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With concept art, archival images, and all-new interviews, It's Saturday Morning! celebrates the shows, characters, songs, and commercials that made Saturday mornings a pop culture event. Broadcasting into family living rooms from the 1960s to the 1990s, this wildly creative art form wrought a beloved rite of passage. From the hours of 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., parents could sleep in while their children plopped on the couch to consume cartoons galore. From The Bugs Bunny Show, The Jetsons, and Jonny Quest to The Smurfs, He-Man, and Animaniacs, this window of time promised pure entertainment and an experience that united generations. With concept art, archival images, and all-new interviews, this collection is a celebration and exploration of the shows, characters, songs, and TV commercials that made Saturday morning cartoons a pop culture event.



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Joe Garner

WHEN IT COMES TO AMERICA'S POPULAR CULTURE, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers. With his groundbreaking book, We Interrupt This Broadcast, he combined his talents as a storyteller and historian to bring readers a fresh and fascinating experience of the landmark events that have shaped our times. His expertise on the media's coverage of major events has been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide. We Interrupt This Broadcast was also a bestseller in the Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.



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