List of Jiminy Cricket educational serials
Encyclopedia
This is a list of all four Jiminy Cricket
educational serials that originally aired on the Mickey Mouse Club
TV series.
The serials feature Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
's moral compass, providing general education and science information in an entertaining and accessible manner. The serials also have a strong focus on the importance of books and learning on one's own.
The first 2 serials were later updated in the 1980s and 1990s as stand-alone shorts, and were shown in schools and occasionally on the Disney Channel
.
to the closing number reworked to include the lessons taught during the short. Jiminy presents each hypothetical situation by drawing chalk outlines of the primary participants (usually a stereotypical, Family Circus-esque American boy) on a black board. The drawings then come to life and get into various questionable situations, with Jiminy steering them in the right direction.
Following Mickey Mouse Club Newsreel Specials were aired under Encyclopedia banner but didn't feature Jiminy Cricket.
Jiminy Cricket
Jiminy Cricket is the Walt Disney version of "The Talking Cricket" , a fictional character created by Carlo Collodi for his children's book Pinocchio, which was adapted into an animated film by Disney in 1940...
educational serials that originally aired on the Mickey Mouse Club
Mickey Mouse Club
The Mickey Mouse Club is an American variety television show that began in 1955, produced by Walt Disney Productions and televised by the ABC, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. The Mickey Mouse Club was created by Walt Disney...
TV series.
The serials feature Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
's moral compass, providing general education and science information in an entertaining and accessible manner. The serials also have a strong focus on the importance of books and learning on one's own.
The first 2 serials were later updated in the 1980s and 1990s as stand-alone shorts, and were shown in schools and occasionally on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
.
I'm No Fool series
Each short is less than 10 minutes in runtime and begins and ends with the theme song, "I'm No Fool", with the lyricsLyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
to the closing number reworked to include the lessons taught during the short. Jiminy presents each hypothetical situation by drawing chalk outlines of the primary participants (usually a stereotypical, Family Circus-esque American boy) on a black board. The drawings then come to life and get into various questionable situations, with Jiminy steering them in the right direction.
Filmography
- I'm No Fool With A Bicycle (10/06/55)
- I'm No Fool With Fire (12/01/55)
- I'm No Fool As A Pedestrian (10/08/56)
- I'm No Fool with Water (11/15/56)
- I'm No Fool Having Fun (12/15/56)
- I'm No Fool in a Car (1957)
- I'm No Fool in an Emergency (1957)
- I'm No Fool in Unsafe Places (1957)
- I'm No Fool in Unsafe Places II (1957)
- I'm No Fool on Wheels (1957)
- I'm No Fool with Safety at School (1957)
- I'm No Fool with Electricity (1957)
You and Your series
Similarly to the I'm No Fool series above, Jiminy Cricket teaches children about the human body.Filmography
- You - the Human Animal (10/20/55)
- You - and Your Five Senses (12/15/55)
- You - and Your Eyes (11/07/56)
- You - and Your Food (4/18/57)
- You - the Living Machine (5/01/57)
- You - and Your Ears (10/03/57)
- You - and Your Sense of Touch (1964)
- You - and Your Sense of Smell and Taste (4/01/77)
Nature of Things series
Jiminy Cricket teaches children about the animals of nature, in a similar manner to the No Fool series. This series also had live-action footage lifted from True-Life Adventures, this series was also known as Animal Autobiography, generally these had only intro sequence featuring Jiminy Cricket, the rest was live-action of real Animals.Filmography
- Animal Champions (10/13/55)
- Cansdale (10/27/55)
- The Black Bear (12/28/55)
- The Prairie Dog (12/29/55)
- The King of Beasts (12/30/55)
- The Camel (1/26/56)
- The Bee (10/31/56)
- The Elephant (11/01/56)
- Alaskan Sled Dog (11/02/56)
- The Mountain Lion (12/24/56)
- The Beaver (1962)
- The Buffalo (1962)
- The Coyote (1962)
- The Giraffe (1963)
- The Horse (1964)
Encyclopedia series
Jiminy Cricket teaches children how to spell, also in a similar manner to the No Fool series.Filmography
- Cork and Wheelwright (11/01/56)
- Milk (11/26/56)
- Tuna (12/27/56)
- Railroads (2/19/57)
- Steel (4/26/57)
- Give the United Way (1956)
- Curiosity (1956)
Following Mickey Mouse Club Newsreel Specials were aired under Encyclopedia banner but didn't feature Jiminy Cricket.
- Uranium Hunt (10/30/57)
- Cormorant Fishing (12/27/57)
- Roaring Midgets (1/20/58)
- Shipyards (1/20/58)
- The Lobster Story (1/20/58)
- Shooting the Rapids (1/20/58)