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What
were some of your favorite Saturday morning rituals when you
were growing up? Some dreamed of a chance to be in the
“Peanut Gallery” of
Howdy Doody. Some begged their parents for a dog
just like Lassie. Many wore cowboy hats to watch
The Roy Rogers Show.
In the 1950s, television was new and exciting, full of
imaginative shows for children. Looking back, these shows
had a significant impact on the children of the first TV
generation and helped to shape the medium as it increasingly
became a part of our culture.
On
May 6, 2008,
Shout! Factory will bring a sumptuous collection of the best
kids’ TV programs from the infancy of the genre to every
home through the DVD release of
Hiya,
Kids!! A ‘50s Saturday Morning. The 4-DVD box
set is packed with 21 complete episodes culled from some of
America’s iconic television classics, including
Kukla, Fran And Ollie,
Howdy Doody,
Lassie,
Annie Oakley,
Flash Gordon,
Time for Beany,
The Paul Winchell Show,
The Roy Rogers Show,
Captain Z-RO,
The Rootie Kazootie Club,
Winky Dink And You,
Super Circus,
Andy’s Gang,
The Cisco Kid,
Sky King,
The Magic Clown,
Kids And Company,
Junvenile Jury,
The Pinky Lee Show,
and Sheena, Queen of the
Jungle. Each DVD from
Hiya, Kids!! is
designed like a Saturday morning programming block from the
era, with shows for the very young first on the menu. As
the older siblings “wake up,” the programs become more and
more “sophisticated.
Streaming clip from HIYA, KIDS!! A ‘50s SATURDAY MORNING:
Quicktime
http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/hiya_kids/Hiya_Kids-Trailer384K_sf.mov
Windows
Media
http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/hiya_kids/trailer.asx
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