LeapFrog: Talking Words Factory

Learning to Live

November 1964 •English

The film twice states that it doesn't intend a moral injunction, but it clearly does with comments such as "our society... regards sexual intercourse outside marriage as irresponsible and possibly disastrous" and "you can use your knowledge with responsibility and real love or you can use it wantonly and with mere animal appetite". This is clearly marriage education not sex education.

The Road of Health

November 1938 •English

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.

Bookkeeping and You

January 1947 •English

An overview on how bookkeeping is an important skill, particularly when it comes to running a business, a farm, or your personal finances.

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

October 1957 •English

Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids about the power of gamma rays and radiation.

Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video

January 1993 •Japanese

An educational short starring Mario and Kirby that teaches Japanese Kanji to young children.

Rock Odyssey: A Rocks & Minerals Revue

January 1991 •English

Share an exciting adventure with Sandy and Crystal as they go searching for "Mica's Magic Gemstone." Along the way to finding their treasure, they meet four very interesting characters: Mica - the tour guide, Sir Sediment - ruler of the sedimentary rocks, Iggy St. Igneous - guardian of the igneous rocks, and Matty Morphic - the metamorphic magician. Our characters use catchy songs to introduce Sandy and Crystal to the three major categories of rocks.

LeapFrog: Math Circus

November 2004 •English

Watch the Quidget Family and the Subtractobats perform high-flying feats of mathematics! In this astounding story, Leap, Lily, Tad and wacky Professor Quigley train numbers to count, add, and subtract in a series of amazing circus acts. Numbers and Quidgets fly from trampolines, trapezes and cannons as they teach early mathematical concepts.

Ounce of Prevention

December 1982 •English

Bugs Bunny and his friends teach children about safety regarding fires and other burn-causing injuries in the home.

Ijime: Ikenie no Kyoushitsu

February 2012 •Japanese

Sera is the queen of the school, and everyone who bothers her becomes the "sacrifice", which is mistreated by everyone.

My Brother Is Afraid Of Just About Everything

October 1989 •English

Martin couldn't understand his little brother's many fears until he, himself, was scared off by a large dog.

Lesy pro nás, my pro lesy

December 1950 •Czech

Cartoon leaflet to support the collection of waste paper.

Líbat či nelíbat

December 1950 •Czech

A short film that warns adults about the dangers of kissing children, which puts them at risk of infectious diseases.

Nemocné navštěvovati

December 1950 •Czech

A short film about the harmfulness of visiting the sick in hospitals.

Proč křičí?

January 1948 •Czech

Slunce a vzduch

January 1948 •Czech

Něco za něco

January 1949 •Czech

Vitamin C

January 1951 •Czech

Vitaminy

January 1948 •Czech

Mouchy

January 1951 •Czech

Kašlání a kýchání

January 1951 •Czech