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Maverick
I caught an episode of Maverick today that poked fun at religion. The basic story had Brett caught in a feud between two families a la Romeo and Juliet. The patriarch of one family did everything by the book (Bible). Eye for an eye and all that.
The two families were always shooting at each other. They did make an exception. No killing on the Sabbath.
On Sunday, both families went to church, and here's where the show delivered the best laugh.
They took up their hymn books and began singing. It was a terrible performance. The pastor looked at his flock with a queasy expression.
What gets me is that they stuck this scene in. It does nothing to advance the story. It's just a bit of snark at the expense of the righteous. On fifties TV.