Start Over Date 1958

71. Clean-Up Man Almost Misses Party (15:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Brushy, Susie-Q and Linda leave so much litter when they play in the park that the clean-up man has to stay late to tidy up after them. When the children realize that they are keeping him from a pa...

72. Art Contest Ends (15:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) conduct an art contest. Puppet children are shown working on their painting, sculpture and collage submissions. Viewers are encouraged to make art of their...

73. Music Contest Opens (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton’s second contest deals with music and the first half of this contest find the children guessing the types of musical instruments and later identifying the instruments by the sounds they h...

74. Second Half of Music Contest (15:19)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In the second part of the music contest, the children do a square dance and act out a folk song in competition. They learn about music as a means of self-expression.

75. Life's building blocks (29:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses slides, the microscope, and graphic illustrations to explain plant and animal cells. Discusses the basic content and structure of cells. Shows how cells differentiate and function as members ...

76. New Life from Old: Reproduction (29:25)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Presents a simple, scientific way of helping young people grasp the basic concepts of reproduction. Shows the event of sperm and egg of the sea urchin uniting and dividing. Illustrates, with the b...

77. The orchids (30:04)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Presents the story of the orchid. Uses close-ups to show how the orchid differs from simpler flowers. Demonstrates with actual orchids the complicated flower parts. Explains their devices and t...

78. Copy-cats : unusual similarities among animals (30:05)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Visits the Brookfield Zoo to discover those animals which look and live alike but are unrelated. Explains that copy-cats occur in the plant, bird, and animal, worlds, and tells why. Uses film clips...

79. He's Just Like His Father (29:29)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the child's struggles to be "himself". Explains why children may or may not want to follow in their parent's footsteps. Points out the dangers of pushing children too hard in fulfilling a...

80. Embarrassing Questions (29:36)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses problems arising when children become curious about sex and birth. Explains how parents can prepare themselves for this time, why questions must be answered, and how to proceed for mutua...