When you’re a kid, everything feels as big as the whole universe. Every win is a triumph, and every loss cuts like a knife.

Star Wars may have been the biggest sci-fi film out of the 1970s, but a surreal animated film from France might be the most ...

A child of the late 1970s, Conroy writes in the book about the city’s kids’ shows — including “Polka Dot Door,” “Mr. Dressup,” “The Friendly Giant” and, particularly, “Today’s Special” — and the ...