What movies and television shows have made the most impact on society?

Cant believe no one`s mentioned reefer madness... (terrified a generation into criminalizing weed)

Before the movie `Saw` the phrase `torture porn` didn`t exist

 

what about the Matrix? it has a huge cult following.. more so the first one, than the trilogy.. What if all this isnt real>..

 

God, if that is true we're in trouble

 

Star Wars

 

How about the Bill and Hillary show? It was very entertaining for a few years.

 

married with children.. :love:

 

The Ed Sullivan show

 

Negative impact has been reality type shows.

 

god yes

 

I think The Honeymooners has had one of the biggest impacts imaginable. I mean, The Flintstones, Family Guy, The Simpsons, etc. They're all borrowing from the "portly bumbling heart-of-gold husband with a wife way out of his league that ends up in hilarious situations" blueprint that The Honeymooners did. Hell, they even have the hapless goofy best friend thing down too.

 

The 1950s Leave it to Beaver
The 1960s R&M Laugh-in
The 1970s All In The Family
The 1980s The Cosby Show
The 1990s The X-Files



Hotwater

 

I agree on MTV. You got to see your favorite rockers lip sync.
Music videos changed how we interpret songs. The video may be totally different than what you imaged the song to mean.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxkMy9JvXI"]YouTube - Happy Days Intro Early/Mid Seasons

 

Seinfeld

But I think we all knew I would say that. But still, most of the time if you make a Seinfeld reference, everyone in the room will get it. That's pretty amazing.