Terrytoons – The Viacom Years
CBS had allowed 20th Century-Fox to distribute Terrytoons’ new cartoons to theaters, but Viacom dealt strictly with television syndication. Then Viacom acquired the studio.
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Segregation and the Selling of “Deputy Dawg”
Terrytoons’ Deputy Dawg aired on television during the last years of legal segregation in the early 1960s, and Jim Crow in the South significantly shaped the program.
Lost Saturday Mornings: “Little Muppet Monsters” (1985)
Almost everyone my age remembers the Saturday morning cartoon, Muppet Babies. But next to no-one remembers its one-time sister program, Little Muppet Monsters. Here’s a look at this forgotten Henson series.
Christmas in Advertising Land
Advertising does not slow down during the holiday season. On the contrary. Just ask your postman. He’s the one who has to deliver all those catalogues and flyers with all…
