- Title: F-A5605
- Summary: THE FUNNY COMPANY: 1960s CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL SHOW. TEACHES KIDS ABOUT SCIENCE, NATURE, ARTS ETC.
- Description:02:22:52 - CARTOON INTRO. HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SOUND STAGE. MEDDLING COUNT TRIES TO GET IN ON THE ACT. GIRL BRUSHES SHRINKING VIOLET'S HAIR. KIDS, INDIANS, BIRD AND PROFESSOR WATCH 02:23:17 - (#63): GIRL BLOWS BUBBLES WITH BUBBLE WAND AND BUBBLE PIPE 02:23:23 - CARTOON COUNT HIDES BEHIND A PROP. BIG ICE CREAM CONE 02:23:38 - CARTOON INDIAN CHIEF BELLOWS, INDIAN WARRIOR UNDERSTANDS HIS LANGUAGE. BOOM MIC LOWERED TO INDIAN, HE BELLOWS INTO THE MIC CAUSING SOUND MAN TO FALL OFF HIS CHAIR AND BLOWS OUT HIS HEADPHONES 02:23:58 - CARTOON BEATNIK DIRECTOR GIVES DIRECTIONS 02:24:09 - CU 1960s BUBBLE MACHINE BLOWING BUBBLES 02:24:24 - CU POURING A GLASS OF WATER, FILLING GLASS TO THE TOP WATER LINE GOES BEYOND THE LIP OF THE GLASS. CONCEPT OF SURFACE TENSION. 02:24:48 - ECU WATER DROPLETS ON PLANT LEAF 02:25:04 - CU GLASS OF WATER 02:25:15 - CU WOODEN STICKS AND BALLS REPRESENTING ATOMS AND MOLECULES THAT MAKE UP WATER. WOODEN MODEL. 02:25:34 - POV LOOKING THROUGH PLAYGROUND FENCE AT KIDS PLAYING ON SWINGS. SWING-SET. 02:25:39 - CARTOON PROFESSOR EXPLAINS ATOMS AND MOLECULES TO CARTOON BIRD 02:25:41 - CARTOON BEATNIK HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR CALLS FOR MISS EXCELSIOR CHILD STAR. CHILD MOVIE STAR ENTERS THE SOUND STAGE. COUNT HIDES BEHIND PROP, PLANS TO GET RID OF THE CHILD STAR SO SHRINKING VIOLET CAN BE THE STAR OF THE SHOW. DIRECTOR YELLS ACTION INTO MEGAPHONE. COUNT WALKS ONTO THE STAGE AND CHOKES ON THE BUBBLES. DIRECTOR YELLS CUT. COUNT BLOWS THE SCENE. 02:26:39 - CARTOON INDIAN CHIEF BELLOWS INTO BOOM MIC CAUSING THE SOUND MAN MUCH PAIN 02:27:54 - CARTOON INTRO. MOUNTAIN LODGE. SINISTER COUNT PLOTS TO SIGN UP FILM DIRECTOR TO MAKE A BAD PROPAGANDA FILM FOR ENEMY POWERS. 02:28:18 - BOY AND MR. CINEMA, HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR IN MOUNTAIN LODGE STANDING ON STUFFED BEAR. WILD ANIMAL HEADS MOUNTED ON WALLS. SHRINKING VIOLET RESTS IN DESK DRAWER. 02:28:49 - CARTOON KIDS COLLECT PINE CONES IN THE MOUNTAINS. INDIAN CHIEF AND WARRIOR COLLECT KINDLING WOOD 02:28:55 - INDIAN ASKS GIRL WHY THEY'RE COLLECTING PINE CONES. SHE SHOWS HIM A DRAWING ON ANIMAL MADE FROM A PINE CONE AND CLOTHES PIN TO BE USED AS LETTER HOLDER. PROFESSOR THOUGHT THEY WERE COLLECTING PINE CONES TO SELL. 02:29:33 - (#64) PINE CONES: KIDS AND DAD UNLOAD SACKS OF PINE CONES FROM TRUNK OF FAMILY CAR AND LOAD THEM ONTO BACK OF A TRUCK. SIGN READS "CONES BOUGHT HERE" SELLING PINE CONES TO LUMBER COMPANY. 02:29:44 - HILLSIDE WITH FOREST CUT DOWN. LUMBER INDUSTRY. 02:29:53 - LUSH HEALTHY FOREST AND MOUNTAIN LAKE 02:29:57 - BOY CARRIES SACK, EMPTIES PINE CONES INTO BACK OF TRUCK 02:30:02 - LUMBER INDUSTRY. WORKER ROLLS METAL SHELVING UNIT WITH PINE CONES INTO PLACE WITH MANY OTHERS. CU TUMBLING PINE CONES. SEPARATING THE SEEDS FROM THE CONES. SEEDS TREATED WITH CHEMICALS TO PREVENT DISEASE OR FROM BEING EATEN BY BIRDS AND OTHER ANIMALS. 02:30:22 - THE SEEDS ARE LOADED INTO A HELICOPTER AND SPREAD OVER LAND FOR NEW TREES. SPREAD OUT OVER CUT DOWN PART OF THE FOREST. REFORESTATION. 02:30:40 - CU RAIN DROPS FALLING, FORMING A PUDDLE 02:30:45 - CU NEW LITTLE TREE, RANGER CHECKS ON TREE GROWTH, MAN WITH A CLIPBOARD WALKS THROUGH FOREST CHECKING NEW TREES 02:31:00 - ECU DEER, FOREST ANIMALS 02:31:02 - HS LUMBERJACKS IN THE FOREST PLANTING SEEDLINGS 02:31:11 - CARTOON CHARACTERS IN MOUNTAIN LODGE OF HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTOR. SINISTER COUNT TRIES TO GET THE DIRECTOR TO WORK FOR HIM. LITTLE GIRL, SHRINKING VIOLET SQUIRTS HIM WITH PEN INK 02:32:53 - CARTOON INTRO, HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR SETTING UP FILM SCENE WHERE SHRINKING VIOLET, LITTLE GIRL PLAYS A LUMBERJACK'S DAUGHTER. SINISTER COUNT BEHIND A TREE PLOTS TO ROB AND CHEAT THE KIDS. INDIAN CHIEF BELLOWS AND POINTS TO CUT DOWN FOREST 02:34:05 - (#65) TOMORROW'S TREES: CU TIME LAPSE FIR TREE GROWING 02:34:15 - CU PINE CONE AT END OF FIR TREE BRANCH 02:34:16 - SEEDS FALLING TO THE GROUND FROM FIR TREES IN THE FOREST. SMALL ANIMAL EATS SEEDS FROM FOREST FLOOR 02:34:40 - TIME LAPSE SEED GROWING INTO A TREE 02:34:53 - CU RABBIT EATING NEW TREE 02:34:59 - CU DEER EATING OFF YOUNG TREE 02:35:08 - DOLLY THROUGH TREE FARM, LUMBERMEN CHECKING AND PLANTING TREES AT TREE FARM. CU PLANTING SEEDLINGS 02:35:21 - HS LUMBERMEN PLANTING SEEDLINGS WHERE FOREST ONCE STOOD 02:35:25 - THICK FOREST TILT DOWN TALL FIR TREE, SUN CAN'T REACH INTO THICK FOREST 02:35:35 - HELICOPTER OVER FOREST SPRAYING CHEMICALS ON FOREST BELOW CHEMICAL SPRAYING 02:35:40 - THINNED OUT FOREST, SUN REACHING FURTHER INTO THE FOREST 02:35:45 - CARTOON INDIAN BELLOWS, INDIAN BRAVE TALKS TO HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR. SINISTER COUNT SAWS DOWN TREE IN THE FOREST TREE FALLS ON HIM 02:38:04 - CARTOON INTRO. KIDS, INDIANS AND BIRD AT HOLLYWOOD HOTEL. GIRL NAMED SHRINKING VIOLET IS GOING TO BE A MOVIE STAR. SINISTER COUNT HIDES BEHIND PALM TREE IN HOTEL LOBBY. ARAB SULTAN AND BODYGUARD ENTER HOTEL. WISENHEIMER COMPUTER TELLS KIDS ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES SOLVING MYSTERIES AND THE POWER OF OBSERVATION 02:39:20 - (#66) HANDS: CU BABY ON MOTHER'S LAP, SMALL HANDS AND BIGGER HANDS. 02:39:32 - CU HANDS HOLDING COFFEE CUP. FINGERNAILS ON RIGHT HAND LONGER THAN THE LEFT HAND FOR STRUMMING GUITAR STRINGS. MAN PICKS UP GUITAR AND PLAYS 02:39:48 - CU OLD WOMAN HANDS OLD WOMAN HAND SEWS WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD 02:39:59 - CU MAN WITH BIG HANDS PALMS A BASKETBALL. MAN AIMS AND SHOOTS BASKETBALL. SHOOTS A BASKET. PLAYING BASKETBALL BY HIMSELF. PRACTICES SHOOTING BASKETS 02:40:22 - CU HANDS OF A CAMERAMAN. CU EARLY 1960s CAMERA 02:40:35 - CU WOMAN'S HANDS WITH ENGAGEMENT RING AND WEDDING RING LEANING ON GAS PUMP AT SERVICE STATION. WOMAN PUMPS HER OWN GAS 02:40:50 - CU MONTAGE HANDS. BOY PLAYS TUBA. CU CLASPED HANDS 02:40:56 - CARTOON BELL HOP CARRIES A TRAY WITH NOTE ON IT AND CALLS FOR "SHEIK RAZOR" BELL HOP PUSHES CART FILLED WITH LUGGAGE THROUGH HOTEL LOBBY. SINISTER COUNT HIDING BEHIND PALM TREE IN LOBBY STEALS A SUITCASE FROM CART AS IT PASSES THE KIDS WITNESS THIS. BIG BODYGUARD ALSO SEES, PULLS MACHETE OUT, SLICES THE HANDLE OFF THE SUITCASE AND TAKES IT BACK LEAVING THE COUNT HOLDING THE HANDLE 02:42:58 - CARTOON INTRO. COUNT RELAXES IN LOUNGE CHAIR POOLSIDE. GIRL SPLASHES HER FEET IN THE POOL, GETS THE COUNT WET, HE YELLS AT HER. 02:43:13 - TILT UP HOTEL BALCONIES TO CARTOON CLICHE HOLLYWOOD TYPES BEEFCAKE BODYBUILDER LIFTS WEIGHTS. STARLET GETS HER PICTURE TAKEN. INDIAN CHIEF BELLOWS INSTEAD OF SPEAKING 02:43:31 - CARTOON KIDS TALK TO MR. CINEMA, HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR WEARS BARRET AND JODHPURS. 02:44:13 - (#67) POTTERY: HOPI INDIAN VILLAGE. HOPI WOMAN ENTERS BUILDING 02:44:23 - CU HOPI INDIAN WOMAN MAKING A BOWL. MOLDS THE CLAY INTO LONG STRIPS. STRIPS ADDED TO MAKE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL, MORE STRIPS ARE ADDED FORMING A CLAY BOWL. CU HANDS SMOOTHING OUT THE BOWL. CU SMOOTHING THE BOWL WITH A STONE. PRIMITIVE IMPLEMENTS. WATERY MIXTURE OF ANOTHER COLOR CLAY IS RUBBED INTO THE BASE OF THE BOWL. WET SURFACE WORKED FURTHER WITH THE SMOOTHING STONE. DECORATIONS ARE PAINTED ONTO THE BOWL HOPI INDIAN POTTERY DESIGNS. PAINT PUT ON WITH A STRAW 02:45:41 - HOPI INDIAN WOMAN BAKES THE POTTERY IN AN OPEN OVEN BROKEN BITS OF POTTERY ARE USED TO HOLD IN THE HEAT. 02:45:58 - CU WOMAN HOLDS FINISHED HOPI CLAY POT 02:46:02 - CARTOON KIDS MAKE CLAY POTS. PROFESSOR HELPS. INDIAN CHIEF BELLOWS. GIRL DROPS POT OFF BALCONY, HITS SINISTER COUNT ON THE HEAD CREATING A BIG BUMP 02:47:59 - CARTOON INTRO. SHEIK AND BODYGUARD PLAYING GOLF AT OILY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB. SINISTER COUNT HIDING BEHIND A TREE. INDIAN CHIEF BELLOWS. 02:48:28 - (#69) GOLF II: CU 1960s WOODEN GOLF CLUBS. DRIVING CLUB. GOLFER TEES OFF. 02:48:49 - GOLFER SELECTS A GOLF CLUB, TAKES GOLF CLUB OUT OF GOLF BAG. IRONS AND A PUTTER. 02:48:53 - CU IRONS, GOLF CLUBS. DIFFERENT STRIKING SURFACES. 02:49:07 - GOLFER SWINGS GOLF CLUB, APPROACHING THE THREE. 02:49:15 - GOLFER IN SAND TRAP, SLOW MOTION GOLFER SWINGING AND STRIKING GOLF BALL 02:49:28 - GOLFER WEARS A VISOR WITH A HUGE BILL. 1960s GOLFING. CU GOLFER PICKS UP GOLF BALL. CU PICKING UP CLUMP OF GRASS AND PLACING IT BACK IN THE GROUND. 02:49:52 - GOLFER INSTRUCTS BOY TO RAKE SAND SMOOTH IN SAND TRAP. BOY RAKES SAND SMOOTH 02:49:59 - SLOW MOTION GOLFER SWINGS AND HITS GOLF BALL 02:50:03 - CU BOY CUPS HAND AROUND MOUTH AND SHOUTS FORE! ALERTING OTHER GOLFERS OF ERRANT GOLF BALL 02:50:08 - GOLFER GETS INTO POSITION TO SWING GOLF CLUB, MAKES BOY MOVE FROM LINE OF SIGHT SO HE CAN CONCENTRATE. 02:50:23 - CARTOON KIDS AND BIRD AT GOLF COURSE WATCHING SULTAN AND BODYGUARD WITH A SURVEYOR'S TRANSIT, SURVEYING INSTRUMENT. OIL DERRICKS ON GOLF COURSE. SHEIK SPOTS MIDDLE EASTERN HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SET, GOES TO INVESTIGATE. KID HITS COUNT ON THE HEAD WITH A GOLF BALL THEN BODYGUARD WRAPS A GOLF CLUB AROUND HIS HEAD.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1963
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: F-A5605