| Description |
1 videodisc : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Summary |
A collection of short films originally produced in the 1950s to 60s. What Now! is a public service film from The National Institute of Rug Cleaning. The Almost Perfect Weed Killer Caper is a comic tale of Russian agents who invade a farm (disguised as scarecrows) and abduct a farmer in the hope of learning why his soy bean crops are so healthy. Friendly Way and Man-Made Profits center around the local gas station, while Mighty Mister Titan hawks the Mister Titan TV Adventure Book for athletic boys who want to become astronauts. |
| Contents |
Center of attention (1960) -- What now! -- The Almost perfect weed killer caper -- We are becoming / Dayton Corporation -- Meet Mister Money / Monsanto Company -- the Friendly way (1966) -- Man-made profits -- Car of the future / U.S. Steel -- Mighty Mister Titan. |
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Center of Attention (1960; color) tries to make fun of old fogies who run their stores the old-fashioned way, without the benefit of the "new fangled" American Express Courtesy Center which, of course, will make life on this planet better. |
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What Now! (color) is a public service film from "The National Institute of Rug Cleaning." Yup, this is all about what to do when dancing teens knock a bottle of Coke onto the carpet. Or when youngsters spill their milk on the dining room rug. Just blot up the excess liquid, apply a bit of mild detergent, then lay tissues and a heavy book on top of the stain for six to eight hours. |
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The Almost Perfect Weed Killer Caper (color) jumps on the spy-movie craze that engulfed the mid-sixties, with a comic tale of Boris-and-Natasha-style Russian agents who invade a farm (disguised as scarecrows) and abduct a farmer in the hope of learning why his soy bean crops are so healthy. But it's no state secret -- the farmer uses Preforan weed killer! The farmer also deadpans while the Russians overact. And, look! There's even a cameo by "Khrushchev." |
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We Are Becoming (color) is a conceptual piece that seems to be promoting Dayton Corporation. |
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Meet Mister Money (color) uses cheap animation to hawk the Monsanto Benefit Program. |
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The Friendly Way 1966 (color) informs Mobile gas station owners that servicing cars and pumping gas just ain't enough anymore. No, Mobile owners should think of themselves as being in "the travel business." |
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Man-Made Profits (b&w) is again centered around the local gas station -- in this case Shell stations -- explaining yet again why the local gas station was once the center of the universe. |
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Car of the Future (color) is an oddity: a single shot of a Jetsons-type Car of the Future, built by U.S. Steel, which rotates 360 degrees, as two sexy fashion models fawn all over it. |
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Mighty Mister Titan (color) hawks the Mister Titan TV Adventure Book for athletic boys who want to become astronauts! |
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United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Popular culture -- United States -- 20th century.
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Herbicides -- Marketing.
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Service stations -- United States -- Employees.
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Selling -- Automobiles.
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| Added Author |
National Institute of Rug Cleaning (U.S.)
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Dayton Corporation.
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Monsanto Company.
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United States Steel Company.
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Something Weird Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Lifestyles USA. Vol. 43 |
| Music No. |
38022 Something Weird Video |
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