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CAMPY CLASSROOM CLASSICS V. 14
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Eight vintage classroom films aimed at educating young students and reinforcing proper morals, although their main byproduct is the laughter of contemporary viewers. Scouting USA is a Boy Scouts promo that seems more like a cult recruitment film. Unhappy Jack learns the answer to the question, Why Study Science? (1955). Dick and Jane learn about a basic foodstuff in We Make Butter (1949). You'll also get lessons on Flying a Kite, Turkeys in the Wild, Your Family (1948), Design and The Import ance
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EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVES: DRIVER'S
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Attempting to terrify teenagers into becoming better drivers, these classroom films used everything from the most dramatic of narration to gore to hold the attention of the restless kids. The well-intentioned filmmakers probably never figured their earnest warnings would become camp items. Revisit the past with this collection of educational oddities, including The Last Prom, Joyride, The Bottle and the Throttle, Drive & Survive, and more. Historical notes by collection curator Skip Elsheimer. 120 mins.
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EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVES: LUNCHBOX
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This collection of the Educational Archives series of hilariously dated classroom films comes in the perfect packaging--a metal lunchbox complete with a thermos. Vol. 1: Sex & Drugs includes Innocent Party, LSD: Case Study, Narcotics: Pit of Despair, Social Sex Attitudes in Adolescence and Marijuana (with Sonny Bono). Vol. 2: Social Engineering 101 features Lunchroom Manners, Soapy the Germ Fighter, The Outsider, Manners in School, and Shy Guy. Vol. 3: Driver's Ed contains The Last Prom, Joyride, The Bottle and the Throttle, Drive & Survive and more. Vol. 4: On the Job includes Shake Hands with Danger, The Grapevine, Promotion Bypass, and The Trouble with Women. Skip Elsheimer provides historical notes on each film. 480 mins.
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EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVES: PATRIOT
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These Cold War era, 16mm educational films promised to make good Americans out of the nation's youth by showcasing the American way of life, the value of homeland security, and the threatening evils of Communism. Includes Day of Thanksgiving, Duck & Cover, Red Nightmare, Patriotism (with Bob Crane) and You Can Change the World (starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Jack Benny). Includes notes on each film by collection curator Skip Elsheimer of the A/V Geeks Educational Film Archive. 120 mins.
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EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVES: RELIGION
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Revive old memories of sleepy Sunday school mornings with this collection of vintage 16mm religious classroom films. The secret to getting into heaven, the wages of sin, and God's love of atomic energy are revealed in all of their cinematic glory. Highlights include Door to Heaven, Atomic Energy Can Be a Blessing (starring Fred MacMurrary), For Time or Eternity, and Youth Suicide Fantasy. Includes notes on each film by collection curator Skip Elsheimer of the A/V Geeks Educational Film Archive. 120 mins.
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EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVES: SEX &
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Revisit the darkened classrooms of the past with this volume of short films designed to instill anti-drug hysteria and sexual fear into the students of yesterday. Collection curator Skip Elsheimer provides historical notes on each film. This volume includes Innocent Party, LSD: Case Study, Narcotics: Pit of Despair, and Social Sex Attitudes in
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EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVES: SOCIAL
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These are the films that taught students how to fit in, keep clean, stick with the right crowd, and behave in the cafeteria. A treasure trove of propaganda of the past, much of it providing unintended laughs. A/V Geeks curator Skip Elsheimer provides background on the films included: Lunchroom Manners, Soapy the Germ Fighter, The Outsider, Manners in School, and Shy Guy. 120 mins.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY VOL. 6
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A collection of hilariously amateurish educational films designed to make your life safer. Learn How to Avoid Muscle Strains, the incredible dangers of Sniffles and Sneezes, proper childcare methods of the Babysitter's Guide, hospital protocol in The Patient Is a Person, some horrifically wrong tips on nuclear attack in Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself, the basics of Safety in the Home, and the tragedy of not paying attention to fire safety in Another Man's Family.
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HOW TO BE A MAN: CLASSIC EDUCATIONAL SHORTS VOLUME 1 (1949-1970)
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Although ripe for creating your own Mystery Science Theater at home, this collection is also a cinematic primary source with much to offer a variety of viewers.
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HOW TO BE A WOMAN: CLASSIC EDUCATIONAL SHORTS VOLUME 2 (1948-1982)
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Although ripe for creating your own Mystery Science Theater at home, this collection is also a cinematic primary source with much to offer a variety of viewers.
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JOY OF SEX EDUCATION, THE
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America did not have a monopoly on sex educational films with questionable scientific logic and hysterical production values. No, Great Britain was also in on the game.
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LIFESTYLES U.S.A. VOL. 11
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Take a look at America as seen through the eyes of 16mm educational, propaganda and commercial films. Includes You're Ahead, Mr. X (1952 Chevrolet promotion), Room for Discussion (civics lesson on the art of mediation), Freedom to Read (a surprisingly thoughtful Cold War era warning against the dangers of book banning), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (a weird historical overview of food preservation), a brief look at the issue of Immigration, Success Story (retail training), and Working Dollars (an animated plug for the New York Stock Exchange).
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LIFESTYLES U.S.A. VOL. 12
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See the U.S.A. through the curiously warped mirror of classroom, workplace and promotional film shorts. On this volume: Weeds No More (man's eternal battle versus the weed), Careers for Girls (simultaneously supporting women at work and feminine stereotypes), Date with Dizzy (animated ad agency promo), Social Class in America (a rather bleak spot for the working class and poor), Credit: Man's Confidence in Man (strange plug for money lending), and Red Nightmare (a "Red Scare" classic from 1 962, produced for the Defense Department by Warner Brothers and narrated by Jack
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