5. Making Big Tex

Artist Jack Bridges transforms the Kerens Santa into a cowboy. Big Tex debuts in 1952, gains a voice the following year, and becomes an annual presence. How design, performance, and repeated visits turn an attraction into a tradition. Season 1, episode 5 of 6. A Narratique production. This documentary uses AI-generated narration and character voices, with original AI-generated music and recreated sound effects. Historical quotations are identified dramatic readings, not archival recordings or newly conducted interviews. Questions are newly written.