Picket Fences
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The Emmy winning television series Picket Fences ran from 1992 to 1996 on the CBS television network in the United States. Created by David E. Kelley, the show starred Tom Skeritt, Kathy Baker, Don Cheadle, Holly Marie Combs, Justin Shenkarow, Adam Wylie, Lauren Holly, Costas Mandylor, Fyvush Finkel, and Ray Walston.
Picket Fences followed the lives of the residents of the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, where weird things happened, including cows giving birth to human babies, a spate of people turning up dead in freezers, transgender teachers, and a revolving door of mayors who never lasted very long (including one who spontaneously combusted)
Struggling to maintain order in this Twin Peaks-esque environment is Sheriff Jimmy Brock. Married to the town doctor, Jill, they are attempting to bring up their three kids Kimberly, Matthew and Zachary against the odds. Picket Fences, like many shows of its era, frequently dealt directly with difficult subject matter, including abortion, homosexuality (and homosexual adoption), belief in God, medical ethics, spontaneous human combustion and constitutional rights.
The show sometimes struggled to maintain a stable prime-time audience, and had wildly fluctuating ratings. It won fifteen Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe in its four-year run. There is a substantial following for the show, even nearly ten years later, and is popular as reruns in western Europe, especially in France, Germany, and Denmark.