{"product_id":"9781604738193","title":"Hi There, Boys and Girls! America's Local Children's TV Programs","description":"\u003cp\u003e Whatever happened to Bozo the Clown, to Aunt Norma, to Solomon C. Whiskers, those television celebrities who hammed it up between cartoons and contests during local kids' shows? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHi There, Boys and Girls! America's Local Children's TV Programs\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Hollis tracks down the story of every known local children's TV show from markets across the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There have been many books about children's television on the networks, and such shows as \u003ci\u003eCaptain Kangaroo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHowdy Doody\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e are legends in broadcasting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e However, the local branch of children's programming has received much less attention. For every performer on the scale of a Captain Kangaroo or a Buffalo Bob, there were five or six local personalities who were just as beloved by their viewers--and sometimes even more so--since these local stars could be counted on for appearances at stores, children's hospitals, and shopping centers, where kids could meet them face-to-face. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anyone over the age of thirty who grew up with a TV set will remember at least one or two of these productions. Whether it was hosted by a cowboy character, a clown such as the one on the many-franchised Bozo shows, a policeman, a sea captain who showed Popeye cartoons, or one of the gentle and lovely ladies who presided over \u003ci\u003eRomper Room\u003c\/i\u003e, these hometown stars were some of the Baby Boomers' first friends. Although children loved them, these hard-working performers garnered less respect from the rest of the TV industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eHi There, Boys and Girls!\u003c\/i\u003e includes a capsule history of this programming from the earliest days of radio to the early 1970s, when a combination of social changes and broadcast regulations sent most of the hosts into retirement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Walt Disney once observed that while there is very little adult in a child, there is a lot of child in every adult. This book will bring back a flood of long-submerged memories for anyone who was a child during this golden era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tim Hollis lives in Birmingham, Alabama. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eDixie Before Disney: 100 Years of Roadside Fun\u003c\/i\u003e (University Press of Mississippi) and \u003ci\u003eCousin Cliff: 40 Magical Years in Television\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158889939184,"sku":"9781604738193","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781604738193_p0.jpg?v=1763826957","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781604738193","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}