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Jean Shepherd's America; Great American Tourist Trap, The

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Series

Jean Shepherd's America

Program

Great American Tourist Trap, The

Program Number

206

Series Description

In these humorous and affectionate television poems, humorist Jean Shepherd celebrates America in all its richness and diversity -- from cars to candy, baseball to beer, motels to money. Each week a different aspect of our national psyche is explored as Shepherd travels to the Okefenokee Swamp, Death Valley, Milwaukee, the Old South, and other far-flung locations -- using the PCP-90 portable camera.

See April and May 1971 Program Guides for cover stories. Series release date: 4/11/1971

Program Description

What’s the difference between scenic splendor and tacky trash? Very little, when humorist Jean Shepherd dons straw hat, oversized sunglasses and gaudy shirt to become a charter member of that teeming, thriving group: American tourists. Jean Shepherd’s America goes from Parrot Jungle to Television Stars’ Hall of Fame, and points between, in “The Great American Tourist Trap.”

Duration

00:30:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Topics

Humor

Creators

Barzyk, Fred (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Jean Shepherd's America; Great American Tourist Trap, The,” GBH Archives, accessed January 22, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_65E81C05709349BFB6B580D9DAF24DC4.

MLA: “Jean Shepherd's America; Great American Tourist Trap, The.” GBH Archives. Web. January 22, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_65E81C05709349BFB6B580D9DAF24DC4>.

APA: Jean Shepherd's America; Great American Tourist Trap, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_65E81C05709349BFB6B580D9DAF24DC4