Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m 23, and my dad watched a lot of Andy Griffith when I was a kid. We still watch it together sometimes. Anyway, it feels like people mention shows like I Love Lucy or the Dick Van Dyke show significantly more than Andy Griffith. I don’t know. Most people my age just aren’t familiar with Andy Griffith in the same way they are with other super popular media from the 60s, and I live in North Carolina. YouTube video essays about Andy Griffith don’t get very many views compared to what you might expect. I don’t know if there’s an easily explainable reason for it of course, not everything has some magic explanation behind it. Like I said though, I could be wrong.
Edit: this thread has got me wondering if currently popular shows will be just as irrelevant to the younger adults of 60 years from now. My instinct would be to say yes, except for the way TV shows have changed: the most popular shows aren’t sitcoms anymore, they’re dramas (with good comedy) like breaking bad. Considering how young people today are obsessed with a show that aired when they were toddlers, I’d have to imagine it will have more longevity. Maybe I’ll make another post abt that because it interests me