The Magic Roundabout among some adults during the mid-to-late 1960s because it was seen as having psychedelic connotations (e.g. Dylan was believed to be high on cannabis and Dougal was thought to be on LSD because of his fondness for sugar lumps, while Zebedee – who was so jumpy – was thought to be on amphetamines). Sometimes, the series broke the fourth wall. At the end of one episode, when Zebedee called his catchphrase of "Time for bed.", Florence asked "Already?", and Zebedee replied that "It is nearly time for the news, and there has been enough magic for one day." The news
Children's television series of the world. While there are many studies that have been done exploring the topic of children's perceptions of gender through television, there are few pieces of concrete evidence that tell people that what children are watching is actually harmful to them. Children's television is created for many markets, with notable successes like "Play School", "Noggin the Nog", and "Thunderbirds" originating from the UK, "Belle and Sebastian" and "The Magic Roundabout" from France, "The Singing Ringing Tree" from Germany, and "Marine Boy" from Japan. In the U.S., there are three major commercial cable networks dedicated to children's television. All three