Disney Educational Shorts

[Mr. Toad]

The site that did the best job of the educational shorts and claimed to be complete no longer is up. Luckily I printed it all out in 2005. I have it all in excel(and I gave it to Luke to do something with here) *hint* *hint*

And lets not get into using imdb as a source. They are lousy. Bcdb at least gives it a decent effort. Most of their data is correct, some of their classifications are just a little wonky.

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Looks like the one about AIDS is mentioned after all, but not in the index, where I was looking for it at first.

Yes, to be honest, I don't understand why Disney can't have a site on their own which gives us a complete list over shorts and featurettes, and place them in the category where they belong. I know there is many who would appreciate that .

Also, I have heard that four shorts were made for the planned Fantasia 2006. Three of them were The Little Match Girl, Lorenzo and One by One? Which one was the fourth? Destino (althought Destino had been started decades ago)?

[UncleEd]

"Yes, to be honest, I don't understand why Disney can't have a site on their own which gives us a complete list over shorts and featurettes, and place them in the category where they belong. I know there is many who would appreciate that ."

Simple answer: Because Disney doesn't care about their past anymore

[Mr. Toad]

Destino was the fourth

[Mr. Toad]

This is what I have for Educational shorts(compiled from several sources

1955 You and Your…Five Senses
1955 You and Your…Food
1955 You and Your…Sense of Smell and Taste
1955 You and Your..Sense of Touch
1955 You…The Human Animal
1955 You…The Living Machine
1955 I'm No Fool…As A Pedestrian
1955 I'm No Fool…In A Car
1955 I'm No Fool…In an Emergency
1955 I'm No Fool…In Unsafe Places
1955 I'm No Fool…In Unsafe Places II
1955 I'm No Fool…In Water
1955 I'm No Fool…On Wheels
1955 I'm No Fool…With A Bicycle
1955 I'm No Fool…With Electricity
1955 I'm No Fool…With Fire
1955 I'm No Fool…With Safety At School
1955 I'm No Fool…Having Fun
1956 The Nature of Things
1956 You and Your…Ears
1957 You and Your..Eyes
1962 A Storm Called Maria
1964 Four Artists Paint One Tree
1964 The Restless Sea
1966 One Day at Teton Marsh
1967 Family Planning
1967 Ceramic Mural
1968 Of Cats and Men
1968 Of Horses and Men
1968 The Deer Family
1968 The Weasal Family
1968 The Wild Cat Family - The Cougar
1968 The Wild Dog Family - The Coyote
1968 Triangle of Health
1969 Physical Fitness and Good Health
1969 The Social Side of Health
1969 What Should I Do the Flight?
1969 What Should I Do the Game?
1970 The Bear Family
1970 The Beasts of Burden Family
1970 What Should I Do? The New Girl
1971 Get The Message
1971 Teeth Are for Chewing
1972 History Alive! - Democracy - Equality or Privilege?
1972 History Alive! - Impeachment of A President
1972 History Alive! - State's Rights
1972 History Alive! - The Right of Dissent
1972 History Alive! - The Right of Petition
1972 Leonardo Da Vinci - First Man of the Renaissance
1972 Mrs. Peabody's Beach
1972 The Great Search - Man's Need for Power and Energy
1972 The Magic Whistle
1973 Alaska's Bush Pilot Heritage
1973 Henry O. Tanner: Pioneer American Black Artist
1973 How Alaska Joined the World
1973 John Muir: Father of Our National Parks
1973 The Alaskan Gold Rush
1973 V.D. Attack Plan
1974 Magic and Music
1974 Sequoya
1975 A Day in Nature's Community
1975 Barbara: Inside Out
1975 History of Animation
1975 If the Fergi Fits, Wear It
1976 Filming Nature's Mysteries
1976 The Reunion
1976 Fergi Diversifies
1977 Fergi Goes Inc.
1977 The People on Market Street - Cost
1977 The People on Market Street - Demand
1977 The People on Market Street - Market Clearing Price
1977 The People on Market Street - Property Rights and Pollution
1977 The People on Market Street - Scarcity and Planning
1977 The People on Market Street - Supply
1977 The People on Market Street - Wages and Production
1978 Eyewitness to History - the Events
1978 Eyewitness to History - the Lifestyles
1978 Eyewitness to History - the People
1978 Fergi Meets the Challenge
1978 Tricks of our Trade
1979 Incident at Hawk's Hill
1979 The National Student Fire Safety Test
1979 The National Student First Aid Test
1979 The National Student Recreational Safety Test
1979 The National Student School Safety Test
1979 The National Student Traffic Safety Test
1979 The Truly Exceptional: Carol Johnston
1979 The Truly Exceptional: Don Haley
1979 The Truly Exeptional: Tom and Virl Osmond
1979 Understaning Alcohol Use and Abuse
1979 The Restless Sea
1980 Fit to be You: Flexibility and Body Compisition
1980 Fit to Be You: Hearts and Lungs
1980 Fit to be You: Muscles
1980 Foods and Fun: A Nutricianal Adventure
1980 Rick, You're In: A Story About Mainstreaming
1980 The Sky Trap
1980 The Atom: A Closer Look
1981 Coments: Time Capsules of the Solar System
1981 Reaching Out: A Story about Mainstreaming
1981 Smoking: The Choice is Yours
1981 The Cookie Kid
1981 The Nick Price Story of Non Malipulative Selling: A Better Way To Go
1981 The Nick Price Story of Non Malipulative Selling: An Intro to NMS
1981 The Nick Price Story of Non Malipulative Selling: Flexible Behavior
1981 The Nick Price Story of Non Malipulative Selling: The Voice
1982 America Works…America Sings
1982 Buyer Be Wise
1982 Close Up on the Planets
1982 Computers: The Friendly Invasion
1982 Fitness for Living: How to get Fit
1982 Fitness for Living: Measuring Up
1982 Fitness for Living: What is Physical Fitness?
1982 Get it Right: Following Directions With Goofy
1982 Speaking of Weathers
1982 The Energy Savers
1983 A Goofy Look at Valentine's Day
1983 Computers: The Truth of the Matter
1983 Decision Making: Critical Thought in Action
1983 Disney's Haunted Halloween
1983 Disney's Wonderful World of Winter
1983 Fun to be Fit: Getting Physically Fit
1983 Fun to be fit: Physical Fitness
1983 Fun to be fit: Why by Physically Fit?
1983 Futurework
1983 Jiminy Crickett, PS(Problem Solver)
1983 Skills for a New Technology: What a Kid needs to Know About Communication Skills
1983 Skills for a New Technology: What a Kid needs to Know Today: Living With Change
1983 Skills for a New Technology: What a Kid needs to Know Today: Living with Computers
1983 The Time Travellers' Guide to Energy
1984 Child Molestation: Breaking the Silence
1984 Destinations: Careers
1984 Destinations: Communications
1984 Destinations: Excellence
1984 Destination: Science
1984 Energy in Physics
1984 EPCOT Advanced Information System
1984 Ethics in the Computer Age
1984 Fitness and Me: How to Exercise
1984 Fitness and Me: What is Fitness Exercise?
1984 Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?
1984 Harold and His Amazine Green Plants
1984 Lights! Camera! Fractions!
1984 Now I Can Tell You My Secret
1984 The Challenge of Survival: Chemicals
1984 The Challenge of Survival: Land
1984 The Challenge of Survival: Water
1985 A Time To Tell: Teen Sexual Abuse
1985 Advice on Lice
1985 Before It's Too Late - A Film on Teenage Suicide
1985 Decimals- Whats the Point?
1985 Economics By Choice
1985 Expectations - A Story About Stress
1985 Flight!
1985 On Your Own
1986 Aids
1986 Simple Machines: A Moving Experience

[reyquila]

Great list Mr. Toad!!! I think we need two volumes of Disney Treasures devoted to Disney Educational Shorts!!!

[Mr. Toad]

I havent checked but to my recollection Four Artists Paint One Tree is the only one on a Treasure.

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Thanks. And that's an impressive list. Maybe if Disney released them as a limited edition collection, the shorts would become available for those interested.

[Mr. Toad]

Some of them may be interesting but who wants to watch a 1980s short on computers. Given there is only one more year of Treasures left I dont think we will see this unless a few of them are used to make a second rarities set.

Something has to go with Donald Volume 4 - I would think it would be rarities Volume 4 where they can finish off the Alice's, the two remaining Walt era Specials and maybe some of the more recent shorts and maybe a few of these like the Jiminy Cricket ones.

[reyquila]

Better on the computer than to never get to watch them!!! Although they all should be released!!!

[Fflewduur]

I saw the "You..." and "I'm No Fool" shorts on old Mickey Mouse Club reruns after school in Chicago in the early 70s; apart from those, I'm familiar with very little on that list and I'd like to see them all.

One item that should perhaps be included on the list: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toot%2C_Wh ... oom">"Toot Whistle Plunk & Boom."</a> Wikipedia calls it an educational animated short and lists an original release date of 1953. I distinctly remember it being shown in some elementary school music class from 1970-blank, and I was very happy to find it included on the Fantasia 2000 dvd.

(I would not lobby for including the original Fantasia's "Rite of Spring" segment, but I do recall it being shown in a science class.)

Edit: Whoops. Forgot "Toot" has been issued on the "Rarities" Treasure (along with "Melody," which might also merit inclusion on the list).

[Mr. Toad]

Better on the computer than to never get to watch them!!! Although they all should be released!!!

No, no. I mean the shorts on which computer is the subject not ones played on your computer. I dont think they have much relevence.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

No, no. I mean the shorts on which computer is the subject not ones played on your computer. I dont think they have much relevence.

Nevertheless, that sort of material is soon enough going to have a certain nostalgic quality...

[Mr. Toad]

No, no. I mean the shorts on which computer is the subject not ones played on your computer. I dont think they have much relevence.

Nevertheless, that sort of material is soon enough going to have a certain nostalgic quality...

I guess I could explain to my kids that 25 years ago we really did operate computers by inserting punch cards.

Maybe next time Bill Cotter drops by he could inform us if there is a possibility.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

I guess I could explain to my kids that 25 years ago we really did operate computers by inserting punch cards.

Exactly! 25 years may not be much in the bigger scheme of things, but in the history of computer technology it's a world of difference. I'd like to see punch cards. And large reels of tape.