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Auteur(s) : Eskridge, Sara K.
Titre(s) : Rube tube [Texte imprimé] : CBS and rural comedy in the sixties / Sara K. Eskridge
Publication : Columbia, [Missouri] : University of Missouri Press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : xii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Historian Sara Eskridge examines television's rural comedy boom in the 1960s and
the political, social, and economic factors that made these shows a perfect fit for
CBS. The network, nicknamed the Communist Broadcasting System during the Red Scare
of the 1940s, saw its image hurt again in the 1950s with the quiz show scandals and
a campaign against violence in westerns. When a rival network introduced rural-themed
programs to cater to the growing southern market, CBS latched onto the trend and soon
reestablished itself as the Country Broadcasting System. Its rural comedies dominated
the ratings throughout the decade, attracting viewers from all parts of the country.
With fascinating discussions of The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat
Junction, and other shows, Eskridge reveals how the southern image was used to both
entertain and reassure Americans in the turbulent 1960s"
Sujet(s) : Vie rurale -- À la télévision -- États-Unis -- 1945-1970
Comédies de situation -- États-Unis -- 1945-1970
Télévision et politique -- États-Unis -- 1945-1970
Columbia broadcasting system -- 1945-1970
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.456 170973 (23e éd.) = Télévision (arts du spectacle) - Emissions de comédie - Etats-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780826221650. - ISBN 0826221653. - ISBN 9780826274175 (erroné). - ISBN 082627417X
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46562264p
Notice n° :
FRBNF46562264
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The Communist Broadcasting System ; Quiz Shows, Horse Operas, and the Confederacy
; A New Sheriff in Town ; The Country Broadcasting System ; Rural Comedy : The Principles
of Popularity ; Rural Comedy and the Race-Free South ; The Smothers Brothers and
the Rural Safety Net ; Massacre.