Educational
Everyone remembers them from elementary school... those films we all had to watch about nature. Or mathematics. Disney Studios made a variety of films for the classroom. Some are fully animated, some are live-action-animation hybrids.
Series
Episode guide
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Four Artists Paint One Tree
Four Disney artists- Marc Davis, Eyvind Earle, Joshua Meador, and Walt Peregoy- using different media, paint the same subject. Each artist explains his approach and his interpretation.
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A Storm Called Maria
The episode traces the storm called Maria from its origins in Japan to the coast of California. Though professional storm-trackers do their best to warn the populace and the local officials…
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One Day at Teton Marsh
A look at the wildlife in the marsh in Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming.
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The Restless Sea
Animated sequences illustrate the work of oceanographers in searching out complex and interwoven relationships of nature in the sea integrating the marine applications of many sciences. Fil…
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Family Planning
This not-very-politically-correct birth control film shows how poor Hispanics don't know how to stop making babies. A little family of generic foreigners (Dad, Mom and a few children) are g…
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The Wild Cat Family - The Cougar
An educational film, made up from stock footage from various Disney True-Life Adventures nature films, and released in May 1968. The film shows the family life and hunting habits of the cou…
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Physical Fitness And Good Health
Exercise, rest and proper diet are essential for physical fitness. Diagrams show the structure and function of muscles and the importance of exercise to tone muscles, nerves and organs. Wit…
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Steps Towards Maturity And Health
Teenagers can grow up to be responsible or downright crazy! Scenes from Disney's live-action True-Life Adventures series are used to help tell the story.
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The Social Side Of Health
Humorous health film about the importance of being in a group like clones. A dancing equilateral triangle is used to demonstrate the need for social belonging. The film includes a hilarious…
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Get The Message
Traces the development of communication techniques from the first "ugh" to the astral language of the space age, and concludes with a look at the implications of today's "information explos…
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Teeth are For Chewing
About the teeth in our mouth and what they are for. Has a King Kong gag at the opening titles.
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Mrs. Peabody's Beach
The film is about an enterprising senior citizen who agrees to let teen surfers use her beach in exchange for their labor to clear a road to the beach, and share in the expected profits fro…
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The Great Search - Man's Need For Power And Energy
This animated/real-life short traces the history of mankind's search for that indefinable force which moves the universe: energy. It shows how man, from the caveman to the present, discover…
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VD Attack Plan
A sergeant addresses his troops, which happen to be syphilis and gonorrhea germs. There are also characters representing ignorance and fear.
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Magic And Music
The Wizard of the Mirror hosts as three songs are played, accompanied by cartoons: "Flight of The Bumble Bee," "Sometimes in Winter Time," and "Pastorale" with the dancing centaurs.
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The History Of Animation
The familiar, comfortingly benign authority of Walt Disney himself is the standout feature of this engaging documentary program, re-edited by the studio (years after Disney's death) from a…
