About Safety (1972)

Country

United States

How it feels

A children's show from the 1970s where marionette puppets teach kids about safety and first aid. The main character is a frog named Clyde who gets into different kinds of trouble.

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What happens

About Safety is a children's educational television program which originated in 1972. It was produced by the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television. In the 3 to 6 minute shorts, marionettes, most notably Clyde Frog, taught children about safety and first aid. Mischievous Clyde has a distinctive, high-pitched voice and would get himself into various troubles. The show illustrated dangers, ranging from traffic, guns, and tornadoes. About Safety ran for 47 episodes and the shows were quite successful. MAETV syndicated them to public television stations throughout the United States. The character of Clyde Frog later appeared in another MAETV show, Clyde Frog Show, which taught children about self-esteem, feelings, and attitudes, and ran for ten episodes. An animated version of Clyde Frog has been featured in several episodes of South Park as a favorite toy of Eric Cartman. Episodes of the show failed to include a copyright notice and were released before 1978, so are, therefore in the public domain in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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