Call It Macaroni

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Call It Macaroni is an American children's television series that premiered on January 24, 1975. [1] It was produced by Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc.) with executive producers Gail Frank and Stephanie Meagher. [2] [3] Prior to its release, Donald McGannon, the chair of Group W, announced the show was a call to action for children to have a specific slot for their television. [4] Intended to be a 12-part series of children's specials to be aired once a month, due to its popularity, another 12 specials were produced. [5] [6]

Its goal was to show 10–12-year-olds different things they could experience in the United States. [7] It follows a different group of children each episode as they go to different places within the country, learning about a culture, city, environment, job, or hobby.

The first season was sold to 100, [5] [8] 103 [9] or 104 [10] [11] stations in syndication. [12] It was well received [5] [10] [13] and won a Peabody Award in 1975. [14] [15]

Episodes

There are 24 half-hour episodes of Call it Macaroni. [10] Air dates listed below may be later than the first airing. One episode, "Gym Dandys", is viewable on YouTube.

EpisodeAir dateSynopsis
It's a Long Way UpJanuary 24, 1975 [16] Three teens climb Mount Hood in Oregon. [17]
Give the Circus a TumbleFebruary 19, 1975 [3] [18] Three 11-year-olds spend a week with Circus Vargas as it tours and performs in Colorado. [3]
Fly like a BirdMarch 19, 1975 [19] Two San Franciscans take glider and hang gliding lessons. [19]
Once Upon a HorseApril 20, 1975 [20] Two 12-year-olds get horse riding lessons and participate in a riding competition. [21]
Sail on the Winds of TimeApril 24, 1975 [22] Teens learn aboard a replica of a 19th century schooner. [22]
Texas TenderfootMay 30, 1975 [23] Three teens from the San Francisco Bay region become wranglers, helping to drive horses from Big Bend National Park in West Texas to a ranch 60 miles (97 km) away. [23]
Exploring YesterdayJune 6, 1975 [24] Three children get to experience how the Native Americans of northern Minnesota lived. [25]
A Seaful of AdventureJuly 22, 1975 [26] Three youngsters from the Boston area take a cruise on the Florida shrimp boat Lady Gin. [26] [27]
The Boys and Girls of SummerSeptember 4, 1975 [28] A boy and a girl from Philadelphia go to the Philadelphia Phillies spring training camp in Florida. [28]
Path of PapagosNovember 16, 1975 [29] Three youngsters experience the Native American way of life. [29]
Puppets and Other People [30] December 6, 1975 [31] Three children from Boston construct a puppet under the supervision of puppeteer Kermit Love. [31] [32] Kevin Clash, the best known puppeteer to perform as Sesame Street 's Elmo, saw this episode as a teen and asked his mother to help him contact Love; [33] she succeeded, and Love eventually became his mentor.
Where Do we Sign Up, When Do We Leave?December 15, 1975 [34] Three kids from the San Francisco area spend a week on a racing schooner exploring the Channel Islands of California. [35]
Nashville: Over the RainbowApril 18, 1976 [36] In the first episode of the second year, [9] a 13-year-old Dobro guitar player goes to Nashville and gets to perform with Bobby Bare. [37]
Lights, Camels, ActionMay 21, 1976 [38] Three New Yorkers join a production company working on the film Hawmps! , a comedy about the United States Camel Corps, on location in Arizona and become extras in one scene. [39]
And That's JazzJune 11, 1976 [40] Two budding musicians from New York go to New Orleans and join a jazz session. [41]
Rogue RunnersJuly 23, 1976 [42] Some youngsters go on a five-day rafting trip on the Rogue River. [42]
Some of My Best Friends are DolphinsAugust 20, 1976 [43] Two children work with dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium. [44]
It's Really MagicSeptember 21, 1976 [45] Two 11-year-olds from New York travel to Hollywood to work with the magician Shimada and perform at the Magic Castle. [45] [46]
How Do You Make a Moose Smile?October 1, 1976 [47] Three New York 11- and 12-year-olds are taught by a professional how to photograph wildlife in the wilderness. [48]
North of the ArcticDecember 4, 1976 [49] Two youngsters from Portland, Oregon, become acquainted with an Eskimo family in Alaska. [49] [50]
Dance to the MusicDecember 5, 1976 [51] Two teens spend a week at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York. [51] [52]
When Bold Knights LancedJanuary 10, 1977 [53] A boy and a girl attend the annual Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan. [53]
Gym DandysFebruary 11, 1977 [54] [55] Two kids from San Francisco receive lessons from gymnasts training for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [54]
Sing, West Virginia, SingMarch 15, 1977 [56] Two young Philadelphians learn about the music and culture of Appalachia. [56]

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