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Humor in children's educational television

Jennings Bryant Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, University of Massachusetts,
,
Richard Hezel Doctoral candidate in the Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University,
&
Dolf Zillmann Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Communication Research, Indiana University,
Pages 49-59 | Published online: 18 May 2009

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