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It took syndication to bring action shows back to kids. Hanna-Barbera’s World Of Super Adventure collected the 60s action shows into an anthology and I loved it as a kid. Still do. Ruby-Spears, DIC, and Filmation among others made some of their best action work in syndication, and even Hanna-Barbera got into it, though not as strongly as the 60s shows. They knew how to give kids action without giving them nightmares. The depiction of violence alone isn’t the problem, it’s how it’s depicted that makes it safe for kids while still exciting them.
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