Strong Kids, Safe Kids

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Strong Kids, Safe Kids
Directed byRick Hauser
Written byRick Hauser
Produced byRick Hauser
Wen-D Kersten
Henry Winkler
Starring Henry Winkler
Sol Gordon
Kee MacFarlane
Chris Wallace
John Ritter
Mariette Hartley
Don Messick
Hal Smith
Henry Corden
Lucille Bliss
Danny Goldman
June Foray
Dana Kavin
Narrated byHannah Mason Hauser
Music byDavid Carr
Ole Goerg
Don Waldrop
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Home Video
Release date
  • 16 September 1984 (1984-09-16)
Running time
42 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Strong Kids, Safe Kids is a 1984 direct-to-video PSA film, hosted by Henry Winkler, that teaches basic skills to parents and children to help prevent sexual abuse and other dangerous situations. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The video features guest appearances from Fonzie, Sol Gordon, Kee MacFarlane, Chris Wallace, John Ritter, Mariette Hartley, and a cast of Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, the Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, the Smurfs and Pac-Man. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Contents

The video was produced in 1983-1984 by Winkler's company Fair Dinkum Productions in association with Paramount Home Video (who also distributed the video), out of concern about the safety of his children. [12] [13] It was available at high schools, music libraries and civic functions, [9] [14] and was sold at children's bookstores and video outlets for $29.95. [15] It sold 75,000 cassettes. [16]

Plot

Henry Winkler tells parents how to protect their children, and offers ways for children to recognize and avoid dangerous situations. Fonzie and other celebrities also encourage parents to discuss human sexuality with young children, and children to talk to trusted adults about their problems. [15]

Cast

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