we ll have you crying uncle, unable to resist walking along to the 60s tv theme music. you can name that tune. in an instant. whether you lived through these shows or saw them in reruns, they need no introduction. i m mr. ed. a horse is a horse of course, of course the thing about 60s tv themes, they re kind of cultural touch stones. reporter: john burlinggame should know, he ended up writing a book on the subject. when it comes to tv writing, the 60s were a bonanza, escapists catchy tunes, designed to divert
that s what this poll shows. we are becoming escapists it is easier to talk about people who have to make decisions other than what spript to do. i don t think anybody on this poll could name the supreme court justices. what you are saying is escapist is a polite word for stupid? that was besmirc he d. it would be interesting. mike, i will give you an opportunity to to redeem myself. a salient-point. a salient pot. americans are just idiots. what does it mean if you trust tom hanks. if he comes up to you and says
the wolves. and as you know, this is no world for escapists. moral? run. don t walk. to the nearest desert island. the rabbits who caused all the trouble, by james thurber. and now to lighten the mood a little bit, from the same work, the unicorn in the garden, by james thurber. once upon a sunny morning, a man who sat in a breakfast nook looked up from his scrambled eggs to see a white unicorn with a golden horn, quietly cropping the roses in the garden. the man went up to the bedroom where his wife was still asleep and woke her. there s a unicorn in the garden, he said, eating roses. she opened ununfriendly eye and looked at him, the unicorn is a mythical beefast, she said, and turned her back on him. he walked slowly down stairs and
saying, you must stay where you are and be brave. this is no world for escapists. if the rules attack, you we will come to your aid. in all probability. so the rabbits continued to live near the wolves and one day there was a terrible flood, which drowned a great many wolves. this was blamed on the rabbits, for it is well known that carrot anybodyleers with long ears cause floods. they were imprisoned in a dark cave for their own protection. when nothing was heard about the rabbits for some weeks, the other animals demanded to know what had happened to them. the wolves replied the rabbits had been eaten, and since they had been eaten, the affair was a purely internal matter. but the other animals warned that they might possibly unite against the wolves unless some reason was given for the destruction of the rabbits. so the wolves gave them one. they were trying to escape, said