> Childrens TV shows were always about selling toys, that was always the bread and butter. As the article points out this simply isn't true. They weren't alway

> Childrens TV shows were always about selling toys, that was always the bread and butter. As the article points out this simply isn't true. They weren't always like that. It was the direct result of a change in law during the Reagan presidency. All of your examples come after that. Look at kid's shows from before the change in law. Say, the 1960s. Underdog, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Gilligan's Island, Flipper, Green Acres, Captain Kangaroo, etc.