When it comes to 1950s TV sitcoms, if you caught them in reruns, you undoubtedly look at them as examples of classic TV. And if you were there the first time around, then… it's just TV. But in either ...

Recently, I discovered some reruns that my grandson and I have been enjoying. I discovered a channel that runs “The Lone Ranger” and “Roy Rogers” in the mid-afternoon slot. Those shows were a staple ...

The classic 1950s living room was more than a place to sit, it was a carefully arranged stage for family life, television ...

Remember begging your parents for a pair of Mickey Mouse ears? Before “branding” became a buzzword, Walt Disney quietly taught America how to fall in love with an idea. When The Mickey Mouse Club ...

Television and political culture after World War Two -- Sponsors and citizens -- The politics of wooden acting -- The ends of the middlebrow -- Liberal media -- Labor goes public Summary This is the ...

Seeing a modern flat-screen television on display reminded me of our family’s first TV set. Daddy bought a secondhand GE table model, with a 10-inch screen, in 1951. What a marvel of modern electronic ...

In the days before Dick Van Dyke became a fixture of American pop culture- and before Bye Bye Birdie, The Dick Van Dyke Show or even Bert the chimney sweep of Mary Poppins-he was simply a lanky, 6'1" ...