I stumbled across these on youtube some time ago. Finding them, ahem, somewhat amusing, I forwarded some to dad for his review. I asked him if this was real or some kind of made up stuff to show to kids back then to kill time.
He assured me they were indeed real and the purpose was to teach kids how to develop and grow.
I kinda got hung up on them and viewed tons. To be honest, a lot of what is discussed has long since become passe however I did find some that discuss basic human behavior, like manners, respect, and being trustworthy to still have relevance today.
Below is "A date with your family". How much of this do you think matters today? Is it even possible to have a date with your family today? If so, would the characters have generic names like mother, father, daughter, son, and of course, Junior? or Brother? What do you think?
Next up is "habit patterns". While I did not grow up with sisters (or brothers), I find this one a bit harsh when listening to the narrator. Seems she came from an old school Catholic Convent where punishment was meted out freely. Or perhaps she never married and became an old maid. At any rate, the basic theme here is being organized, something I feel 95% of the youth today could benefit from. Even some adults. Would it be possible to stop texting, tweeting, twatting, trending, crowdsourcing, raising awareness, listening to the gab-fest on talk radio to take time to plan things a bit better?
Notice the fried bacon and eggs. I serious doubt that would pass muster with the Chief of Food police, Mz. Obama. And would that toast have, gasp, butter on it?
Naturally these films, hokey as they may be, harken back to a simpler time. Well simple in terms of all the information that we get bombarded with today. Sure, there was the Cold War. Polio was still a problem until 1954. Air travel was still in its infancy and not as safe as today. No one understood the effects of radiation fallout completely. No NEXRAD radar to warn us of an impending tornado.
Nevertheless, in a way I long for these days when, due to lack of instant information, credit cards, and instant mind numbing entertainment, people had little choice but to read and perhaps talk with one another. Is anyone old enough to remember being on a first name basis with your local grocer? The filling station attendant? The librarian? How about the waitress at the local greasy spoon?
Did you get excited when the circus came to town? I know I did. Do you remember when Christmas decorations didn't go up until it was.....well........Christmas?
Do you remember sitting down with the family to watch a movie or other show?
Sure, there was a lot less stuff. And I happen to believe that in this case, less certainly was more.
He assured me they were indeed real and the purpose was to teach kids how to develop and grow.
I kinda got hung up on them and viewed tons. To be honest, a lot of what is discussed has long since become passe however I did find some that discuss basic human behavior, like manners, respect, and being trustworthy to still have relevance today.
Below is "A date with your family". How much of this do you think matters today? Is it even possible to have a date with your family today? If so, would the characters have generic names like mother, father, daughter, son, and of course, Junior? or Brother? What do you think?
Next up is "habit patterns". While I did not grow up with sisters (or brothers), I find this one a bit harsh when listening to the narrator. Seems she came from an old school Catholic Convent where punishment was meted out freely. Or perhaps she never married and became an old maid. At any rate, the basic theme here is being organized, something I feel 95% of the youth today could benefit from. Even some adults. Would it be possible to stop texting, tweeting, twatting, trending, crowdsourcing, raising awareness, listening to the gab-fest on talk radio to take time to plan things a bit better?
Notice the fried bacon and eggs. I serious doubt that would pass muster with the Chief of Food police, Mz. Obama. And would that toast have, gasp, butter on it?
Naturally these films, hokey as they may be, harken back to a simpler time. Well simple in terms of all the information that we get bombarded with today. Sure, there was the Cold War. Polio was still a problem until 1954. Air travel was still in its infancy and not as safe as today. No one understood the effects of radiation fallout completely. No NEXRAD radar to warn us of an impending tornado.
Nevertheless, in a way I long for these days when, due to lack of instant information, credit cards, and instant mind numbing entertainment, people had little choice but to read and perhaps talk with one another. Is anyone old enough to remember being on a first name basis with your local grocer? The filling station attendant? The librarian? How about the waitress at the local greasy spoon?
Did you get excited when the circus came to town? I know I did. Do you remember when Christmas decorations didn't go up until it was.....well........Christmas?
Do you remember sitting down with the family to watch a movie or other show?
Sure, there was a lot less stuff. And I happen to believe that in this case, less certainly was more.