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Westerns Ranked by How They Actually Play on Family Night

Twelve of the best, ordered by whether an eleven-year-old stays in the room, with the content concerns named up front.

The Lone Ranger Never Shot to Kill, and That Was the Point

221 episodes, a masked man with silver bullets, and a set of writing rules that would get laughed out of a modern pitch meeting.

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Don't Start Classic Family Shows at Episode One

The pilots are the weakest part of almost every great old show. Nine classics, the episode to open with, and what to flag before the kids sit down.

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Bonanza Still Teaches Fathers How to Raise Sons

Fourteen seasons, 431 episodes, a widower with three boys, and a code worth stealing. Where to start, and what to know before the kids sit down.

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Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Is Better Than You Remember

Six seasons of frontier medicine, a three-year courtship and a town worth caring about, plus the content concerns nobody warns you about.

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What The Waltons Still Gets Right About Fathers and Work

Nine seasons, a failing sawmill and a bedtime sign-off that became a national catchphrase. It holds up better than it has any right to.

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Andy Taylor and the Mayberry Kind of Man

Eight seasons, 249 episodes, and a sheriff who never had to raise his voice. Start with "Man in a Hurry" and watch your kids go quiet.

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Walker Texas Ranger Still Knows What a Good Man Looks Like

The fights are telegraphed, the bad guys attack one at a time, and the show still gets more right about courage than most of what's on now.

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Little House on the Prairie Still Holds Up Fifty Years On

Nine seasons, 204 episodes, and one of the best fathers ever put on television. What to watch first, what to skip, and where the show gets soft.

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Wayne, Cooper and Stewart Still Teach Manhood Better Than Anyone

Three actors, three models of being a man, and the films to start with — including the content you'll want to know about first.

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Sports Movies Where the Game Is the Least Interesting Part

The scoreboard is a lie. These films are about what a man does when nobody's clapping, plus the content concerns before you press play.

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Band of Brothers Still Sets the Bar for War on Television

Twenty-plus years on, nothing has topped it. But eight other series come close, and here's exactly what's in each one before you press play.

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The Greatest Westerns Ever Made, From Shane to Lonesome Dove

A ranked canon with the content concerns named plainly, plus the case for why a 1953 movie about a homesteader still beats all comers.

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TV Shows You'll Actually Like With the Kids in the Room

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The Fifty Best Manly Movies Ever Made

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The Old Action Movies That Still Work on a Modern Screen

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