My favorite PBS shows in the 1970s (when I did a lot of my growing up)were "Sesame Street", "Electric Company", "Zoom", and "Villa Alegre". But I don't think they aired "Villa Alegre" in Alabama. I mentioned "Villa Alegra" to a co-worker of mine(who was close to my age) and she had no idea what I was talking about. The chief reason I liked "Villa Alegre" was because it depicted another culture. My favorite characters were Dona Luz, Lalo, El Capitan, and El Vendador. El Vendador was my favorite, with Lalo a close second. I have very many fond memories about "Villa Alegre". The song "Foods are very great in their natural state, but the foods that come from them are equally as great" comes immediately to mind.
Review of Villa Alegre
