The children in this clip were students of Tam Valley School in Marin County, California. I was a 6th grade student in 1970 when some this show was filmed there. The third kid on this clip is my old buddy Bob McCollough. He was one of my best friends in elementary school.
An educational journey along a line of thought. Many small topics in a rapid-fire succession with music and hippy-trippy animation. Then it would stop and explore a point in the stream, like where all the ingredients of a hamburger come from, or the life of an aluminum can, or a magazine printing plant. 3 or 4 excursions, and then it make sense. I learned mechanical sequences, supply and demand, logistical processes, raw science, all through osmosis. "... which is not to be confused with ..."
I grew up during this era of television. shows like this one or School House Rock over on ABC really made learning fun. It seems to me that I learned more from these programs than I did in the actual classroom.
I loved this show when I was twelve. I remember finding the dry, nutty comments by Winters, Allen and Smothers very funny. I don't think the show was very popular, though.
A questions would be asked like "How do they get the while lines down the middle of the road?" Woody, Joanne, Jonathan and others would make up an answer - "Stunt pilots fly upside down paint brushes" and then you'd find out the real answer.
The children in this clip were students of Tam Valley School in Marin County, California. I was a 6th grade student in 1970 when some this show was filmed there. The third kid on this clip is my old buddy Bob McCollough. He was one of my best friends in elementary school.
ldchappell1 1 month ago
An educational journey along a line of thought. Many small topics in a rapid-fire succession with music and hippy-trippy animation. Then it would stop and explore a point in the stream, like where all the ingredients of a hamburger come from, or the life of an aluminum can, or a magazine printing plant. 3 or 4 excursions, and then it make sense. I learned mechanical sequences, supply and demand, logistical processes, raw science, all through osmosis. "... which is not to be confused with ..."
HorsepowerHotel 1 month ago
I grew up during this era of television. shows like this one or School House Rock over on ABC really made learning fun. It seems to me that I learned more from these programs than I did in the actual classroom.
turnoutjim 6 months ago
Never thought i'd see that rare clip from a 70's kid's show. Thanks for preserving the memories of intelligent kids' shows.
TimelordR 8 months ago
A children's show with the Youngbloods and Woody Allen on it? Interesting and quite odd.
thatmuse76 1 year ago
I think I can see the late Bill Melendez in the rapid-frame transitions around 1:06. Is that him?
TServo2049 3 years ago
i thought there was tv show where actors would act like dogs it abc only aired 3 espiodes of it
prowresler 3 years ago
@TServo2049 That is indeed Bill Melendez.
2005dave 5 months ago
Actually?
Mr.Tommy Smothers only did the
pilot for "Hot Dog"..but he was replaced
by Woody Allen.
Ms.Worley and Mr.Winters remained with
the show.
143AC 4 years ago
Mr. Smothers was replaced by Mr. Winters. As you can see from the opening and closing credits, Woody Allen was on the pilot.
70sKidVid 4 years ago
really fun to watch these. My dad worked for Lee mendelson and frank buxton was a good frind of our family.
mmcallen 4 years ago
I was one when this came out but they must have rerun it a lot in later years since I remember it.
wlns 4 years ago
I loved this show when I was twelve. I remember finding the dry, nutty comments by Winters, Allen and Smothers very funny. I don't think the show was very popular, though.
cbelt 4 years ago
Woody Allen, a hot dog, and children.
This one writes itself my friends.
haroldbingo 5 years ago
Was this from the 1969-1970 NBC Children's Theatre special series originally sponsored by Howard Johnson's and later Mattel?
heine71 5 years ago
I don't know why I remember this show. I was 3 in 1970. But I remember it well.
mobilene 5 years ago
This is kind of interesting, but it's just a bunch of credits. I'd like to see what this show was like.
lcorinth 5 years ago
A questions would be asked like "How do they get the while lines down the middle of the road?" Woody, Joanne, Jonathan and others would make up an answer - "Stunt pilots fly upside down paint brushes" and then you'd find out the real answer.
middermddr 4 years ago