Jabberwocky - Growing Up #J28

Datecirca 1973

Can DescriptionsJabberwocky; Growing Up J28; J-128; Rec. Date Feb. 80

AbstractJabberwocky: Growing Up; [view caution: stereotypical gender portrayals] the Surprise Box reveals that the show is about growing up; Carl asks Frank how old he is and Frank guesses he is about 18 years old; Mr. Buchanan is working on a growing machine which he hasn't tested yet; one of the children volunteers to try it out, but it doesn't work; Carl visits Frank and they talk about the value of reading; a video tells the story that Frank starts to read about the big city run by little people; Trina talks about seeds and they grow into a plant, and how potatoes grow into a plant; the show ends with photographs of children and flowers, and music audio;

OtherCredits: Cast: Carl Thoma, Joanne Sopka, Peter Johnson, Bob Prosky; Executive Producer: Fred Schilpp; Producer: Gail Frank; Director: Dave Gosey; Associate Producers: Carol Lawrence, Michelle Conners; Assistant Director: Sheila Smith; Writers: Dewey Bergman, Jr., Adam Villone, Fred Schilpp; Consultants: Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., Marshall Haith, Ph.D., Harvard Social Relations; Animation Director: Tom Jurkowski; Jabberwocky Theme: David Lucas