Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips

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Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips
Directed byArt Scott
Written byGary M. Stamm
Sloan Nibley
Dolores Lawler
Starring The Flintstones
Yogi Bear
The Jetsons
Scooby-Doo
The Banana Splits
Jabberjaw
Around the World Kids
Music by Hoyt Curtin
Production
company
Distributed byRadmar, Inc.
Release date
1977 – 1980
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips is a series of animated filmstrips of educational material produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions' educational division. The series ran from 1977 to 1980 for a total of 26 titles, featuring the studio's animated characters from The Flintstones , The Yogi Bear Show , The Jetsons , Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! , The Banana Splits , Cattanooga Cats , and Jabberjaw .

Contents

The series was designed for elementary- and secondary-school children and distributed in classroom environments by Radmar, Inc. Each audiovisual package consisted of two filmstrips in plastic cases featuring high-quality 35 mm images of Hanna-Barbera characters, cassette tapes, and a teacher's guide booklet. The voices for the animated characters were provided by the same voice actors from their respective television series. [1]

Robert Letro, supervisor of teacher education and director of educational media laboratory at the University of California in Irvine, California, served as educational advisor for the series, while Art Scott served as production director, writer, and production supervisor for Hanna-Barbera Educational Division.

Filmstrips

YearSet #Character(s)TitleDescription and contents
1197751600 Around the World Kids Bolivian Mountain Village [2]

Finny, Jenny and Hoppy travel to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia where they learn about the social, domestic, and economic ways of life of the Aymara Indians.

  • Part 1: Aymara Indian Children
  • Part 2: Aymara Indians
2197751700 Around the World Kids A Japanese Fishing Village [3]

Finny, Jenny and Hoppy travel to Japan and visit the coastal village of Sajima where the entire population depends on the fishing trade for its livelihood.

  • Part 1: Sajima, Japan
  • Part 2: School Children of Sajima, Japan
3197851800 Bamm-Bamm Bamm-Bamm Tackles a Term Paper [4]

Bamm-Bamm goes through all aspects of a term paper as he selects a topic, learns to use the library for research, outlines his material and writes a coherent draft.

  • Part 1: Research
  • Part 2: Organization
  • Part 3: Writing
4197851900 Scooby-Doo The Great Grammar Hunt [5]

Velma explains to Shaggy and Scooby the basic parts of speech and leads them through the task of using those parts in phrases, clauses and complete sentences.

  • Part 1: Parts of Speech
  • Part 2: Phrases and Clauses
  • Part 3: Sentences
5197852000 Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo Locates the Locus [6]

Scooby, Shaggy and Velma learn about the locus of points and its uses in various geometric principles such as circles, angles, parallels, and perpendicular bisectors.

6197852100 The Banana Splits Healthy and Happy [7]

Bingo doesn't feel well because he hasn't been eating well; the Banana Splits learn how better nutrition will help, and a toothache reminds Bingo to brush and see the dentist.

  • Part 1: Bingo Gets the Gooey Goops
  • Part 2: A Toothache Isn't Fun
7197852200 The Banana Splits We Have Five Senses [8]

The Banana Splits discuss how the senses work and whether one sense is needed more than the others; they also discuss how to care for each sense organ.

8197852300 The Banana Splits Safety First [9]

The Banana Splits find themselves in a strange situation and have to learn how to read danger signals and also learn safe crossing rules.

  • Part 1: Look Out For Danger
  • Part 2: Let's Cross Safely
9197852400 Scooby-Doo Black Explorers [10]

Velma's friend Tina tells about Matthew Henson, who explored the Arctic with Robert Peary and learned the Eskimo language and ways; Shaggy does research on James Beckwourth.

  • Part 1: Matthew Henson: Black Explorer
  • Part 2: James Beckwourth: Black Explorer
10197852500 Scooby-Doo The Signs of the Times [11]

Scooby, Shaggy and Velma goes on a vacation to the Rocky Mountain National Park where they encounter and learn to identify the new international road signs.

11197855700 The Jetsons Geometric Jetson [12]

The teach-a-computer robot helps Elroy and George with geometry homework and basic concepts; geometric formulas are derived in ways that can make them easy.

  • Part 1: Points, Lines and Angles
  • Part 2: Polygons
  • Part 3: Perimeter and Area
  • Part 4: More Perimeters and Areas
12197855800 Scooby-Doo Let's Go to Press [13]

Scooby, Shaggy and Velma study newspaper production which includes objectivity, insight, legal aspects, photo-journalism and mechanics of printing.

  • Part 1: A Background
  • Part 2: News Reporting
  • Part 3: Features and Editorials
  • Part 4: Editing and Printing
13197955900 Jabberjaw The Silent Hunters [14]

At Marineland, Jabberjaw and Shelly discuss the evolution and characteristics of sharks along with their anatomy.

  • Part 1: The Hunter
  • Part 2: The Hunt
14197956000 Jabberjaw A Whale of a Tale [15]

At Marineland, Shelly explains to Jabberjaw about the characteristics, habits, and abilities of whales, dolphins and porpoises.

  • Part 1: Whales
  • Part 2: Dolphins and Porpoises
15197956600 The Banana Splits It's a Sense-sational World [16]

The Banana Splits take a tour through a museum's exhibit of each of the human sense organs and learn how to understand and care for their senses.

  • Part 1: Right On the Nose
  • Part 2: The Eyes Have It
  • Part 3: Lend An Ear
  • Part 4: Taste of Success
  • Part 5: Just the Right Touch
16197956700 Yogi Bear Play it Safe [17]

Yogi learns about safety hazards at home and at school, and to make children aware of ways to avoid or prevent these hazards.

  • Part 1: Home Safe Home
  • Part 2: School Days-Safe Days
17197956800 Bamm-Bamm Information Please [18]

Pebbles guides Bamm-Bamm through the use of library tools when he has a research project: the card catalog, the Dewey Decimal System and many reference books.

  • Part 1: The Card Catalog
  • Part 2: The Reference Collection
  • Part 3: More Reference Tools
18197956900 Scooby-Doo Help Wanted [19]

Shaggy, Velma and Scooby visit their high school advisor and learn how to prepare a résumé, a cover letter and how to present themselves during a job interview.

  • Part 1: Résumé-The Foot in the Door
  • Part 2: Interviewing and Applications
19198058500 The Banana Splits Meet the Microbes [20]

When Bingo discovers moldy food, the other Banana Splits talk to him about microorganisms, both helpful and harmful, including protection from harmful forms.

  • Part 1: Molds, Viruses and Bacteria
  • Part 2: Protecting Ourselves
20198058600 The Flintstones A Weighty Problem [21]

Fred realizes how overweight he is, so he and Barney decide to learn about weight control at the library; they learn about fat and to control it through a definite program.

  • Part 1: The Problem
  • Part 2: The Solution
21198058700 The Flintstones Fire Alarm [22]

Pebbles Flintstone learns about safety in case of fire at school; she discusses her lessons with Fred and Barney so that they will have a safe home and a fire safety plan.

  • Part 1: Home Fire Dangers
  • Part 2: Getting Out Safely
22198058800 The Flintstones Fire Escape [23]

Fred, Barney and Pebbles demonstrate how to make a home fire-resistant and how to develop a plan of action in case of fire.

  • Part 1: Home Fire Prevention
  • Part 2: Detection and Evacuation
23198058900 Yogi Bear Yogi Bear Visits His Medical Friends [24]

Yogi and Boo-Boo learn about the equipment and procedures used by various types of medical personnel, and overcome their fears of going to a doctor, dentist or hospital.

  • Part 1: The Dentist
  • Part 2: The Doctor | Part 3: The Hospital
24198059000 Scooby-Doo Skin Deep [25]

When Shaggy doesn't want to be seen with bad acne, the gang takes him to see the dermatologist who tells him about acne and what he can do to control its symptoms.

  • Part 1: What Is Acne?
  • Part 2: Toward Clearer Skin
25198059100 The Jetsons Down to Earth Nutrition [26]

Elroy Jetson learns in history about the food that people ate in the 20th century; the Jetsons' computer teaches them about food groups and planning a balanced diet.

  • Part 1: Nutrition Basics
  • Part 2: Deficiencies and Imbalances
  • Part 3: Nutrition Planning
26198059200 The Flintstones The Flintstones' Driving Guide [27]

Pebbles learns about the safe operation of an automobile and appropriate ways of responding to common accident-causing driving hazards.

  • Part 1: The Driving Controls
  • Part 2: Gauges and Safety Controls
  • Part 3: Common Driving Hazards
  • Part 4: Emergency Procedures

Voice cast

Production crew

Other Hanna-Barbera filmstrip titles

Xerox Filmstrip Set

YearTitleDescription, contents and voice cast
11976The Flintstones: Library Skills Series [28] [29] Fred, Barney and Pebbles present an overview in borrowing a book at the library.
  • Part 1: Barney Borrows a Book

Voice cast: Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone | John Stephenson as Barney Rubble | Sally Struthers as Pebbles Flintstone

Fred, Barney and Pebbles present an overview in returning a book at the library.
  • Part 2: Barney Returns a book

Voice cast: Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone | Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble | Janet Waldo as Pebbles Flintstone

Learning Tree Filmstrip Set

YearTitleDescription, contents and voice cast
11982Learning About Communities with Scooby-Doo [30]

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy learn about the characteristics of a community when they visit a ghost town.

  • Part 1: What is a Community? | Part 2: What's in a Community? | Part 3: What We Do in a Community
21982Learning About Citizenship with Yogi Bear [31]
  • Part 1: What is Citizenship? | Part 2: Citizenship and Government | Part 3: Good Citizenship
31982Learning About Holidays with The Banana Splits [32]

The Banana Splits describe the types, origins and purposes of holidays and the customs and manners of holiday celebrations.

  • Part 1: What is a Holiday | Part 2: Why We Celebrate Holidays | Part 3: Seasons of the Holidays
41982Learning About Groups and Rules with Yogi Bear [33]

Yogi Bear describes the origins, rationale and makeup of social groups and the rules they live by.

  • Part 1: What Are Groups? | Part 2: Why We Have Rules | Part 3: Living with Rules
51982Learning About Work with The Jetsons [34]

The teach-a-computer robot explains to Elroy and George about work, introduce work styles, and depict a capsule history of how work and jobs have evolved.

  • Part 1: Why We Work | Part 2: Sharing the Work | Part 3: Jobs for Everyone

Voice cast: Don Messick as George Jetson | Daws Butler as Elroy Jetson

61982Learning About Other People with Huckleberry Hound [35]

Huckleberry Hound presents a variety of interpersonal relationship concepts.

  • Part 1: Looking at Others | Part 2: Living with Others | Part 3: Understanding Others
71982Learning About Families with The Flintstones [36]
  • Part 1: What is a Family? | Part 2: Families Work Together | Part 3: Being Part of a Family
81982Learning About Basic Needs with The Flintstones [37]
  • Part 1: Needs and Wants | Part 2: Food, Clothing and Shelter | Part 3: Meeting Our Needs

See also

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References

  1. Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips: Radmar, Inc.
  2. Around the World Kids: Bolivian Mountain Village at WorldCat
  3. Around the World Kids: A Japanese Fishing Village at WorldCat
  4. Bamm-Bamm: Bamm-Bamm Tackles a Term Paper at WorldCat
  5. Scooby-Doo: The Great Grammar Hunt at WorldCat
  6. Scooby-Doo Locates the Locus at WorldCat
  7. The Banana Splits: Healthy and Happy at WorldCat
  8. The Banana Splits: We Have Five Senses at WorldCat
  9. The Banana Splits: Safety First at WorldCat
  10. Scooby-Doo: Black Explorers at WorldCat
  11. Scooby-Doo: The Signs of the Times at WorldCat
  12. The Jetsons: Geometric Jetsons at WorldCat
  13. Scooby-Doo: Let's Go to Press at WorldCat
  14. Jabberjaw: The Silent Hunters at WorldCat
  15. Jabberjaw: A Whale of a Tale at WorldCat
  16. The Banana Splits: It's a Sens-sational World at WorldCat
  17. Yogi Bear: Play it Safe at WorldCat
  18. Bamm-Bamm: Information Please at WorldCat
  19. Scooby-Doo: Help Wanted at WorldCat
  20. The Banana Splits: Meet the Microbes at WorldCat
  21. The Flintstones: A Weighty Problem at WorldCat
  22. The Flintstones: Fire Alarm at WorldCat
  23. The Flintstones: Fire Escape at WorldCat
  24. Yogi Bear Visits His Medical Friends at WorldCat
  25. Scooby-Doo: Skin Deep at WorldCat
  26. The Jetsons: Down to Earth Nutrition at WorldCat
  27. The Flintstones' Driving Guide at WorldCat
  28. Barney Borrows a Book at WorldCat
  29. Barney Returns a Book at WorldCat
  30. Learning About Communities with Scooby-Doo at WorldCat
  31. Learning About Citizenship with Yogi Bear at WorldCat
  32. Learning About Holidays with The Banana Splits at WorldCat
  33. Learning About Groups and Rules with Yogi Bear at WorldCat
  34. Learning About Work with The Jetsons at WorldCat
  35. Learning About Other People with Huckleberry Hound at WorldCat
  36. Learning About Families with The Flintstones at WorldCat
  37. Learning About Basic Needs with The Flintstones at WorldCat