Ryan,
Hopalong Cassidy ('49) was probably more of a kids show than a drama that aired in the
evening for adults. The Lone Ranger and Hoppy were the start of kids merchandising
tie-ins. But they were dramas for Saturday morning TV, when the kids were home from
school. Of course, Howdy Doody ('47) was the first kid's show and aired daily for
years.
Quite a trip down memory lane, whatever vague memories I have from '49... :-)
Regards, Bob S.
Ryan writes:
> My lecturer/tutor at uni, Dr Alan Mckee, author of Australian Television: A
> Geneaology of Great Moments, selected Hopalong Cassidy (1949) and after a
> deluge of suggestions (and bargaining! The shows everyone mentioned all came
> up..), consensus was that 1950 was a reasonable year to
> settle on.
