Hottest Christmas Toys 1952 – 1983: A Look Back
Before 1950, what children wanted for Christmas was determined primarily by what they saw on the store shelves or what was made for them by relatives. But the advent of television in the 1950s changed...
View ArticleMusical TV Christmas Specials – From the Greatest to the Weirdest
Christmas, people often complain, has lost its meaning, it’s all about the dough-re-mi now. How did we get to this point? Television, of course! All the flash and glitter from decades of snow flocked...
View ArticleWas Amos ‘n’ Andy Racist? (And why hasn’t it been broadcast on cable or...
In 1966 CBS pulled one of their most popular syndicated programs, ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy,’ and the masters have remained under lock and key ever since. That is if they still exist at all. Was Amos ‘n’ Andy...
View ArticleDepression Era Christmas Cartoons – First Appearance of Rudolph!
We all love the classic Holiday animated specials. ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ warms the heart, Rudolph invites us to dream of a white Christmas, while the Heat Miser and Snow Miser reminds us of the...
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