I'm No Fool with a Bicycle (1956)
Jiminy Cricket narrates the history and practice of bicycle safety.
Top billed cast
Cliff EdwardsJiminy Cricket (voice)
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Yak (1970)
Jarnow's first work for Sesame Street and the Children's Television Workshop - yak is a goofy take on the letter "Y."
The Road of Health (1938)
The lecturer shows a microcinematographic sequence of spirochaetes and drawings of the gonoccus (the bacteria responsible for syphilis and gonorrhea). He then turns to an easel and begins to draw 'the road of health'; the cartoon takes this up in magic drawing, in a style that is highly reminiscent of the 'Giro the Germ' series made for the Health and Cleanliness Council a few years before.
Learning to Live (1964)
A basic sex education film designed for young engaged couples.
6 Little Jungle Boys (1945)
A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.
Speeding, of Course (2025)
70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.
Symmetry (1961)
Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM Mathematica Exhibit which opened in 1961. The degree to which an object is symmetrical is illustrated by the number of different positions in which it can fit into a box of its shape.
Spider-Man: Smart Kids Play It Safe (1990)
Spider-Man provides a children's safety guide about walking home from school and being home alone.
Spider-Man: What To Do About Drugs (1990)
Spider-man teaches how to say no to drugs and why, including negative effects they have on the body.
City Survival (1983)
A young woman leaves the comfort of her small rural community to pursue opportunities in a big Canadian city. She encounters obstacles that almost force her to return home, but she eventually picks up the skills to adjust to the city.
Dinosaurs: Puzzles from the Past (1981)
Join two youngsters and their teacher as they discover clues to Dinosaurs: Puzzles from the Past. Putting dinosaurs in perspective is their first task. They follow a time line back from the Age of Man to the era of dinosaurs. Animation introduces a variety of dinosaurs and their environment. Students see fossilized dinosaur bones uncovered by excavators at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. They also visit a paleontologist in his lab and see a comparison of bones from two different dinosaurs. At a museum in Ottawa the two youngsters see a full-scale reconstructed tyrannosaur skeleton and identify it as a meat-eater by its feet and teeth.
Outside In (1994)
The computer animation Outside In explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale in 1957, that a sphere can be turned inside out by means of smooth motions and self-intersections. Through a combination of dialogue and exposition accessible to anyone who has some interest in mathematics, Outside In builds up to the grand finale: Bill Thurston's "corrugations" method of turning the sphere inside out.
Curious Alice (1971)
The story “Alice in Wonderland” is used as a metaphor about the dangers of accidental drug use among children. Curious Alice's trip to Wonderland is not through the rabbit hole, but rather through her home, where the medicine and kitchen cabinets hold substances of lure but danger. After ingesting one of these substances, Alice, now in the Wonderland of her mind, has an altered sense of reality. In her new psychedelic world, she is exposed to more and more drugs, which she may take based on her impaired judgment from the initial drug use.
The Commute (2022)
The distinctive three-note chime of the Toronto subway kicks off a zippy tale of bike theft and survival in an unfamiliar new town. Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
I'm No Fool with Fire (1955)
Jiminy Cricket explains the basics of fire safety.
New Girl (1970)
One of the educational short films in the "What Should I Do?"-series made by Walt Disney Productions.
VD Attack Plan (1973)
Short animation dealing with the doubts young people have about venereal diseases.
Fitness and Me: Why Exercise? (1984)
An educational short about exercising.
Recycle Rex (1993)
A group of '90s-looking anthropomorphic dinosaur kids must come up with a way to get rid of their trash without just throwing it away or their favorite playfield will be turned into a landfill. One of them, Recycle Rex, has an idea.
Water: Friend or Enemy (1943)
Animated film that promotes the importance of pure water. The film illustrates correct measures in keeping spring and well water from being contaminated.
Steps Towards Maturity and Health (1968)
There is a focus on the need for physical, mental and social health to be fully developed in order for humans to function properly within society. The film is aimed at an adolescent audience who are independently confronting developments in these aspects of their well-being for the first time.