants against the sex trafficked females, also has a slight condemnation on media-induced hysteria via Jubal Valentine's quip about how, despite dogs being more likely to attack humans than sharks, they have "shark week"<ref name="New Dick Wolf Show Pushes 1/5 Women Rape myth, repeating it 4 times" />.)
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|Although created by liberal producer Dick Wolf and largely retreading the same left-wing themes that his prior shows ''Law & Order'' and ''Law & Order: SVU'' pushed (such as the first episode focusing on a white supremacist plot,<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/rebecca-downs/2018/09/26/fbi-dick-wolfs-new-show-premieres-old-liberal-terrorist-trope</ref> an episode called "Prey" repeating a false statistic about how sexual violence against females occurs 1/5th of the time four times,<ref name="New Dick Wolf Show Pushes 1/5 Women Rape myth, repeating it 4 times">https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/rebecca-downs/2018/10/10/new-dick-wolf-show-pushes-1-5-women-rape-myth-repeating-it-4</ref> and an episode called "Scorched Earth" infamously trying to promote a more feminist view on things while condemning males<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/rebecca-downs/2019/02/27/fbis-killer-misogyny-episode-laments-wall-streets-so-much</ref>), it also, similar to its predecessors, try to promote the law, and some episodes have a more conservative bent to them (such as the episode "A New Dawn", where it not only promotes free speech on college campuses, but also depicts the leftist elements of current college campuses in a very negative light as the one behind the murder of a guest speaker at the college was a far-Left professor who taught revolution at his classes, as well as Green Birds, which dealt with an Islamic terrorist, and the aforementioned episode "Prey", aside from having an implicit condemnation on abortion due to a raid uncovering a chair that was clearly meant for abortificants against the sex trafficked females, also has a slight condemnation on media-induced hysteria via Jubal Valentine's quip about how, despite dogs being more likely to attack humans than sharks, they have "shark week".<ref name="New Dick Wolf Show Pushes 1/5 Women Rape myth, repeating it 4 times" />)
 
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|-
 
|''[[Friends]]''
 
|''[[Friends]]''
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|NBC
 
|NBC
 
|TV-PG
 
|TV-PG
−
|The sitcom is about six young adults living in New York City. It often promotes alcoholism and sex outside marriage. But on a conservative note, the show condemns smoking and drug usage, and somewhat a condemnation of the homosexual agenda, as Ross’s life was negatively affected by his wife being lesbian, as well as Chandler's childhood being effected by his dad becoming a transgender. On top of that two of the characters; Ross and Monica are brother and sister, which could also give the show a pro-family aspect.
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|The sitcom is about six young adults living in New York City. It often promotes alcoholism and sex outside marriage. But on a conservative note, the show condemns smoking and drug usage, and somewhat a condemnation of the homosexual agenda, as Ross's life was negatively affected by his wife being lesbian, as well as Chandler's childhood being effected by his dad becoming a transgender. On top of that two of the characters; Ross and Monica are brother and sister, which could also give the show a pro-family aspect.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''Fuller House''
 
|''Fuller House''
−
|2016-present
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|2016–present
 
|Netflix
 
|Netflix
 
|TV-G
 
|TV-G
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|BBC
 
|BBC
 
|TV-14
 
|TV-14
−
|Slightly more [[politically incorrect]] than its American counterpart, as well as featuring more overt satire of the [[homosexual agenda]]. However, there is a scene where the main character, David Brent compares himself to [[Jesus]], which could be considered [[blasphemy]], although this backfires on Brent as he is later fired. [[Ricky Gervais]], the show’s creator and an opponent of [[cancel culture]], has suggested due to [[political correctness]] it could not be made today.<ref> https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ricky-gervais-clarifies-comments-about-whether-the-office-would-be-cancelled-if-it-were-made-today-b1881541.html</ref>
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|Slightly more [[politically incorrect]] than its American counterpart, as well as featuring more overt satire of the [[homosexual agenda]]. However, there is a scene where the main character, David Brent compares himself to [[Jesus]], which could be considered [[blasphemy]], although this backfires on Brent as he is later fired. [[Ricky Gervais]], the show's creator and an opponent of [[cancel culture]], has suggested due to [[political correctness]] it could not be made today.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ricky-gervais-clarifies-comments-about-whether-the-office-would-be-cancelled-if-it-were-made-today-b1881541.html</ref>
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''  
 
|''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''  
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|''Pokémon''
 
|''Pokémon''
 
|1997-
 
|1997-
−
|TVTokyo (1997-present; Japan only); UPN-69 (1998-1999); Kids WB (1999-2007); Cartoon Network (2007-2016); Disney XD (2016-present)
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|TVTokyo (1997–present; Japan only); UPN-69 (1998–1999); Kids WB (1999–2007); Cartoon Network (2007–2016); Disney XD (2016-present)
 
|
 
|
 
|An anime adapted from a series of hugely popular trading cards and video games. The later seasons cut out the more conservative messages to promote more liberal agendas, including having the various female characters starting with May (most of whom are ten years old and thus still children) essentially act as sexual fanservice according to then-director Masamitsu Hidaka (and, at least in the case of the female leads of AG, DP, and XY, their goals of acting as Pokémon Coordinator and Showcase Trainer seemed to promote [[fashion industry values]]), as well as later on the story's refusal to allow Ash to win a league despite it being necessary to have him become a Pokémon Master (with the most infamous example of this being the Ash vs. Alain fight in the final round of the Kalos League, which had Ash losing against Alain despite the series, including the actual Japanese episode title for the battle in question, all but strongly implying the exact opposite), and eventually by Sun and Moon delaying having Ash resume his goal until nearly 40 episodes later, thus resulting in a more nihilistic view of Ash's goal. In fact, not counting Orange Islands, Ash wasn't able to win a League Conference until two decades after the show's premiere. In addition, a running gag since Hoenn and to some extent Johto has Brock constantly chasing women and trying to ask them out, depicting him as a womanizer in a more comedic light. Moreover, the concept of friendships that was strongly emphasized in prior seasons eventually got phased out due to them essentially dropping characters after each season with barely a reference to them.
 
|An anime adapted from a series of hugely popular trading cards and video games. The later seasons cut out the more conservative messages to promote more liberal agendas, including having the various female characters starting with May (most of whom are ten years old and thus still children) essentially act as sexual fanservice according to then-director Masamitsu Hidaka (and, at least in the case of the female leads of AG, DP, and XY, their goals of acting as Pokémon Coordinator and Showcase Trainer seemed to promote [[fashion industry values]]), as well as later on the story's refusal to allow Ash to win a league despite it being necessary to have him become a Pokémon Master (with the most infamous example of this being the Ash vs. Alain fight in the final round of the Kalos League, which had Ash losing against Alain despite the series, including the actual Japanese episode title for the battle in question, all but strongly implying the exact opposite), and eventually by Sun and Moon delaying having Ash resume his goal until nearly 40 episodes later, thus resulting in a more nihilistic view of Ash's goal. In fact, not counting Orange Islands, Ash wasn't able to win a League Conference until two decades after the show's premiere. In addition, a running gag since Hoenn and to some extent Johto has Brock constantly chasing women and trying to ask them out, depicting him as a womanizer in a more comedic light. Moreover, the concept of friendships that was strongly emphasized in prior seasons eventually got phased out due to them essentially dropping characters after each season with barely a reference to them.
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|Cartoon Network
 
|Cartoon Network
 
|TV-Y
 
|TV-Y
−
|On the one hand, the three titular superhero girls seem to be the only protagonists capable of fighting their city’s various supervillains, while the police, consisting mostly of men, are depicted as bumbling and oafish, making the girls feministic (It doesn’t help that one of the working names for the trio was the more profane ''Whoop*** Girls''). Moreover, innuendoes may be peppered throughout (and are more apparent in the 2016 reboot series, much to the chagrin of even the most devoted fans).
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|On the one hand, the three titular superhero girls seem to be the only protagonists capable of fighting their city's various supervillains, while the police, consisting mostly of men, are depicted as bumbling and oafish, making the girls feministic (It doesn't help that one of the working names for the trio was the more profane ''Whoop*** Girls''). Moreover, innuendoes may be peppered throughout (and are more apparent in the 2016 reboot series, much to the chagrin of even the most devoted fans).
    
On the other hand, as the girls were created by a scientist to be the “perfect little girls,” they could be more feminine rather than feminist. They try to fit into traditional gender roles despite their capabilities, Buttercup especially struggles with this, and they learn family values from the professor who made them and serves as a responsible, knowledgeable, benevolent father-figure and a voice of reason well-versed in various scientific disciplines. Plus, the recurring antagonist “Him” is an obvious reference to [[Satan]], which hints at support for Christianity; and the devilish fiend is an androgynous being who demonstrates some effeminate traits, which unsympathetically depicts and satirizes gender confusion and homosexual lifestyles, respectively. In addition, a villain of the week, "Femme Fatale", was meant to be a condemnation towards the feminist ideology. On occasion, such as in the episode ''Cop Out'', does show the girls working ''with'' police, in this episode's case, against corrupt officer Mike Brokowski, who blames them for his lazy habits that get him fired, actively trying to ''kill'' them. (fortunately for them, they are immune to acid).
 
On the other hand, as the girls were created by a scientist to be the “perfect little girls,” they could be more feminine rather than feminist. They try to fit into traditional gender roles despite their capabilities, Buttercup especially struggles with this, and they learn family values from the professor who made them and serves as a responsible, knowledgeable, benevolent father-figure and a voice of reason well-versed in various scientific disciplines. Plus, the recurring antagonist “Him” is an obvious reference to [[Satan]], which hints at support for Christianity; and the devilish fiend is an androgynous being who demonstrates some effeminate traits, which unsympathetically depicts and satirizes gender confusion and homosexual lifestyles, respectively. In addition, a villain of the week, "Femme Fatale", was meant to be a condemnation towards the feminist ideology. On occasion, such as in the episode ''Cop Out'', does show the girls working ''with'' police, in this episode's case, against corrupt officer Mike Brokowski, who blames them for his lazy habits that get him fired, actively trying to ''kill'' them. (fortunately for them, they are immune to acid).
 
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|-
 
|''[[Rick and Morty]]''
 
|''[[Rick and Morty]]''
−
|2013-Presdent
+
|2013-President
 
|Adult Swim
 
|Adult Swim
 
|TV-14
 
|TV-14
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|Fuji TV
 
|Fuji TV
 
|NR
 
|NR
−
|The series is (in)famous for its promotion of homosexuality with Kunzite/Zoicite and Uranus/Neptune (the former being changed to a heterosexual couple during the initial English localisation (Zoicite was changed to female due to having a slightly more feminine appearance) the latter relationship being altered during localization to them being "cousins", which despite the dubbing company omitting the kissing element, ends up implying that they were committing incest in the dub) and transgenderism with the Sailor Starlights. (it should be noted in the original manga, Kunzite and Zoicite were not romantically involved at all, having a more brotherly relationship, the original plan being that the four Shitennou to be romantically involved with the Inner Senshi, and the Sailor Starlights were simply female who disguised themselves as men as part of a plan to save their princess, the latter of which irritated creator Naoko Takeuchi slightly). On the other hand, it is also pro-family, as Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) has very loving and caring parents whom she loves very much, though they do understandably scold about her grades. Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) is also very close to her grandfather, often taking care of him due to his advanced age. Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury) admires her doctor mother and wishes to follow in her mother’s footsteps and is also very hurt by her parents being divorced and the fact she only hears from her artist father once a year. Also, when Usagi and Mamoru Chiba’s (Tuxedo Mask) future daughter Chibi-Usa is introduced, she is shown to be very close to her parents and present-day Usagi and Mamoru take care of her like a little sister.
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|The series is (in)famous for its promotion of homosexuality with Kunzite/Zoicite and Uranus/Neptune (the former being changed to a heterosexual couple during the initial English localisation (Zoicite was changed to female due to having a slightly more feminine appearance) the latter relationship being altered during localization to them being "cousins", which despite the dubbing company omitting the kissing element, ends up implying that they were committing incest in the dub) and transgenderism with the Sailor Starlights. (it should be noted in the original manga, Kunzite and Zoicite were not romantically involved at all, having a more brotherly relationship, the original plan being that the four Shitennou to be romantically involved with the Inner Senshi, and the Sailor Starlights were simply female who disguised themselves as men as part of a plan to save their princess, the latter of which irritated creator Naoko Takeuchi slightly). On the other hand, it is also pro-family, as Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) has very loving and caring parents whom she loves very much, though they do understandably scold about her grades. Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) is also very close to her grandfather, often taking care of him due to his advanced age. Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury) admires her doctor mother and wishes to follow in her mother's footsteps and is also very hurt by her parents being divorced and the fact she only hears from her artist father once a year. Also, when Usagi and Mamoru Chiba's (Tuxedo Mask) future daughter Chibi-Usa is introduced, she is shown to be very close to her parents and present-day Usagi and Mamoru take care of her like a little sister.
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The series also contains themes of unconditional love, friendship, mercy, and redemption. Usagi and Rei tend to bicker and get into cranky arguments, but they still really care about each other. The recurring Dark Kingdom Villain Nephrite disguises himself as a human named "Masato Sanjouin" and one of Usagi's friends, Naru, falls in love with him. Naru still loves him even after learning who he really is and eventually, he falls in love with her. Nephrite ultimately sacrifices his life by intercepting an attack that was meant for Naru. In the second season (Sailor Moon R) both sets of villains (The Makai Tree Aliens and the Black Moon Clan) have very distorted understandings of what love is. The Sailor Senshi teach them what real love is. With the Makai Tree Aliens, it’s that love is given, not taken. With the Black Moon Clan they show the Four Specter Sisters that love is unconditional after each of them feels the rejection of their superiors and loses hope. Eventually, all four sisters become good after Sailor Moon uses her crystal to purify them of their dark energy. In the Starlights season, the villainess of the previous arc, Queen Nehellenia, is redeemed by being shown unconditional love. Sailor Moon also helps redeem the arc's main villain Sailor Galaxia by helping to purge the influence of Chaos and returning her to the good person she used to be.
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The series also contains themes of unconditional love, friendship, mercy, and redemption. Usagi and Rei tend to bicker and get into cranky arguments, but they still really care about each other. The recurring Dark Kingdom Villain Nephrite disguises himself as a human named "Masato Sanjouin" and one of Usagi's friends, Naru, falls in love with him. Naru still loves him even after learning who he really is and eventually, he falls in love with her. Nephrite ultimately sacrifices his life by intercepting an attack that was meant for Naru. In the second season (Sailor Moon R) both sets of villains (The Makai Tree Aliens and the Black Moon Clan) have very distorted understandings of what love is. The Sailor Senshi teach them what real love is. With the Makai Tree Aliens, it's that love is given, not taken. With the Black Moon Clan they show the Four Specter Sisters that love is unconditional after each of them feels the rejection of their superiors and loses hope. Eventually, all four sisters become good after Sailor Moon uses her crystal to purify them of their dark energy. In the Starlights season, the villainess of the previous arc, Queen Nehellenia, is redeemed by being shown unconditional love. Sailor Moon also helps redeem the arc's main villain Sailor Galaxia by helping to purge the influence of Chaos and returning her to the good person she used to be.
    
There is a condemnation of the idea that positive ends justify negative means. In the S season, Sailors Uranus and Neptune believe it is necessary to sacrifice human lives to bring out the talismans from "pure heart" crystals. They also believe that it is necessary to kill Hotaru Tomoe to stop her Sailor form, Sailor Saturn, from destroying the world. Sailor Moon refuses to accept either premise no matter what, and in the end she is vindicated. The talismans were inside the outer Senshi all along and they didn't need to sacrifice their lives to bring them. Sailor Moon also succeeded in saving the world without killing Hotaru. In the Starlights season, everyone except Sailor Moon believes that it is necessary to kill Galaxia and Moon is the only one who has any faith that Galaxia can be restored to her old self.
 
There is a condemnation of the idea that positive ends justify negative means. In the S season, Sailors Uranus and Neptune believe it is necessary to sacrifice human lives to bring out the talismans from "pure heart" crystals. They also believe that it is necessary to kill Hotaru Tomoe to stop her Sailor form, Sailor Saturn, from destroying the world. Sailor Moon refuses to accept either premise no matter what, and in the end she is vindicated. The talismans were inside the outer Senshi all along and they didn't need to sacrifice their lives to bring them. Sailor Moon also succeeded in saving the world without killing Hotaru. In the Starlights season, everyone except Sailor Moon believes that it is necessary to kill Galaxia and Moon is the only one who has any faith that Galaxia can be restored to her old self.
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The series also goes against the messages of modern feminism in that it promotes traditional femininity and traditional female interests. Even the most Tomboyish Senshi, Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter) is shown to have feminine interests such as cooking, gardening and figure skating, admitting to Usagi she took up her hobbies to get by since her parents died when she was young and so she wouldn't be as intimidating, due to being the tallest girl in her class as well as rumors she got kicked out of her old school for fighting (these rumors weren't true, she simply moved to a new town). Usagi also desires to get married and have a family with her boyfriend Mamoru which they do in the future as evidenced by their daughter, Chibi-Usa. Although Mamoru is 4 years older than Usagi, he is a gentleman and doesn’t take advantage of her youth and inexperience. As Tuxedo Mask, he is very protective of Sailor Moon, and she is very appreciative of his protection (in contrast to a feminist who would refuse male help).
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The series also goes against the messages of modern feminism in that it promotes traditional femininity and traditional female interests. Even the most Tomboyish Senshi, Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter) is shown to have feminine interests such as cooking, gardening and figure skating, admitting to Usagi she took up her hobbies to get by since her parents died when she was young and so she wouldn't be as intimidating, due to being the tallest girl in her class as well as rumors she got kicked out of her old school for fighting (these rumors weren't true, she simply moved to a new town). Usagi also desires to get married and have a family with her boyfriend Mamoru which they do in the future as evidenced by their daughter, Chibi-Usa. Although Mamoru is 4 years older than Usagi, he is a gentleman and doesn't take advantage of her youth and inexperience. As Tuxedo Mask, he is very protective of Sailor Moon, and she is very appreciative of his protection (in contrast to a feminist who would refuse male help).
 
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|One of the most influential cartoons of the 21st century, centered on an energetic, anthropomorphic sea sponge (who more nearly resembles a kitchen sponge) and a diverse cast of his underwater friends, is decidedly one of the most politically ambiguous.  
 
|One of the most influential cartoons of the 21st century, centered on an energetic, anthropomorphic sea sponge (who more nearly resembles a kitchen sponge) and a diverse cast of his underwater friends, is decidedly one of the most politically ambiguous.  
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On the one hand, the series suggests that capitalists are inherently malign or simply obsessed with money, as the main character’s crustacean employer, the fast food restaurateur Mr. Krabs, is inclined to put money before others’ interests, sometimes at the expense of others’ well-being. In addition, SpongeBob and his dimwitted seastar best friend Patrick Star have a habit of annoying Squidward Tentacles, a grouchy octopus who lives between them, and tend to not face comeuppance for their childish actions (though there are exceptions), which may teach that being annoying is “acceptable” adult behavior. Specific episodes have controversial overtones, too. For instance, “Rock-a-Bye Bivalve” is infamous for depicting SpongeBob and his dimwitted seastar best friend Patrick Star raising a baby scallop like a homosexual couple. Moreover, one of the series’ worst-received episodes, “One Coarse Meal,” tries to make bullying look humorous because it centers on Mr. Krabs driving his microscopic arch business rival Plankton to suicide by appealing to the copepod’s secret fear of whales, a fear not present in any other episode. Worst of all, there is a theory that each of the seven main characters is modeled after one of the Seven Deadly Sins:  
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On the one hand, the series suggests that capitalists are inherently malign or simply obsessed with money, as the main character's crustacean employer, the fast food restaurateur Mr. Krabs, is inclined to put money before others’ interests, sometimes at the expense of others’ well-being. In addition, SpongeBob and his dimwitted seastar best friend Patrick Star have a habit of annoying Squidward Tentacles, a grouchy octopus who lives between them, and tend to not face comeuppance for their childish actions (though there are exceptions), which may teach that being annoying is “acceptable” adult behavior. Specific episodes have controversial overtones, too. For instance, “Rock-a-Bye Bivalve” is infamous for depicting SpongeBob and his dimwitted seastar best friend Patrick Star raising a baby scallop like a homosexual couple. Moreover, one of the series’ worst-received episodes, “One Coarse Meal,” tries to make bullying look humorous because it centers on Mr. Krabs driving his microscopic arch business rival Plankton to suicide by appealing to the copepod's secret fear of whales, a fear not present in any other episode. Worst of all, there is a theory that each of the seven main characters is modeled after one of the Seven Deadly Sins:  
 
Mr. Krabs is avarice for his love of money.
 
Mr. Krabs is avarice for his love of money.
 
Plankton is envy because he desires after that which Mr. Krabs has: a successful restaurant and the secret formula for Krabs’ signature sandwich, the Krabby Patty.
 
Plankton is envy because he desires after that which Mr. Krabs has: a successful restaurant and the secret formula for Krabs’ signature sandwich, the Krabby Patty.
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Sandy Cheeks the diving suit-clad squirrel is pride as she is immensely proud of her native Texas.
 
Sandy Cheeks the diving suit-clad squirrel is pride as she is immensely proud of her native Texas.
 
Patrick is sloth since he is often seen dormant.
 
Patrick is sloth since he is often seen dormant.
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Gary, SpongeBob’s pet sea snail, is gluttony because his character has little to do other than eat.
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Gary, SpongeBob's pet sea snail, is gluttony because his character has little to do other than eat.
 
SpongeBob is a strange variant on lust: though the character is said to be asexual, he seems to have “lust for life” because, depending on the writer(s), he can be too fixated on his job (or even on Squidward) at times.
 
SpongeBob is a strange variant on lust: though the character is said to be asexual, he seems to have “lust for life” because, depending on the writer(s), he can be too fixated on his job (or even on Squidward) at times.
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On the other hand, most episodes where SpongeBob works in his regular job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant teach young audiences to take pride in hard work and persistence as SpongeBob strives to make the most out of his rather ordinary vocation. Most episodes where Plankton appears draw a clear distinction between good and evil, showing the errors of stealing and conducting business through illegitimate means as Plankton’s schemes to outcompete Mr. Krabs, the more competent businessman, or steal his Krabby Patty recipe backfire. Lastly, depending on the writer(s), Krabs can serve as a surrogate father-figure to SpongeBob, teaching him to stay out of danger and not to act so impulsively as he usually does. In addition, one episode advocates against gun control and showing the fallacy against the premise,<ref>http://rightwingnews.com/meme/spongebob-destroys-liberal-thoughts-big-government-gun-control-meme/</ref> and another episode promotes self-sufficiency and mocks the welfare state.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2013/11/04/spongebob-mocks-welfare-state/</ref>
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On the other hand, most episodes where SpongeBob works in his regular job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant teach young audiences to take pride in hard work and persistence as SpongeBob strives to make the most out of his rather ordinary vocation. Most episodes where Plankton appears draw a clear distinction between good and evil, showing the errors of stealing and conducting business through illegitimate means as Plankton's schemes to outcompete Mr. Krabs, the more competent businessman, or steal his Krabby Patty recipe backfire. Lastly, depending on the writer(s), Krabs can serve as a surrogate father-figure to SpongeBob, teaching him to stay out of danger and not to act so impulsively as he usually does. In addition, one episode advocates against gun control and showing the fallacy against the premise,<ref>http://rightwingnews.com/meme/spongebob-destroys-liberal-thoughts-big-government-gun-control-meme/</ref> and another episode promotes self-sufficiency and mocks the welfare state.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2013/11/04/spongebob-mocks-welfare-state/</ref>
 
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|''Squirrel and Hedgehog''
 
|''Squirrel and Hedgehog''
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