Perry Mason!

Yes, I watch it semi-regularly on MeTV. Lately I've noticed, as this is my second "go-round" with the entire nine years, and I always miss a few, that the show truly reflected the times, more so than most. This is mostly due to its lasting to long, from deep in the Eisenhower years into the LBJ Vietnam war era, though the latter never fully surfaced on the show,--no Dragnet-like stoned and tripping teens--but it moved from the smooth singers and cocktail lounge music of the Fifties through folk music, to rock and roll. The art world changed, too, starting out with the likes of George Macready, moving more toward Victor Buono's beantick guy as the years went by. The hairstyles changed, too, more noticeable on women than on men; and hats and gloves became less common on women after 1960. Another favorite of mine from more or less the same period, The Twilight Zone, while reflected its time (1959-64) accurately enough, feels more "of a piece". Same with Route 66. But Perry Mason was different. It really captured many different moods, moments and fads in the America of its day.