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 
The A/V Geeks start off the New Year with a new Raleigh venue – Tir Na Nog – and a new date, Sundays. To get things started right, they’ve put together a show of classic old 16mm TV commercials. There’ll be some great award winning spots and some truly annoying ones – just to keep things hopping. Bring a friend. Door prizes! $5 donations graciously accepted.
NOTE THE NEW DATE AND TIME!! 7:00PM, Thursday, January 17th Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 W. Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC
NOTE THE NEW DATE, TIME AND LOCATION!! 7:30PM, Sunday, January 20th Tir Na Nog, 218 S. Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Show up early to get a good seat and to watch a short from the A/V Geeks archive. FREE!
7pm, Friday, January 4th,NC Museum of Natural Sciences 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC
Jim Stringer sings the song that he helped write for the Centron/Caterpillar safety classic, “Shake Hands With Danger”.
Wink Martindale confirms that “Year 1999 A.D.” was really made in 1966 by Ford Philco and isn’t a hoax as some internet dweebs think…
Have over 22,000 films. Will travel. For more than a decade, we’ve been rescuing old 16mm school films from dumpsters and obscurity and showing them to folks like you.
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From The ArchiveStalked (Lutheran Church of America, 1969)
The Lutheran Church’s version of Carnival of Souls!… This very strange, slightly eerie, short film is directed by Rolf Forsberg and features Jack Hawkins as a misanthrope who makes wax figures and tries to escape God. This film is available on the Educational Archives: Religion DVD From The ArchiveHow To Be A Friend (1977)
Friendship requires an active process of involvement and growth because it involves trust, respect, and sharing. It requires effort … to make friends, to keep friends, and above all, to be a friend. Explores qualities which help to create rewarding friendships, such as trust, shared interests, supportiveness and candor. Lots of girls with wings and each scenario in the film is punctuated by a Judy Collins-esque two line song about friendship. This film is available on How To… How To DVD |
From The ArchiveS is for Shootin’
From The ArchiveHow To Be a Proud American (Again)…
From The ArchiveDag, That’s Cold!
From The ArchiveSay Uncle… Smiley!!!
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Learn about the wonders and dangers of firearms and then shoot at clay pigeons. Films include: The Magician, Trigger Happy Harry, Shoot/Don’t Shoot 2, Shotgun – Second Weapon and more!
Given recent election results, many of us are gearing up to be proud to again say that they are Americans but are a little rusty. The A/V Geeks pull from their 16mm archive, films that remind us how to be good citizens and how our contributions can make the country great. Films include: 200, The Preamble, Patriotism, Are You A Good Citizen? and more.
Let’s face it, August was brutally hot and the AV Geeks spend most of their time holed up in a dark dank basement watching films. To counteract the sticky humidity of Houston, we presented a show of films about living in cold weather. Films include Play In The Snow, How to drive on snow and ice, Surviving The Cold, White Wilderness – Lemmings, Cipher In the Snow and How to build an igloo, and more!
A compilation of 1970s ecologically-themed school films featuring Uncle Smiley – a clumsy, heavy guy with a heart of gold. Films include – Uncle Smiley Goes Recycling, Uncle Smiley Follows the Four Seasons, Uncle Smiley Goes Up the River, Uncle Smiley Goes Camping, Uncle Smiley Goes To The Beach, Uncle Smiley Goes Planting and Uncle Smiley and the Junkyard Playground.