I'm not sure how "Saved by the Bell" is considered and educational/information (E/I) program. I think these old TV show could be though. Actually some have. Maybe one or some of the digit channels can use these.

Beakman's World
Bill Nye Science Guy
Mr. Wizard
You Asked For It
Captain Kangaroo
Hysteria (a Warner Brothers cartoon series)
John Sutherland produced cartoons
Biography
You are There (Cronkite) both the 1957 and 1971 versions.
The 20th Century/The 21st Century (Cronkite)
Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts
ABC Afterschool Specials
The New Zoo Review
Pretty much any local afternoon kids show, like "Adventure Time" in Pittsburgh, "Wonderama" in NY, "Bozo the Clown" in Chicago, "Romper Room" from any US city.

I know there are more. What would you add?

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She seems to be in California. I think Sandiego is how it's spelled. Just about any PBS show would fit.

Looney Tunes. The animated shorts can be used as a fun an innovative ways to teach kids U.S History, Social Studies and the arts.

If a lame sitcom like Saved By The Bell and cartoons such as He-Man can get the EI seal of approval, other shows should be allowed to make a case.

Looney Tunes. The animated shorts can be me used as a fun an innovative ways to teach kids U.S History, Social Studies and the arts.

If a lame sitcom like Saved By The Bell and cartoons such as He-Man can get the EI seal of approval, other shows should be allowed to make a case.

Funny you mentioned Looney Tunes. Last night of MeTV+ I was watching Toon in with ME and they did a school theme. All of the cartoons had some teaching focus to them.

CBS ran on Saturdays The Secrets of Isis, Shazam, Arc II.

Also Pryor's Place and even Pee Wee's Playhouse would work as E/I programs.

They show do the old College Bowl knowledge games, show corrections at the bottom of the screen where answers have changed.

There was a short-lived show call Hot Dog, c. 1970, which showed how different products are made. Woody Allen, Johnathan Winters, and Jo Anne Worley were the narrators.

They show do the old College Bowl knowledge games, show corrections at the bottom of the screen where answers have changed.

There was a short-lived show call Hot Dog, c. 1970, which showed how different products are made. Woody Allen, Johnathan Winters, and Jo Anne Worley were the narrators.

Wow, College Bowl with Allen Ludden! I use to watch that show. I didn't get any smarter though. :lol:

Here's a clip from "Hot Dog" https://youtu.be/XNGWCCl6-qo

Pee Wee's Playhouse
Shazam!/Isis
Super-Friends
The Mickey Mouse Club

Pee Wee's Playhouse
Shazam!/Isis
Super-Friends
The Mickey Mouse Club

Thanks for confirming the first 2. I thought the same.

Nearly any sitcom that takes place in a classroom setting should be elgible for the EI moniker.

The White Shadow
Room 222
Head Of The Class
Boy Meets World
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Our Miss Brooks
Ferris Bueller
Coach
Community

Pee Wee's Playhouse
Shazam!/Isis
Super-Friends
The Mickey Mouse Club

Some really good choices. I guess Superfriends is the original 1973 series with Wendy and Marvin and not the 1977 2nd series with the Wonder Twins and Legion Of Doom?.

Nearly any sitcom that takes place in a classroom setting should be for the EI moniker.

The White Shadow
Room 222
Head Of The Class
Boy Meets World
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Our Miss Brooks
Ferris Bueller
Coach
Community

Just because a show was had a school setting doesn't always give it the possibilities of being E/I material. Hence my original though on Save by the Bell.

I agree with the first 3, maybe Boy Meets World as well. ( I never watched it) The rest especially Our Miss Brooks might not fit.

Make a Wish with Tom Chapin could work

Marlo Thomas had a special " Free to Be You and Me".
I wonder how she would have done it today.

How about the Emmy Award winning series Kids Are People Too, from the very late 1970s on to the '80s. The early seasons were on ABC.

The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335632/


(Shelley Duvall's) Faerie Tale Theatre
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199214/

Some really good choices. I guess Superfriends is the original 1973 series with Wendy and Marvin and not the 1977 2nd series with the Wonder Twins and Legion Of Doom?.

Even the Wonder Twins episodes had "educational" inserts/bumpers.

Other cartoons that could work are.

Tennessee Tuxedo
Peabody and Sherman
Lassie's Rescue Rangers
Emergency Plus4

Other cartoons that could work are.

Tennessee Tuxedo
Peabody and Sherman
Lassie's Rescue Rangers
Emergency Plus4

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, The Funny Company, and Discovery (known as Discovery ‘62, ‘63, etc.) were three programs borne out of the late Newton Minow’s famous “Vast Wasteland” speech about television.

More shows might have come about due to that speech—but at least one show made a joke out of the speaker. Gilligan’s Island called their boat the S.S. Minnow as a jab at him.

As to Peabody and Sherman, it was a case of what DIDN’T happen in history. WB Network tried to right the wrongs, I guess, with the animated “Histeria!” I understand it didn’t get much attention.

I wrote some of this stuff before, but I didn’t see this E/I thread until now.

Edit: as to Post 18, the late 70s Popeye had little educational half-minutes between the cartoons….one in particular telling his nephews that his pipe is only to toot, and not for smoking.

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CBS Children's Film Festival:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Children%27s_Film_Festival

CBS Children's Film Festival:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Children%27s_Film_Festival

Ah yes, with Kukla, Fran, and Ollie.

Which reminds me….right before that program in the early 70s was “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,” which dealt with subjects not normally brought up for the young set—drug use and divorce, for example. There was always a moral AND a song dealing with the day’s subject.

In fact, many (if not all) episodes were squeezed into fifteen-minute blocks (maybe even with audio and video sped up, but don’t quote me on that), shown on educational TV stations, and likely shown that way in schools as well. The song was removed.

These Fat Albert episodes were shown as “distributed by Barr Films,” and they even had a different title than the original working title. Maybe you have seen them. Of course, these may never again see the light of day, with Cosby….well, you know…

Sorry for the verbosity.

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Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, The Funny Company, and Discovery (known as Discovery ‘62, ‘63, etc.) were three programs borne out of the late Newton Minow’s famous “Vast Wasteland” speech about television.

More shows might have come about due to that speech—but at least one show made a joke out of the speaker. Gilligan’s Island called their boat the S.S. Minnow as a jab at him.

As to Peabody and Sherman, it was a case of what DIDN’T happen in history. WB Network tried to right the wrongs, I guess, with the animated “Histeria!” I understand it didn’t get much attention.

I wrote some of this stuff before, but I didn’t see this E/I thread until now.

Edit: as to Post 18, the late 70s Popeye had little educational half-minutes between the cartoons….one in particular telling his nephews that his pipe is only to toot, and not for smoking.

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Shows you how much I remember Peabody and Sherman. Well there could be a follow up after each episode telling what really happened.

Ah yes, with Kukla, Fran, and Ollie.

Which reminds me….right before that program in the early 70s was “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,” which dealt with subjects not normally brought up for the young set—drug use and divorce, for example. There was always a moral AND a song dealing with the day’s subject.

In fact, many (if not all) episodes were squeezed into fifteen-minute blocks (maybe even with audio and video sped up, but don’t quote me on that), shown on educational TV stations, and likely shown that way in schools as well. The song was removed.

These Fat Albert episodes were shown as “distributed by Barr Films,” and they even had a different title than the original working title. Maybe you have seen them. Of course, these may never again see the light of day, with Cosby….well, you know…

Sorry for the verbosity.

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Bill Cosby's Fat Albert cartoons were truly educational. I think he gained some sort of honorary degree for that show. Cosby was also on the original Electric Company and also on Captain Kangaroo with Picture Page. Later he did a show on Nickelodeon called Little Bill.

To bad he screwed himself (pun intended) because all of these shows could be on to teach a new generation of kids.

Bill Cosby's Fat Albert cartoons were truly educational. I think he gained some sort of honorary degree for that show. Cosby was also on the original Electric Company and also on Captain Kangaroo with Picture Page. Later he did a show on Nickelodeon called Little Bill.

To bad he screwed himself (pun intended) because all of these shows could be on to teach a new generation of kids.

Before the allegations, Fat Albert was EI approved. During the diginets early days, it was being ran duing the morning hours.

Add Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine to the list
https://youtu.be/LvnHVuDFIt8
I used to watch this early weekend mornings on WCBS channel 2 in NY.

Totter Turtle cartoons might work.

Totter Turtle cartoons might work.

Actually yeah, as Mr. Wizard the lizard narrated how things are SUPPOSED to work out.

Huckleberry Hound cartoons aren’t much different, in the sense he is in a different job each and every cartoon, with similar disastrous results to Tooter. Unfortunately Huck has nobody to scream “HELLLLLLP” to!

Note: TT cartoons are only available on YT or maybe DVD. Dated to be sure, but fun! A remake wouldn’t be a bad idea.

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