13801. Fruit of the Loom Stretch Socks "Princey the Puppy" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Fruit of the Loom
Summary:
An advertisement for Fruit of the Loom Stretch Socks in which children's television show host Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) demonstrates the stretchiness of the product with a puppet named Princey...

13803. General Electric Co. "GE In The Gershwin Years" (02:02)

Date:
1961
Summary:
In an episode of the General Electric Theater, a narrator reflects on the rapid expansion of technology during the Gershwin years and how General Electric enable this era of technological expansion.

13804. General Electric Co. "Importance of Progress" (03:06)

Date:
1961
Summary:
In this General Electric Theater, the narrator talks about the recent contribution General Electric has made to the aviation, law enforcement, lighting, medical, and cooking industries.

13805. General Electric Co. "Research Lab" (03:14)

Date:
1961
Summary:
In this episode of General Electric Theater, the General Electric research facility is showcase. Some of the project the facility is working on relate to gas, thermionic conversion, and hypersonic ...

13806. General Tire Dual 90 "Graveyard" (00:56)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
General Tire Dual 90
Summary:
An advertisement for General Tires in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, talks about the safety risk of poor tires. The camera pans over a junkyard full of cars damaged by crashes. The na...

13807. General Tires "Inspection" (00:54)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
General Tires
Summary:
An advertisement for General Tire service in which an animated doctor, in the likeness of Albert Einstein, diagnoses the various ailments of all five tires on a car. Then he recommends people go to...

13808. General Tires "Rotation" (00:54)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
General Tires
Summary:
An advertisement for General Tires in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, talks about the importance of tire and wheel safety checkups. An animated man rides on five tires until he show th...

13809. Genetic investigations (56:51)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Presents some of the steps and procedures involved in conducting controlled breeding experiments and shows the results of some genetic crosses. Introduces three important areas of genetic research....

13810. Gerber Baby Foods "Circus" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Gerber
Summary:
A mother reflects on the big milestone in a toddler life including the types of foods they eat. As the mother begins to talk about baby food, cartoon babies present different types of Gerber baby f...

13811. Getting things done (29:48)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Do you like to live in a city? Or would you prefer to move to the suburbs and escape slums, juvenile delinquency traffic jams? Many people are moving to suburbs, and urban areas are growing until, ...

13812. Gold Medal Flour "Junior League Housewife" (01:03)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Betty Crocker
Summary:
An advertisement for Gold Metal flour in which one woman persuades another about the benefits of the product before baking a batch of pies. The two discuss how a majority of women belong to the "wh...

13813. Golden Grain "Chicken Noodle" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Golden Grain
Summary:
An advertisement for Golden Grain packaged foods in which a narrator demonstrates how one can cook the boxed chicken noodle soup at home. The jingle is performed in the style of early 20th century ...

13814. Goodman's Noodles "Kitchen Radio" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Goodman's
Summary:
An advertisement for Goodman's packaged noodles in which a woman turns on a radio and the jingle tells her how to cook the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.

13815. Goodman's Noodles "Rolling Dough" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Goodman's
Summary:
An advertisement for Goodman's packaged noodles in which a woman demonstrates how to roll out a noodle dough and how much easier it is to use a packaged product. Submitted for Clio Awards category ...

13816. Goodyear "American Trucking Assoc." (02:01)

Date:
1961
Summary:
On behalf of the American trucking industry Goodyear presents a commercial following the career of an Akron Ohio trucker, Alvin Howler. The commercial show Howler diligently working at his job and ...

13817. Goodyear "Pliolite AC & S-5" (02:03)

Date:
1961
Summary:
A Goodyear spokesperson talk about how the various Goodyear products are improving society. Some of the products the spokesperson lists are machine belts, flooring, and road paint.

13818. Goodyear "with American Trucking Assoc." (02:16)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Goodyear
Summary:
An advertisement for Goodyear and the American Trucking Association in which a man, Alton Heller, from Akron, Ohio leaves late at night to start his truck driving shift en route to Minneapolis. A m...

13819. Hamm's Beer "Bearcats" (01:04)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Hamm's Brewery
Summary:
An advertisement for Hamm's beer in which an animated band of bears called the Bearcats play a song, interspersed with live-action footage of people drinking beer at a club. Submitted for the Clio ...

13820. Hamm's Beer "Can Factory" (01:04)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Hamm's Brewery
Summary:
An advertisement for Hamm's Beer in which animated chipmunks work on a woodland assembly line packaging cans of beer. An offscreen male narrator describes the refreshing qualities of Hamm's over an...

13821. Hamm's Beer "Fox & Berry Pickers" (01:04)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Hamm's Brewery
Summary:
An advertisement for Hamm's Beer in which an animated bear attempts to catch a fox who is picking berries in the forest. An offscreen male narrator describes the refreshing qualities of Hamm's over...

13822. Hellman's Mayonnaise "Bonnets" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Hellman's
Summary:
A woman hosts her friends for lunch and everyone is expected to bring out their best in fashion and in cooking. The host then demonstrates how to make her fancy Waldorf salad, which is topped with ...

13824. Heroes (29:46)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Makes the assumption that the heroes of a society embody its ideals and aspirations, and shows that we can learn a great deal about American values by exploring some of the hero types of the past s...

13825. Highway Safety "Pleasant Dale" (01:03)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Highway Safety
Summary:
The citizens of Pleasant Dale happily go about their day in their town. A narrator then states how the population of Pleasant Dale is equal to number of automotive related deaths each year. The nar...

13826. History (29:50)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Describes the images evoked upon mention of the 1920s: jazz, champagne baths, John Held flappers, gang killings--in short, an era of rampant, glamorous decadence. Shows that the frantic thrill-sear...

13827. How green plants make food (13:48)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Uses animation, microphotography, and live action to show how green plants make food in the process of photosynthesis. Explains that as scientists study the processes involved in photosynthesis the...

13828. How to measure time (10:48)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Albert V. Baez; Larry Yust
Summary:
Uses illustrations and experiments to explain how any device with a steady repeating action can serve as a clock to measure time intervals. Gives examples of clocks in nature, such as the human he...

13829. Ideal "Electric Food Center" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Ideal
Summary:
An advertisement for Ideal's Electric Food Center in which a young girl at a birthday party prepares milkshakes for her friends using the toy. An offscreen narrator describes the features of the pr...

13830. Ideal "Flying Pizza" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Ideal
Summary:
An advertisement for Ideal's Flying Pizza toy in which a mustachioed chef excitedly plays with the product. An offscreen narrator describes the product over shots of a large outdoor gathering of ch...

13831. Ideal "Monkey Stix" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Ideal
Summary:
An advertisement for Ideal's Monkey Stix game in which an offscreen narrator describes the product over shots of monkeys in a barrel and children using the toy to build various structures. The narr...

13833. IHSAA 1961 Track and Field Meet (45:39)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Indiana State High School Athletic Association's 1961 Track & Field Meet. Presents the trial runs, races, and competitions, capturing individual athletes and teams in action, race & competition re...

13834. IHSAA 1961 track and field meet (44:49)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Indiana State High School Athletic Association's 1961 Track & Field Meet. Presents the trial runs, races, and competitions, capturing individual athletes and teams in action, race & competition re...

13835. In search of a city (09:14)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Visits Mesa Verde National Park in Southwestern Colorado. Discusses the work of archaeologists and how they uncover ancient Indian cities. Shows an Indian burial ground, homes of early cliff dwell...

13836. Institute for Higher Education "Ad Council" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Institute for Higher Education
Summary:
A narrator warns the viewer that the future of the United States is in jeopardy because many young people are unable to go to college due to overcrowding.

13837. International communism (29:41)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Discusses the international aims of the Communist Party and methods used to achieve these aims. Portrays Lenin's establishment of the Third International. Also reenacts the development of the ide...

13838. Interpreting test scores realistically (17:15)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Demonstrates use of standard error, comparison of scores with test norms in interpretation of test scores, and use of percentile bands rather than points. | Presents a lecture by Dr. Scarvia B. And...

13839. Japan: the changing years. Education in the new Japan (29:02)

Alternative title:
Education in the new Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Compares the education in imperial Japan to that of Japan today. Shows how students as a group today are an increasing influence in Japan. Considers the Zengakuren and how it operates. Discusses th...

13840. Japan: the changing years. The Japanese economy (29:06)

Alternative title:
Japanese economy; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses Japan's rise from a medieval economy to one of imperial greatness in the pre-war period, its destruction, and then its cataclysmic rise from the ashes. Examines the trends, problems, and ...

13841. Japan: the changing years. The leap across time (29:02)

Alternative title:
Leap across time; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
This episode explores Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal society in 1867 to a modern economic, military, and political power by 1937. It contrasts early 20th-century footage with World War ...

13842. Japan: the changing years. The occupation (28:44)

Alternative title:
Occupation; Occupation of Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
This episode examines the U.S. occupation of Japan, from its planning in 1943 through its implementation between 1945 and 1952. Using Army film footage, it considers both the successes and failures...

13843. Jax Beer "Bartender" (01:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jax
Summary:
An animated advertisement for Jax Beer in which an elderly woman accuses a bartender of making fun of her voice as he serves her beer. The voice work was done by future film directors Mike Nichols ...

13844. Jax Beer "Kangaroo" (01:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jax
Summary:
An advertisement for Jax Beer in which an animated kangaroo orders the beer at a restaurant and begins conversing with the waitress. The voice work was done by future film directors Mike Nichols an...

13845. Jell-O "Chinese Baby" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jell-O
Summary:
An advertisement for Jell-O packaged food in which an animated baby asks their mother what is for dessert and she brings them Jell-O. The characters exhibit stereotypes associated with Chinese peop...

13846. Jell-O "Family" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jell-O
Summary:
An advertisement for Jell-O packaged food in which animated children ask their mother what is for dessert and she brings them Jell-O. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.

13847. Jell-O "Kids & Glass" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jell-O
Summary:
An advertisement for Jell-O packaged food in which various kids ask what is for dessert and are shown being given Jell-O dessert in glass dishes larger than their bodies. Submitted for Clio Awards ...

13848. Jell-O "Me Norman" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jell-O
Summary:
An advertisement for Jell-O packaged food in which an animated child asks what is for dessert and his mother brings him Jell-O. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.

13849. Jell-O "Papoose" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jell-O
Summary:
An advertisement for Jell-O packaged food in which an animated boy asks his mother what is for dessert and she brings him Jell-O. The characters exhibit stereotypes associated with indigenous peopl...

13850. Jell-O "Slim Husband" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jell-O
Summary:
An advertisement for Jell-O packaged food in which an animated husband asks his wife what is for dessert and she brings him Jell-O. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.