Start Over Date 1958 Collection National Educational Television

151. Rapunzel (14:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Marionettes are used to tell the story of a wife who longed for some rapunzels (cross turnips and rutabagas) which grow in a witch's yard. The husband agrees to give the witch his first child in ex...

152. The real princess (15:06)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Marionettes tell the story of a Prince who searches for a "real" princess to marry. One night when a storm was raging, a beautiful princess seeks shelter at his palace, she is disguised as a simple...

153. Seals (15:12)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Tells the story of the seal. Describes his habits, sociability, and use at the zoo. Shows a seal rookery.

154. The princess who could not cry (14:46)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The Princess is a loveable lion cub who laughs constantly. Her father, a lion with raised eyebrows, decrees that a reward will be given to the one who can make his daughter cry. Many try but finall...

155. Jack Rabbit and the beanstalk (15:20)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This is Tom Tichenor’s new version of Jack and the Beanstalk. Animal marionettes tell the story. Jack Rabbit sells his cow for magic beans. His mother throws them out the window and a giant beansta...

156. Chicken Little (31:01)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The tale of the foolish little chicken who is hit on the head by an acorn and thinks the world is falling in is told by Poindexter and his friends. How "Chicken Little" nearly starts a panic among ...

157. The story that never ended (15:10)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This is the story of a king who offered a reward to anyone who could tell a story that never ends. Many try, but all fail. The King's herald, who is in love with the Princess, disguises himself as ...

158. The country mouse and the city mouse (30:40)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The country mouse visits his city cousin and decides that though life in the city is exciting, life in the country is safer. Poindexter and his friends act out the story.

159. The Tortoise and the Hare (31:01)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Poindexter and his friends tells the story of the hare who boasts he can run faster than anyone. The tortoise, who is slow but sure, takes the challenge. Certain he can win, the hare takes a nap du...

160. Chemical Hall of Fame (29:39)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The progress of sciences such as chemistry is due to the work of many great men. These men have made their mark in science by their curiosity and their efforts to understand natural laws. Some of t...