PBS in 1985?

[frugalmama]

I'm trying to find out what a standard PBS schedule was in 1985 {or within a few years of that} for children's programing. Can anyone help?

Trying to do a paper comparing it to today's schedule. I know when I was a toddler in 86 Sesame Street was on twice a day, but I don't remember anything else.

[loon13]

Originally Posted by frugalmama

I'm trying to find out what a standard PBS schedule was in 1985 {or within a few years of that} for children's programing. Can anyone help?

Trying to do a paper comparing it to today's schedule. I know when I was a toddler in 86 Sesame Street was on twice a day, but I don't remember anything else.

Interesting question. I remember watching Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, and The Electric Company. Other than that, I don't personally recall other shows. Other than those 3 shows, PBS was usually my last choice for a channel to watch.

I found this wiki article and it states that PBS Kids brand wasn't started until 1993. From there I found the PBS Kids article and although it doesn't give what year, it does list current shows and former shows.

Correction: the PBS Kids article does have a list of children's shows that predate the PBS Kids brand.

Hope that helps. I'm interested if you ever do find the schedule...

[frugalmama]

So far all I've found is that it would have contained these shows:

Mr. Rogers
Reading Rainbow
Sesame Street
The Electric Company
and possibly Polka Dot Door


What I'm really trying to find is a schedule - trying to both compare shows and length of viewing time. No such luck yet really.

[lilmom]

Originally Posted by frugalmama

So far all I've found is that it would have contained these shows:

Mr. Rogers
Reading Rainbow
Sesame Street
The Electric Company
and possibly Polka Dot Door


What I'm really trying to find is a schedule - trying to both compare shows and length of viewing time. No such luck yet really.

Those are the shows I personally remember, minus Polka Dot Door. I think all of them were 30 minutes each. I wish I could help with the schedule! Your paper sounds fascinating. Good luck!

[ASusan]

http://www.ithaca.edu/cretv/sample.html

The director is Cyndy Scheibe. The archive itself might not be of any explicit help, but she may know the answer to your question.

[notjustmamie]

Was Romper Room on PBS? How about Capt. Kangaroo? I remember a show from the late '80s/early '90s called "Square One TV" that I'm pretty sure was on PBS.

[ollyoxenfree]

Seems fairly easy to check, if you have resources available to you. I would check newspaper archives for a 24-month period in the decades that interest you and look for their television listings. Pick the 2nd or 3rd week of every month, and select 2 mid-week days and Saturday and Sundays.

If the newspaper on-line databases aren't accessible, do you have a resource library with a microfiche collection nearby?

[lava]

check your local station

Their office, that is, call the public information dept. They have (had?) little magazine/guides each month. I have a couple here from the 70s (my mother worked for them and I was in a few of them).
-lava

[dogmom327]

I loved Square One!

[hhurd]

Originally Posted by ollyoxenfree

I would check newspaper archives for a 24-month period in the decades that interest you and look for their television listings. Pick the 2nd or 3rd week of every month, and select 2 mid-week days and Saturday and Sundays. If the newspaper on-line databases aren't accessible, do you have a resource library with a microfiche collection nearby?

This! A good reference librarian can help you.

[leafwood]

3-2-1 contact?