PEDIATRICS Vol. 84 No. 2 August 1989, pp. 404-405
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Regaining Control of the Television Set

FRED AGRE MD1

1 Pediatric Acute Care, Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032-3784

In response to Dr Strasburger's (Pediatrics 1989;83: 446-448) admonishment, I recently attempted to "regain control of the television set." Although the odds were against me, three teenagers to one parent, I was sure that his expert and righteous guidance would carry me to victory over the brain dead viewers.

It was a fierce battle. The "enemy" was dug in, unwilling to be moved from such impregnable positions as the sofa, the floor, and the chair. Only a frontal assault, requiring hand to hand combat, could win the day.