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Zap Sheet

Play the Saturday morning ZAP! Game. It’s fun! It’s easy!
Ask your whole family to play. Wow! Family fun!

Here’s how

Pick a cartoon - any cartoon.
My cartoon is: _______________________________
It is on channel _______ at ________ (time).
Every time someone gets hurt, put a check in the ZAP!

Do hurt feelings count? Sure they do! ZAP!
What about killing people? Does that count? It sure does! ZAP!
After the cartoon is over, count your ZAPS! How many did you get?
WOW! I had ____ 

Show your parents how many ZAPS! there are in one cartoon.
They‘ll be surprised!

 
Would you like it if someone ZAP!-ed you?



Source: Television And The Lives Of Our Children, Gloria DeGaetano, © 1993

 

 
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