Revisiting '50s Saturday Morning TV

Shout Factory! has issued a new 4-DVD set called Hiya Kids!! The release recaptures Saturday morning television programming for children during the medium's early days -- the 1950s -- with episodes of favorites like Kukla, Fran and Ollie; The Roy Rogers Show: The Cisco Kid and Howdy Doody. The set provides a nostalgic glance back at a simpler, less technologically advanced era and a chance to hear music written for TV by ASCAP members Dale Evans, Buffalo Bob Smith, Ben Weisman and Burr Tillstrom, among others.