Taking an average viewer as its hero this cartoon demonstrates satirically how television can be a pleasure and a source of information or, if taken in too large a dose, can mesmerize and engulf the viewer. It contains some inventive gags, lively animation and genial humour.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003922
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Crafts & Visual Arts → Caricatures and cartoons
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy