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67The Bloodlines of Music Videos
When MTV debuted on August 21, 1981, at 12:01 a.m. EST, it was not overwhelmed with public responses--nor did it expect to be. Only 30% of its commercial time had been sold, and the cable infrastructure had...
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67Kids TV: Masters of Their Universe
Once upon a time, parents lovingly supervised their children's TV viewing--which was limited to three major network stations, all of whom deleted violence from their cartoons. These networks lowered the number...
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67TV Ads and Trivia . . . Or is That an Oxymoron?
Television is a lot older than you might imagine: As long ago as February 11, 1937, Connie Mack was interviewed to demonstrate the potential of television. (Mack was the manager and owner of baseball's...
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66Astro Boy: Manga for Boomers
Boomers remember Astro Boy! WPIX in New York debuted the cartoon in September 1963, the first Japanese animated show broadcast in the US. Of the 193 episodes produced in Japan, about half made it to US TV...
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77Transformers: Toys and TV Show History
In 1984, children across America discovered the Transformers. The toys, starting with Autobots (which turned from cars into robots) came from the Japanese manufacturer Takara, courtesy of Hasbro. But as we all...
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63Roots: Thirty Years of Rediscovering History
One TV show reached 130 million Americans during a week's broadcast, in January 1977. That's 70% of the country! No fictionalized drama, before or since, garnered such an audience.** The success of Roots was...
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