Time for Timer (1973)

Original title

The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical, Mystery Tour

Directed by

Herbert Klynn, Jim Gates

Genre

adventure, animation, tv movie

Country

United States

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small animated character named Timer appeared in short public service announcements on Saturday mornings. Timer explained how the body keeps time and encouraged healthy habits. The spots aired on ABC from 1975 to 1992.

whimsicaleducationalnostalgicupbeatplayfullightheartedinformalfriendly

What happens

Time for Timer is a series of seven short public service announcements broadcast on Saturday mornings on the ABC television network starting in 1975. The animated spots feature Timer, a tiny cartoon character who is an anthropomorphic circadian rhythm, the self-proclaimed "keeper of body time." The series was produced by the cartoon studio DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Timer first appears in the 1973 ABC Afterschool Special "The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip", where he was voiced by Len Maxwell, and aired on the network on February 7, 1973. In this special, he works inside the body of a man named Uncle Carl. Timer also appears in the 1974 ABC Afterschool Special "The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head", working inside a teenaged Red Riding Hood, and aired on the network on May 15, 1974. In this special, and in all future appearances, Timer's voice was provided by actor Lennie Weinrib. Time for Timer ran until 1992 concurrently with ABC's other educational spots, primarily The Bod Squad and Schoolhouse Rock! They generally appeared during cartoon programs at the end of commercial breaks. The shorts included a Consultant credit for Dr. Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater, UCLA School of Public Health. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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