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Word: astroboy (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...helpings of violence and the "gimmes" of commercials, the American child is more than a passive victim. Distrust of TV advertisements rises with age-and not every age watches the worst programs. For the first time since the invention of the transistor, TV is offering some attractive alternatives to Astroboy and Popeye. A generation has learned to spell with the Muppets of Sesame Street. The Electric Company has attracted an audience of millions-many of them parents who came to turn on the set and stayed to learn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Child's Christmas in America | 12/24/1973 | See Source »

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