Assignment 2-2

ICON ANALYSIS: MICKEY MOUSE, AMERICAN IDLE, BILLY COSB SHOW
Mickey Mouse is a comic and animated cartoon character which became an icon for the Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. I chose this icon is because I grew up watching this program during my childhood. This icon has popular culture influences among American Families. Mickey Mouse is most recognized character in America. It has starred in many video game includes Mickey Mousecapade, Nintendo Entertainment Systems Mickey Mania and etc.
American Idol is a singing reality television competition show airing on Fox channel. It debuted on June 11, 2002 since then it has become one of the most popular television shows in American. The program seeks to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions. The program features three judges who give critique to contestant: Pop singer and choreographer Paul Abdul, music producer Randy Jackson, off course notorious music executive Simon Cowell. I chose American Idol because I like this show. This is family show. It gives young talented male and female a platform to perform live and to be critiqued by judges. The winner gets huge record deal.
The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom show starring Bill Cosby first airing on September 20th, 1984 and running for eight seasons on the NBC network, until April 30th 1992. The show focused on the middle class African-American family living in a brownstone building in Brooklyn New York. I picked for my icon analysis because I grow up idolizing the character of this sitcom. I remember how it looked so cool to be college student. The show portray positive image among African American families. It gave hope to American dream. Hard work and education key to success.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosby_Show
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_mouse