{"product_id":"hi-there-boys-and-girls-americas-local-childrens-tv-shows-paperback-1","title":"Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Shows - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Hollis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever 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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Hollis\u003c\/b\u003e has published twenty-four books on pop culture history. For more than thirty years he has maintained a museum of cartoon-related merchandise in Dora, Alabama. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDixie before Disney: 100 Years of Roadside Fun\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFlorida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHi There, Boys and Girls! America's Local Children's TV Programs\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAin't That a Knee-Slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eToons in Toyland: The Story of Cartoon Character Merchandise\u003c\/i\u003e; and, with Greg Ehrbar, \u003ci\u003eMouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 11.22 x 7.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577189384413,"sku":"9781578063963","price":97.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/5hU84hH0YZ9781578063963_114b25d8-c1df-4492-83ed-4938c0761198.webp?v=1773475842","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/hi-there-boys-and-girls-americas-local-childrens-tv-shows-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}