Jabberwocky - Space and Distance #J30

Datecirca 1973

Can DescriptionsJabberwocky; J-131; Space and Distance J31; Rec. date Feb. 1980

AbstractJabberwocky: Space & Distance; children playing among pipes; theme song; Carl and Trina ask Frank where he is going; Frank says he is going to the moon; Carl calculates it will take Frank 16 years to walk to the moon; Trina makes a human model of the solar system using the children; the solar system is more carefully explained by a scientist; some audio during black screen commercial break; Mr. Buchanan talk with the children about the earth's population and the need for space saving; Frank and Carl talk about the difference between air, space and outer space; the Surprise Box is filled with air-inflated furniture; Carl and some of the children visit a government plaza to experience the openness and quiet created in the heart of the city; views of sun flairs and the planets end the show;

OtherCredits: Special Thanks to Guy Carbone Government Center Boston Mass.; Inflatable Furniture by Lechmere Sales Cambridge, Mass.; Camping Equipment by A to Z Rental Center Westwood, Mass.; Cast: Carl Thoma, Joanne Sopka, Peter Johnson, Bob Prosky; Executive Producer: Fred Schilpp; Producer: Gail Frank; Director: Dave Gosey; Associate Producers: Carol Lawrence, Michele Connors; Assistant Director: Sheila Smith; Writers: Dewey Bergman, Jr., Adam Villone, Fred Schilpp; Consultants: Jermone Kagan, Ph.D., Marshall Haith, Ph.D. Harvard Social Relations