Underplayed Gems

Dekirukana (1967)

Dekirukana poster
Genre
children's television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 19 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two hosts, a man named Noppo and a gopher named Gonta, teach kids how to make crafts with paper, scissors, and tape. Each short episode shows a step by step project that children can follow along at home.

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What happens

Dekirukana (できるかな) was an educational children's television show produced by NHK between 1967 and 1990. The show consisted of 15-minute episodes centered on crafts, mainly using paper. It showed kids how to use scissors and adhesive tape. The protagonists were Noppo (ノッポさん, Noppo-san), played by Ei Takami, and the anthropomorphic gopher, Gonta (ゴン太くん, Gonta-kun), played by Jun Imura. Dekirukana was broadcast during the 1980s and 1990s with great success in many state-run networks in Latin America, to whom NHK donated the programme, along with other educational shows. In these countries the name of the show was translated as ¿Puedo hacerlo yo? ("Can I do it?"), but it is informally known as Nopo y Gonta, after the main characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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