Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips

Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips
Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips
Directed by	Art Scott
Written by	Gary M. Stamm; Sloan Nibley; Dolores Lawler;
Starring	The Flintstones; Yogi Bear; The Jetsons; Scooby-Doo; The Banana Splits; Jabberjaw; Around the World Kids;
Music by	Hoyt Curtin
Production; company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributed by	Radmar, Inc.
Release date	1977 – 1980
Country	United States
Language	English

Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips is a series of filmstrips of educational material produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions' educational division.^[1]^[2] The series ran from 1977 to 1980 for a total of 26 titles, featuring the studio's animated characters from The Flintstones, The Yogi Bear Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Banana Splits, Cattanooga Cats, and Jabberjaw.

The series was designed for elementary- and secondary-school children and distributed in classroom environments by Radmar, Inc. Each audiovisual package consisted of two filmstrips in plastic cases featuring high-quality 35 mm images of Hanna-Barbera characters, cassette tapes, and a teacher's guide booklet. The voices for the animated characters were provided by the same voice actors from their respective television series.

Robert Letro, supervisor of teacher education and director of educational media laboratory at the University of California in Irvine, California, served as educational advisor for the series, while Art Scott served as production director, writer, and production supervisor for Hanna-Barbera Educational Division.

Filmstrips

Nº	Year	Set #	Character(s)	Title	Description and contents
1	1977	51600	Around the World Kids	Bolivian Mountain Village^[3]	Finny, Jenny and Hoppy travel to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia where they learn about the social, domestic, and economic ways of life of the Aymara Indians. Part 1: Aymara Indian Children Part 2: Aymara Indians
2	1977	51700	Around the World Kids	A Japanese Fishing Village^[4]	Finny, Jenny and Hoppy travel to Japan and visit the coastal village of Sajima where the entire population depends on the fishing trade for its livelihood. Part 1: Sajima, Japan Part 2: School Children of Sajima, Japan
3	1978	51800	Bamm-Bamm	Bamm-Bamm Tackles a Term Paper^[5]	Bamm-Bamm goes through all aspects of a term paper as he selects a topic, learns to use the library for research, outlines his material and writes a coherent draft. Part 1: Research Part 2: Organization Part 3: Writing
4	1978	51900	Scooby-Doo	The Great Grammar Hunt^[6]	Velma explains to Shaggy and Scooby the basic parts of speech and leads them through the task of using those parts in phrases, clauses and complete sentences. Part 1: Parts of Speech Part 2: Phrases and Clauses Part 3: Sentences
5	1978	52000	Scooby-Doo	Scooby-Doo Locates the Locus^[7]	Scooby, Shaggy and Velma learn about the locus of points and its uses in various geometric principles such as circles, angles, parallels, and perpendicular bisectors.
6	1978	52100	The Banana Splits	Healthy and Happy^[8]	Bingo doesn't feel well because he hasn't been eating well; the Banana Splits learn how better nutrition will help, and a toothache reminds Bingo to brush and see the dentist. Part 1: Bingo Gets the Gooey Goops Part 2: A Toothache Isn't Fun
7	1978	52200	The Banana Splits	We Have Five Senses^[9]	The Banana Splits discuss how the senses work and whether one sense is needed more than the others; they also discuss how to care for each sense organ.
8	1978	52300	The Banana Splits	Safety First^[10]	The Banana Splits find themselves in a strange situation and have to learn how to read danger signals and also learn safe crossing rules. Part 1: Look Out For Danger Part 2: Let's Cross Safely
9	1978	52400	Scooby-Doo	Black Explorers^[11]	Velma's friend Tina tells about Matthew Henson, who explored the Arctic with Robert Peary and learned the Eskimo language and ways; Shaggy does research on James Beckwourth. Part 1: Matthew Henson: Black Explorer Part 2: James Beckwourth: Black Explorer
10	1978	52500	Scooby-Doo	The Signs of the Times^[12]	Scooby, Shaggy and Velma goes on a vacation to the Rocky Mountain National Park where they encounter and learn to identify the new international road signs.
11	1978	55700	The Jetsons	Geometric Jetson^[13]	The teach-a-computer robot helps Elroy and George with geometry homework and basic concepts; geometric formulas are derived in ways that can make them easy. Part 1: Points, Lines and Angles Part 2: Polygons Part 3: Perimeter and Area Part 4: More Perimeters and Areas
12	1978	55800	Scooby-Doo	Let's Go to Press^[14]	Scooby, Shaggy and Velma study newspaper production which includes objectivity, insight, legal aspects, photo-journalism and mechanics of printing. Part 1: A Background Part 2: News Reporting Part 3: Features and Editorials Part 4: Editing and Printing
13	1979	55900	Jabberjaw	The Silent Hunters^[15]	At Marineland, Jabberjaw and Shelly discuss the evolution and characteristics of sharks along with their anatomy. Part 1: The Hunter Part 2: The Hunt
14	1979	56000	Jabberjaw	A Whale of a Tale^[16]	At Marineland, Shelly explains to Jabberjaw about the characteristics, habits, and abilities of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Part 1: Whales Part 2: Dolphins and Porpoises
15	1979	56600	The Banana Splits	It's a Sense-sational World^[17]	The Banana Splits take a tour through a museum's exhibit of each of the human sense organs and learn how to understand and care for their senses. Part 1: Right On the Nose Part 2: The Eyes Have It Part 3: Lend An Ear Part 4: Taste of Success Part 5: Just the Right Touch
16	1979	56700	Yogi Bear	Play it Safe^[18]	Yogi learns about safety hazards at home and at school, and to make children aware of ways to avoid or prevent these hazards. Part 1: Home Safe Home Part 2: School Days-Safe Days
17	1979	56800	Bamm-Bamm	Information Please^[19]	Pebbles guides Bamm-Bamm through the use of library tools when he has a research project: the card catalog, the Dewey Decimal System and many reference books. Part 1: The Card Catalog Part 2: The Reference Collection Part 3: More Reference Tools
18	1979	56900	Scooby-Doo	Help Wanted^[20]	Shaggy, Velma and Scooby visit their high school advisor and learn how to prepare a résumé, a cover letter and how to present themselves during a job interview. Part 1: Résumé-The Foot in the Door Part 2: Interviewing and Applications
19	1980	58500	The Banana Splits	Meet the Microbes^[21]	When Bingo discovers moldy food, the other Banana Splits talk to him about microorganisms, both helpful and harmful, including protection from harmful forms. Part 1: Molds, Viruses and Bacteria Part 2: Protecting Ourselves
20	1980	58600	The Flintstones	A Weighty Problem^[22]	Fred realizes how overweight he is, so he and Barney decide to learn about weight control at the library; they learn about fat and to control it through a definite program. Part 1: The Problem Part 2: The Solution
21	1980	58700	The Flintstones	Fire Alarm^[23]	Pebbles Flintstone learns about safety in case of fire at school; she discusses her lessons with Fred and Barney so that they will have a safe home and a fire safety plan. Part 1: Home Fire Dangers Part 2: Getting Out Safely
22	1980	58800	The Flintstones	Fire Escape^[24]	Fred, Barney and Pebbles demonstrate how to make a home fire-resistant and how to develop a plan of action in case of fire. Part 1: Home Fire Prevention Part 2: Detection and Evacuation
23	1980	58900	Yogi Bear	Yogi Bear Visits His Medical Friends^[25]	Yogi and Boo-Boo learn about the equipment and procedures used by various types of medical personnel, and overcome their fears of going to a doctor, dentist or hospital. Part 1: The Dentist Part 2: The Doctor \| Part 3: The Hospital
24	1980	59000	Scooby-Doo	Skin Deep^[26]	When Shaggy doesn't want to be seen with bad acne, the gang takes him to see the dermatologist who tells him about acne and what he can do to control its symptoms. Part 1: What Is Acne? Part 2: Toward Clearer Skin
25	1980	59100	The Jetsons	Down to Earth Nutrition^[27]	Elroy Jetson learns in history about the food that people ate in the 20th century; the Jetsons' computer teaches them about food groups and planning a balanced diet. Part 1: Nutrition Basics Part 2: Deficiencies and Imbalances Part 3: Nutrition Planning
26	1980	59200	The Flintstones	The Flintstones' Driving Guide^[28]	Pebbles learns about the safe operation of an automobile and appropriate ways of responding to common accident-causing driving hazards. Part 1: The Driving Controls Part 2: Gauges and Safety Controls Part 3: Common Driving Hazards Part 4: Emergency Procedures

Voice cast

Daws Butler as Yogi Bear (#16, #23), Elroy Jetson (#11, #25), Bingo (#6-7-8, #15, #19)
Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone (#20-21-22, #26)
Casey Kasem as Shaggy (#4-5, #9-10, #12, #18, #24)
Allan Melvin as Drooper (#6-7-8, #15, #19)
Don Messick as Bamm-Bamm Rubble (#3, #17), Boo-Boo Bear (#16, #23), George Jetson (#11, #25), Scooby-Doo (#4-5, #9-10, #12, #18, #24), Finny and Hoppy (#1-2)
Patricia Parris as Shelly (#13-14), Velma (#9-10, #12, #18, #24), Pebbles Flintstone (#17, #20-21-22, #26)
Pat Stevens as Velma (#4-5)
John Stephenson as Barney Rubble (#3, #17, #20-21-22, #26)
Janet Waldo as Pebbles Flintstone (#3) and Jenny (#1-2)
Frank Welker as Jabberjaw (#13-14)
Paul Winchell as Fleegle (#6-7-8, #15, #19)

Production crew

Coordinator of Educational Programs: Robert Letro (University of California)
Educational Advisors: Robert Letro, Billie Letro, Ruth Ann Stamm, Alan Massengale, Dolores Lawler (University of California)^[29]
Production Supervisor: Gary M. Stamm (University of California)
Writers: Gary M. Stamm, Sloan Nibley, Dolores Lawler (University of California)^[29]
Production Director: Art Scott (Hanna-Barbera)^[29]
Production Designers: Jack Manning, W.R. Kowalchuk, Peter Alvarado, Alex Toth, Frank C. Smith, Homer Jonas, Don Holcombe (Hanna-Barbera)^[29]
Published by: Barr Films (Pasadena, California)
Distributed by: RADMAR, Inc.

Other Hanna-Barbera filmstrip titles

Xerox Filmstrip Set

Nº	Year	Title	Description, contents and voice cast
1	1976	The Flintstones: Library Skills Series^[30]^[31]	Fred, Barney and Pebbles present an overview in borrowing a book at the library. Part 1: Barney Borrows a Book Voice cast: Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone \| John Stephenson as Barney Rubble \| Sally Struthers as Pebbles Flintstone
			Fred, Barney and Pebbles present an overview in returning a book at the library. Part 2: Barney Returns a book Voice cast: Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone \| Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble \| Janet Waldo as Pebbles Flintstone

Learning Tree Filmstrip Set

Nº	Year	Title	Description, contents and voice cast
1	1982	Learning About Communities with Scooby-Doo^[32]	Scooby-Doo and Shaggy learn about the characteristics of a community when they visit a ghost town. Part 1: What is a Community? \| Part 2: What's in a Community? \| Part 3: What We Do in a Community
2	1982	Learning About Citizenship with Yogi Bear^[33]	Part 1: What is Citizenship? \| Part 2: Citizenship and Government \| Part 3: Good Citizenship
3	1982	Learning About Holidays with The Banana Splits^[34]	The Banana Splits describe the types, origins and purposes of holidays and the customs and manners of holiday celebrations. Part 1: What is a Holiday \| Part 2: Why We Celebrate Holidays \| Part 3: Seasons of the Holidays
4	1982	Learning About Groups and Rules with Yogi Bear^[35]	Yogi Bear describes the origins, rationale and makeup of social groups and the rules they live by. Part 1: What Are Groups? \| Part 2: Why We Have Rules \| Part 3: Living with Rules
5	1982	Learning About Work with The Jetsons^[36]	The teach-a-computer robot explains to Elroy and George about work, introduce work styles, and depict a capsule history of how work and jobs have evolved. Part 1: Why We Work \| Part 2: Sharing the Work \| Part 3: Jobs for Everyone Voice cast: Don Messick as George Jetson \| Daws Butler as Elroy Jetson
6	1982	Learning About Other People with Huckleberry Hound^[37]	Huckleberry Hound presents a variety of interpersonal relationship concepts. Part 1: Looking at Others \| Part 2: Living with Others \| Part 3: Understanding Others
7	1982	Learning About Families with The Flintstones^[38]	Part 1: What is a Family? \| Part 2: Families Work Together \| Part 3: Being Part of a Family
8	1982	Learning About Basic Needs with The Flintstones^[39]	Part 1: Needs and Wants \| Part 2: Food, Clothing and Shelter \| Part 3: Meeting Our Needs

External links

Uncommon Ephemera at Internet Archive featuring several Hanna-Barbera filmstrips alongside Disney and others

References

[1] Online Filmstrip Festival to Highlight Preservation Efforts for Forgotten Film Format – Uncommon Ephemera

[2] Online Filmstrip Festival to Highlight Preservation Efforts for Forgotten Film Format|WJHL

[3] Around the World Kids: Bolivian Mountain Village at WorldCat

[4] Around the World Kids: A Japanese Fishing Village at WorldCat

[5] Bamm-Bamm: Bamm-Bamm Tackles a Term Paper at WorldCat

[6] Scooby-Doo: The Great Grammar Hunt at WorldCat

[7] Scooby-Doo Locates the Locus at WorldCat

[8] The Banana Splits: Healthy and Happy at WorldCat

[9] The Banana Splits: We Have Five Senses at WorldCat

[10] The Banana Splits: Safety First at WorldCat

[11] Scooby-Doo: Black Explorers at WorldCat

[12] Scooby-Doo: The Signs of the Times at WorldCat

[13] The Jetsons: Geometric Jetsons at WorldCat

[14] Scooby-Doo: Let's Go to Press at WorldCat

[15] Jabberjaw: The Silent Hunters at WorldCat

[16] Jabberjaw: A Whale of a Tale at WorldCat

[17] The Banana Splits: It's a Sens-sational World at WorldCat

[18] Yogi Bear: Play it Safe at WorldCat

[19] Bamm-Bamm: Information Please at WorldCat

[20] Scooby-Doo: Help Wanted at WorldCat

[21] The Banana Splits: Meet the Microbes at WorldCat

[22] The Flintstones: A Weighty Problem at WorldCat

[23] The Flintstones: Fire Alarm at WorldCat

[24] The Flintstones: Fire Escape at WorldCat

[25] Yogi Bear Visits His Medical Friends at WorldCat

[26] Scooby-Doo: Skin Deep at WorldCat

[27] The Jetsons: Down to Earth Nutrition at WorldCat

[28] The Flintstones' Driving Guide at WorldCat

[whatisacne?-29] Filmstrip: "Part 1: What Is Acne?": Hanna-Barbera Educational Division on Internet Archive

[30] Barney Borrows a Book at WorldCat

[31] Barney Returns a Book at WorldCat

[32] Learning About Communities with Scooby-Doo at WorldCat

[33] Learning About Citizenship with Yogi Bear at WorldCat

[34] Learning About Holidays with The Banana Splits at WorldCat

[35] Learning About Groups and Rules with Yogi Bear at WorldCat

[36] Learning About Work with The Jetsons at WorldCat

[37] Learning About Other People with Huckleberry Hound at WorldCat

[38] Learning About Families with The Flintstones at WorldCat

[39] Learning About Basic Needs with The Flintstones at WorldCat

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