The television critic for the New York Daily News and National Public Radio's Fresh Air analyzes in half a page or so 500 programs and televised events that highly impacted American culture for good or ill. The programs include ER, Cheers, All in the Family, Sesame Street, and Zorro. The public events include the Watergate hearings, the Kennedy funeral, the moon landing, and the O. J. trial. First published by Continuum in 1996. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.