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Essay Archive - A Zipper for Pee-Wee Herman
A Zipper for Pee-Wee Herman
Leaders in childrens television are and always have been concerned about
what programs actually make it on the air. Most early programming for children
of school age in the 1950's was the western program. Another type was the
science-fiction thriller which tended to be based on hero's from the radio,
comics, and films. However, a favorite of the youngest audience was the
children's equivalent of the variety show. This usually contained circus,
puppet, and/or animal segments. "Super Circus", which aired in 1949, consisted
of music, circus acts, animals, and of course, clowns.
In 1952, yet a....
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