I'm not trying to address whether or not advertising belongs at all. I'm speaking from the viewpoint of a child aged 10-13. Targeted advertising back then (can

I'm not trying to address whether or not advertising belongs at all. I'm speaking from the viewpoint of a child aged 10-13. Targeted advertising back then (can't speak for that same age group today) was largely boring. They may have moved units by showing us how fun their toys were or how deliciously awesome their products tasted, but they were still just filler between programming in our eyes. The commercials for Channel One were largely entertaining. Yes, they pushed a product in hopes of us getting our parents to line their pockets during education time. I don't think that anyone can deny that that's pretty scummy. Point is that at least their scummy practices were entertaining. Silver lining and all that junk.