perhaps best exemplified by the smothers brothers. okay. all of guys in vietnam, come on home. the times were changing so quickly in the 60s. and we didn t change them. we just reflected them. what are you doing? i m getting ready to go to college. that s from tonight s premier episode of the ten-part cnn series the sixties. let s bring in the one and only ben stein. he worked for 1968 richard nixon s campaign. he served as a writer and actor and if you don t remember the 1960s, you may know him best for this scene. bueller, bueller, bueller that s of course, from ferris bueller s day off.
the 1960s were certainly a fascinating time. our government is asking us to refrain from traveling to foreign lands. okay. all you guys in vietnam, come on home. the times were changing so quickly in the 60s. and we didn t change them. we just reflected them. i can t hear you. what are you doing? i m getting ready to go college. cbs gave the smuthers brothers that show because they were clean cut folk satirists. you lower your voice. mom liked you best. dick smuthers will be a guest. be sure to watch or set your dvr
we as dieters can say this, look, i like diet soda. i m going to keep drinking it and see how i do if i keep dieting and exercising. empower yourself to be your own study subject. you don t have to listen to the beverage industry. do it yourself and see what works best for you. i have my vices, but i tell you, i went cold turkey on any kind of soda some time ago. i felt it kind of made me nuts. elizabeth cohen, thank you so much for that. this is something really exciting here at cnn. coming up this thursday, 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific, make sure you tune in to the ten-part series called the sixties. it s a look at pop culture that changed the world. each episode is executive produced by tom hanks and gary guessman. here s a preview. our government is asking us as citizens to refrain from traveling to foreign lands. okay. all you guys in vietnam, come on
announce yet. wolf? jim sciutto on the ground in kiev, thank you for that report. i want to share with you an important programming note. thursday night, 9:00 p.m. eastern and 6:00 p.m. pacific, don t miss the sixties. that s literally changed the world. smothers brothers with clean cut and satire every time they appeared in america s living rooms. they have been asked to refrain from traveling to foreign lands. okay. all of you in vietnam, come on home. the times were changing so quickly in the 60s and we didn t change them. we just reflected them. what are you doing? getting ready to go to college. cbs gave the smothers
for big bucks at auction. a joy stick from the moon land went for more than $600,000. and a device to actually help astronauts see. i wish i could tell you more specifically what that means. it sold for $100,000. apollo 15 became the fourth mission to land on the moon more than 30 years ago. so, next week we re taking you back into time with a new series from executive producers tom hanks and gary getzman. the 60s. it s the decade that changed the world. the cold war, free love, civil rights. it reshaped american lives in ways it still affects us today. remember the smothers brothers? our government is asking us as citizens to refrain from traveling to foreign lands. okay, all you guys in vietnam, come on home. the times were changing so