Dogpatch USA was a small park that opened in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas, in 1968. It was somewhat controversial, themed on Al Capp’s hick-billy Li’l Abner comic strip. But Al died not too long afterward, the theme quickly faded away, and the park sputtered
Dogpatch USA: The park you probably never heard of
From Imagineering an American Dreamscape
With the turmoil of the 1960s nearly inescapable in the daily news, Americans sought refuge in a steady stream of rural, down-home television shows. Feel-good fodder such as Hee Haw, Mayberry RFD, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, and The Real McCoys were set in simpler times and places, reminding