Ironside
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: medium
Audience Score
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The Verdict
*Ironside* (1967) is a classic crime procedural about a wheelchair-using detective consultant and his team. It contains no identity messaging — its inclusion of a Black team member was simply progressive casting for its time, presented naturally within the story. Essentially clean on every axis.
What the AI Flagged
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Identity Swaps
Original 1967 series with original characters; no established characters swapped.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
Male-led ensemble with a competent policewoman; no demotion of men as a message.
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
No LGBTQ+ content in this era-typical crime drama.
DEI Casting
A Black ex-con character (Mark Sanger) joins the team, which was progressive for 1967 but presented organically, not as a checkbox.
- Ex-con Mark Sanger employed and later a full team member
Preachiness
Standard procedural focused on solving cases, not sermonizing.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
No anti-masculine or anti-Western framing; a traditional crime drama.
Source Betrayal
Original property with no source material to betray.
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Cast & Crew
Raymond Burr
Robert Ironside
Don Galloway
Ed Brown
Don Mitchell
Mark Sanger
Barbara Anderson
Eve Whitfield
Elizabeth Baur
Fran Belding
Cy Chermak (Executive Producer)
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