▁culture , ▁with ▁the ▁comp licity ▁( and , ▁by ▁inference , ▁example ▁and ▁encourag ement ) ▁of ▁the ▁adult ▁population , ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁cli que - rid den , ▁status - orient ed , ▁hyper comp et itive , ▁hyp oc rit ical , ▁pre jud iced , ▁and ▁material istic . ▁In ▁stark ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁popular ▁view ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁that ▁young ▁people ▁were ▁reb elling ▁against ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁their ▁parents , ▁the ▁program ▁dep icted ▁the ▁Web ster ▁Gro ves ▁te en agers ▁as ▁un im agin ative ▁and ▁conform ist . ▁ ▁One ▁six teen - year - old ▁girl , ▁for ▁example , ▁decl ares ▁that ▁her ▁dream ▁is ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁down ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁one ▁she ▁lives ▁in ▁now . ▁ ▁That ▁interview , ▁and ▁others ▁with ▁a ▁cross ▁section ▁of ▁six teen - year - olds ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁including ▁minor ities ▁and ▁exchange ▁students , ▁and ▁cons ens ual ▁film ing ▁of ▁their ▁normal ▁activities , ▁both ▁in ▁school ▁and ▁at ▁recre ation , ▁provided ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ret ros pective ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper ▁River front ▁Times ▁indicated ▁that , ▁after ▁the ▁document ary ▁a ired , ▁many ▁the ▁town ' s ▁citizens ▁felt ▁that ▁their ▁community ▁had ▁been ▁unf air ly ▁port rayed . ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁the ▁document ary ▁showed ▁students ▁running ▁away ▁from ▁school ▁in