Back in the late 1950s and early '60s, American TV had a lot of time to fill. In the years before syndication, when TV was still a black-and-white medium, local stations had few programming options. They didn't have big budgets to create original shows, yet they still had to put something original on the air to connect with regional viewers and attract …
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