Made for home economics class, this is a primer on sensible food shopping. We learn to read canned food labels and get a glimpse at the mysterious grading system for various foods (and may understand why food grades are no longer advertised unless they are ‘Grade A’). Many of this film’s messages are still poignant today, especially since supermarkets are designed to encourage “impulse buying.”
This film is available on the Educational Archives Volume 8: Social Engineering 201 DVD ![]()

Ah yes, the ABC Afterschool Special. This
Short films about motorcycles and the people who ride them. Films include – Not So Easy (featuring Peter Fonda and Evel Knievel), Vicious Cycles, Popsicle, Motorcycle Safety and Courtesy in Traffic and Beginning Motorcycle Rider Course: Unit 2 (Motorcycle Instrumentation).
W.C. Fields once said, “Anyone who hates children and animals can’t be all bad.” The AV Geeks present a night of school films where the producers seem to share that same sentiment with films featuring children interacting with animals. Films include: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Frances and her Rabbit, Kitty Cleans Up, Skipper Learns A Lesson, Lost Puppy, Safety with Animals and Ro-Revus Talks About Worms!
Films aimed towards solving the problems faced by today’s (well, really, yesterday’s) modern housewife. A fascinating and insulting look at the 1950s and 1960s housewife. Films include: Goodbye to Garbage,Home is What You Make it,