"Howdy Doody" - 3rd August (1949)

★★★ · Education and Television · rmarches · 2023-11-22

This is a very interesting example of how education of our children has evolved. These children are very young and obviously thrilled to be a part of a famous TV show. The adults interaction is personal and somewhat 'over their heads' as the skits are poorly introduced and not very effective. Probably the most interesting aspect is the showing of the silent movie which is fraught with adult themes and violence. Showing five and six year olds scenes of men throwing each other around in anger wouldn't be part of any education program in today's world - on or off TV. Compare this with even the…