It's a Man's World (1962–1963)
10/10
A profound impression for something that only lasted for a season
26 June 2006
I recall watching this show in the summer. I would have been 10 or eleven years old. It made a profound impression on me that has lasted to this day, although I can only remember a few specifics. I remember one of the characters--the comic/goofy one feeling very negative about himself and reciting a version of the poem from Winne the Pooh that has the line "But what did he do...?" I also remember someone's essay or school assignment being spread all over the ground due to some kind of dispute, and then, slowly, people in the town all helping to pick up the sheets. It seemed like a great moment of unspoken reconciliation.

Overall it dealt with the subtleties and nuances of everyday fears and doubts and the small ways in which they can be temporarily overcome. The title sounds sexist today, but in an important way it dealt with male vulnerability--the opposite of macho bravado.

I'd love to see it again if it was ever available.
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