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Britannica Classic Videos

Britannica Classic Videos: Choosing What to Buy (1978)

Melinda Leonard - November 29, 2013
This Black Friday, amid the flurry of deals and doorbusters, midnight openings and madhouses, we have a lesson in how to spend money wisely: 1978's "Choosing What to Buy." In this classic film, a puppet discovers a quarter and must decide--through song and dance, of course--how to spend his windfall.
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Britannica Classic Videos: A Boy Creates (1971)

Melinda Leonard - November 15, 2013
"A Boy Creates," a film produced and edited by Bert Van Bork, follows a young boy as he creates a sculpture of found art. It was designed with noble intentions in mind, but its execution is a bit disturbing.
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Britannica Classic Videos: Atomic Alert (1951)

Melinda Leonard - November 1, 2013
This week's Classic Video provides a refresher course to non-Cold War audiences of how to better their chances of surviving a nuclear attack, while offering a healthy dose of kitsch along the way.
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Britannica Classic Videos: The Story of Christopher Columbus (1948)

Melinda Leonard - October 18, 2013
With the federal holiday of Columbus Day kicking off the week, it seemed only fitting to close it out with a Classic Video on the explorer. "The Story of Christopher Columbus" is a highly dramatized, often heavy-handed film from 1948.
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Britannica Classic Videos: Three Fox Fables (1984)

Melinda Leonard - October 4, 2013
"Three Fox Fables"-- a segment from Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World--presents an animation of a few of Aesop's allegories, as narrated in rhyme by "a homespun teller of tales."
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Britannica Classic Videos: The Bird Who Is a Clown (1972)

Melinda Leonard - September 20, 2013
"The Bird Who Is a Clown" introduces viewers to the charismatic blue-footed booby, one of the iconic species of the Galapagos Islands (and of late, Los Angeles County). The film uses whimsical music and comedic sound effects to set the birds up as buffoons.
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Britannica Classic Videos: Magic Sneakers (1969)

Melinda Leonard - September 6, 2013
This 1969 film tells the tale of a young boy who discovers a pair of magic sneakers that allows him to teleport, create thunder, and kick a ball really far. So terribly many questions arise from this film.
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Britannica Classic Videos: Getting Along With Parents (1954)

Melinda Leonard - August 23, 2013
"Here are six young people complaining about their parents," says the narrator, setting the tone for this heavy-handed 1954 film about teenagers, parents, and their inability to understand each other.
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Britannica Classic Videos: Wondering About Air (1986)

Melinda Leonard - August 5, 2013
Clowns. Why'd it have to be clowns? When production began on this video in 1985, I imagine those involved thought that clowns would serve as fun, approachable educators. "Clowns! Kids love clowns, right?"
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Britannica Classic Videos: Fiber Optics (1992)

Melinda Leonard - July 19, 2013
Unearthed from the Britannica Classic Videos vault this week is "Fiber Optics," an exercise in not-too-distant nostalgia that includes a performance by Green Machine--The Frog Band.
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