TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time

Yes. The list is six years old. But I didn’t know about it until NPR did a story over the weekend that referenced the list. Also with the passing of Bettie Page on Thursday, I wanted to do something light and frivolous.  Let’s see, can’t argue with that Top 5. 1. Bugs Bunny 2. Homer [...]

Nov 262008
 
E/I Programming - One to Grow On

You wouldn’t know it from scanning your TV Guide, but the FCC mandates that local televisions stations air three hours a week of what is called E/I programming.  The E/I stands for Educational and Informational programming.  The E/I mandate stems from the Children’s Television Act of 1990.  Congress figured that if broadcasters were using publicly [...]

 
Cigarettes, Seduction, and The Flintstones

Cigarettes seem to be in the news again, NPR is doing a three part story this week. So now I have a good reason to post this old ad I found.  Now put aside the horrors of lung cancer and emphysema —yes they are real and then try to take the ad at face value. [...]

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