Research Catalog
Rube tube : CBS and rural comedy in the sixties
- Title
- Rube tube : CBS and rural comedy in the sixties / Sara K. Eskridge.
- Author
- Eskridge, Sara K.
- Publication
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2018.
- ©2018
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | MWGT 19-529 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- xii, 242 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Subjects
- Popular culture
- Television programs > Social aspects
- Situation comedies (Television programs)
- Southern States
- Country life on television
- United States
- 1900-1999
- CBS Television Network History
- History
- PERFORMING ARTS > Television > History & Criticism
- Situation comedies (Television programs) > United States > History and criticism
- Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century
- Southern States > On television
- CBS Television Network
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Television programs > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index.
- Call Number
- MWGT 19-529
- ISBN
- 9780826221650
- 0826221653
- LCCN
- 2018027964
- OCLC
- 1030341390
- Author
- Eskridge, Sara K., author.
- Title
- Rube tube : CBS and rural comedy in the sixties / Sara K. Eskridge.
- Publisher
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Other Form:
- Online version: Eskridge, Sara K. Rube tube. Columbia : University of Missouri, 2018 9780826274175 (DLC) 2018036544
- Research Call Number
- MWGT 19-529