Drawn to television

Praeger

2006

xii, 191 p.

Praeger television collection

9780275990190

Introduction: A very brief history of prime-time animation 1. Animation comes to prime time: the case of the Flintstones 2. The sixties animation explosion: the Flintstones fallout 3. Animation's new age: meet the Simpsons 4. Family Guys from King of the Hill to American Dad 5. Beyond the family sitcom: prime-time animation seeks other formats 6. You can't do that on television: the animated satire of South Park 7. Pushing the animated enveloped Postscript: prime-time animation in American culture

Traces the history of prime time animation from "The Flintstones" to "Family Guy" and South Park's late-night appeal in the 21st century. This book describes the content and style of the major prime-time animated series, while also placing these series within their political and cultural contexts

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