Why Don't You? (1973)
- Genre
- children's television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 42 seasons, 3 episodes
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
Kids take over the show. They respond to letters from viewers who suggest games, craft projects, and magic tricks to do at home. The show encourages children to turn off the TV and try these activities instead.
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What happens
Why Don't You? was a BBC children's television series created by producer/director Patrick Dowling and broadcast in 42 series between 20 August 1973 and 21 April 1995. The format consisted of groups or "gangs" of children responding to letters from viewers who wrote into the show suggesting games, 'makes' and days out. Typically these were arts-and-crafts activities or games and magic tricks children could learn to impress their friends. The full title, as heard on the title sequence, is "Why don’t you just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead?" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Screen test (1970)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.