Saturday Morning Censors

“[R]eaders will undoubtedly find value in the way that Saturday Morning Censors informs us about the place of ‘audience’ in political discourse about television.” - Ron Warren , Journal of Communication

"[A]n inspired analysis of children’s television programming through historical patterns and functions of censorship and even the cultural category of the child. . . . This thought-provoking look at a controversial topic presents programming regulation as a complex network of give and take that, in defining what material is deemed suitable for broadcast, reveals as much about the fears and desires of the dominant culture that it purports to serve and protect as it does about the texts with which it deals." - , Afterimage

"Given Jerry Falwell’s attack on a Teletubby as a gay promoter of the homosexual agenda, Hendershot’s study could not be more timely or more strongly recommended. . . . Hendershot traces the efforts of many groups with diverse goals to ‘do something’ about the content and quality of children’s television programming. . . . This [is a] well-documented study . . . . An excellent index makes the volume even more accessible. [Recommended for] all collections." - , Choice

“Saturday Morning Censors makes an important contribution to those interested in children’s media culture as well as to those concerned with censorship practices in the U. S.” - Marsha Kinder, University of Southern California

“This marvelous book speaks not only to debates about children and media, but also to larger debates about censorship and social power. Heather Hendershot promises to be one of the most significant voices in the next generation of American cultural studies.” - Henry Jenkins, editor of The Children’s Culture Reader