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The A/V Geeks maintain an archive of over 20,000 16mm educational and industrial films. They show the films across the U.S. and make films available on DVD and online at YouTube, Google Video and the Internet Archive.

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Words about Films

Read about what's on Skip's mind at his blog, Irrational Passion

Brian Hess, film professor, shares his paper on the history of Christian educational films.

Skip writes about his favorite VD film - Disney's VD Attack Plan

Films from the Archive...

Lunchroom Etiquette (Sandler, 1969)
Patterns for Smartness (1948)
Immigration (1946)
In Our Hands (1950)
Ballet Robotique (1982)
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Testy, Testy

In honor of our nation's dedication to End of Grade testing, we present an evening of odd films about tests and testing. Films include: You Bet Your Life, The Handtrap Test, the classic, Comparative Tests on a Human and a Chimpanzee Infant of Approximately the Same Age and more! Bring a friend and join us for these films and more. Door prizes! Suggested donation $5

7:30PM, Sunday, May 18th Tir Na Nog, 218 S. Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27601
7:00PM, Thursday, May 22nd Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 W. Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC

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Eegah (1962)

The Crazed Love of a Prehistoric Giant for a Ravishing Teenage Girl! Teenagers stumble upon a giant caveman (played by Richard Kiel, who later played Jaws in the Bond pictures) and havoc ensues! Show up early to get a good seat and see a short from the A/V Geeks archive. Stay after to play trivia for nifty prizes! Donations are graciously accepted.

7pm, Friday, June 6th, NC Museum of Natural Sciences 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC

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Films from the Archive

Body Care and Grooming (1948)


Shows that good grooming habits begins with personal care, and describes daily habits that can help everyone to make the most of his natural endowments. Demonstrates how to keep the skin, hair, nails, and teeth clean and healthy. Includes animated drawings and photo-micrographs. This film is available on Atomic Age Classics Vol 2 : Hygiene, Dating & Delinquency DVD


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[The Lunch Trays]

A "trigger" film for employees who work with senior citizens.

This film is available on Cafeteria Capers DVD-R


Plantation System In Southern Life (1950)

Pictures what life was like on a Southern plantation. Provides information on the organization of the plantation, the one-crop economy and the effect of the Civil War. Tells how these factors affect life in the South today.

VD Attack Plan (1972)

Presents an animated cartoon in which venereal disease germs plan an attack on vulnerable human beings. Helps provide a new perspective on the problems of syphilis and gonorrhea. T

This film is available on The Mouse Forgets... DVD-R


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Newsy bits

Charles "Shake Hands With Danger" Oldfather in "The Day After"


Singer/narrator of very popular Centron/Caterpillar safety film Shake Hands With Danger makes a brief appearance in the ABC film "The Day After".

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Tim and Eric's tribute to "Crash Bang Boom!"

I'm told by an insider at Adult Swim's Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! that the following clip ("What Do You Call That?" is a tribute to "Crash! Bang! Boom!" (seen below):


Great Job!

An educational film featuring a chorus of voices introducing 11 percussion instruments including a groovy rock band. Very catchy/annoying film.

This film is available on the A/V Geeks Greatest Hits DVD-R


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New Stuff For Sale

C is for Circus

The A/V Geeks work through their fear of clowns and circus peanuts by putting together some of their best films about circuses onto one DVD. Films include: Here Comes The Circus, Let's Go To The Circus, Circus Day In Our Town, A Circus Wakes Up, Circus Animals (excerpt), Circus Day (Revised) and more! DVD-R $15

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Daddy's Day

The A/V Geeks pull from their vast archive of educational films to bring you a tribute to Dad—the man who provided the sperm, brought home the bacon and put up with your repeated rebellious attempts. Films include: I Just Don't Dig Him, Fears of Children, Schoolboy Father (an Afterschool Special featuring Rob Lowe, Dana Plato and Nancy McKeon) and more! DVD-R $15

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I Am Joe's...

Based on Reader's Digest articles, these films examine the main character's different body parts. This DVD-R features films about his stomach, eye, spine and lung. DVD-R $15.00

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Twenty-First Century

In the late 1960s, Walter Cronkite hosted this followup series to the popular "Twentieth Century," looking to science and how it would impact our lives in the next century. Films include: Can You Live To Be 100?, Mystery of Life, Deep Frontier and Surviving In Space. DVD-R $15

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Rats Rats Rats

Films about rats and humans and how we really aren't that different after all. Films include Fourteen Rats And A Rat Catcher, Rats, Let's Have a Party, How Rodney the River Rat Made Money Grow and more. DVD-R $15

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Bus Nut - Extreme Bus Adventure 2

Witness the insanity of the films shown on the second Alamo-sponsored Extreme School Bus Adventure. Films featured - Bus Nut, Panic Factor, Ol' #23, Rescue Man and the much requested, infamous Death Zones. DVD-R $15

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Those Damned Mimes!

With the passing of pantomime auteur Marcel Marceau, the A/V Geeks have found some films that show his genius and, in contrast, films that demonstrate why mimes are so despised today. Films include: Guessing Game, The Box, Language Of The Heart, Affective Learning, Safe Play - Danger Places and more. DVD-R $15

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I Spy Racism

I Spy the 1965 TV show was the first U.S. show that featured a lead black actor, Bill Cosby, and helped usher in a more racially diverse primetime. In the late 1960s, both lead actors were asked to do TV specials that addressed the problems of racism and racial identity. Bill Cosby hosts the fascinating Black History - Lost, Stolen Strayed and Robert Culp hosts Black and White - Uptight. DVD-R $15

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From the Catalog...

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Educational Archives DVD Locker Box Set
NEW!! The fine folks at Fantoma have released the second boxed set of Educational Archives DVDs. Get 4 DVDs (Religion, Patriotism, More Sex & Drugs and Social Engineering 201) in a nifty box that looks like a locker! (Sorry, it's not metal. Saving scrap metal for the war effort) $45 Buy Boxed Set!

Educational Archive Volume Four : On The Job
Learn about workplace safety, the insidious nature of office gossip, and how to fire someone without being shot. Films include: Down and Out, Barbers and Beauticians, You and Your Work, When You Grow Up, How To Keep A Job, Purely Coincidental, Hidden Grievance, All Togehter, Shake Hands with Danger, The Grapevine, Promotion By-pass, The Trouble with Women. Includes special classroom environment audio track. DVD $15

Educational Archive Volume Two : Social Engineering 101 DVD
Discover how to fit in, keep clean, choose between right and wrong, and behave in the cafeteria. Films include: Lunchroom Manners, Soapy the Germ Fighter, Appreciating Our Parents, Why Doesn't Cathy Eat Breakfast?, Right or Wrong?, Personality and Emotions, Why Vandalism?, The Outsider, Manners in School, Shy Guy. Plus a bonus Filmstrip. DVD $15

BOOM!
Films about explosives and how they impact our everyday life. Films include: Explosives - Tools for Progress, Don't Touch, Why of Army Missles, Postmark: Terror and I Wasn't Scared. DVD-R $15