Gordon Berry

Dr. Gordon L. Berry is an American professor and educational consultant on children's television programs.[1][2] He is a professor emeritus in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, as well as the Department of Communication Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[3] He has been an advisor on numerous children's television programs and animated television series.[2] He was a consultant to CBS for over 20 years, and advised on series such as Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Barney & Friends, That's So Raven, and Liberty's Kids.[3]

In the early 1970s, he was hired by CBS as a consultant on children's television content.[4] He assembled a panel of experts for Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids which developed "pro-social" messages in every episode.[5] He also worked with the Children’s Television Workshop, producers of Sesame Street and The Electric Company.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Education Faculty Roster". UCLA Catalog. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Mallory, Michael (January 17, 2013). "Love Him or Hate Him, This Guy Changed TV Animation". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "About the Editors". The SAGE Handbook of Child Development, Multiculturalism, and Media. SAGE Publications, Inc. 2008. doi:10.4135/9781412982771.
  4. ^ Swertlow, Frank S. (September 23, 1974). "Dr. Gordon L. Berry: a PhD for CBStv". The Sanford Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Smith, Cecil (May 5, 1974). "The networks let some fresh air into the kiddie ghetto". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

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