Abstract:
The purpose of this thesis is to study roles of children characters in Thai television drama on channel 3 ,5 and 7between 2008 and 2014 by using Content Analysis method. The result of this study indicate that the number of boy character is more than girl character. After measuring children character relates with main character, the relationships between them are in the way of familys member. Romantic comedy dramas have the most quantity of children characters of all genre. Children characters are also related to dramas theme. Role of children character in Thai television drama which represent in Vladimir propps concept found out that most children in Thai television drama are the main characters helper. Children character in pre-evening news are cheerful and lively but the ones in prime time are more realistic. They help the main character without any conditions When considering the main plot, children characters are in the initial situation most and then they gradually fade away and when the climax comes, they become important again .Meanwhile in the intend situation, They intervene in order to make audiences alleviative.