Today's Special (1982) | How Woke Is It?

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Today's Special1982

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What We Think

'Today's Special' is about as non-woke as it gets. The show is an innocent slice of '80s children’s television that avoids anything resembling modern ideological messaging. If anything, it’s a throwback to a simpler storytelling era.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

'Today's Special' is a lighthearted children's show focused on storytelling and simple moral lessons. Characters are developed around their personalities and roles within the department store, rather than being defined by modern identity markers. There’s no forced representation or ideological focus overriding the story.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show reflects its era’s benign values, portraying family, friendship, and personal growth in straightforward, traditional ways. It doesn’t subvert gender roles or attack cultural and religious values. The morality on display is gentle and universal.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There is no significant evidence of ideological monoculture. Dissenting worldviews aren’t villainized, because the show isn’t interested in political or ideological themes at all. It’s simply about store adventures and learning.

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