If you were in the 3rd or 4th grade from 1972 to 1975, you were bound to have watched at least a few of these episodes on nutrition. This series ties in with shows like the Big Blue Marble and Zoom that it was about giving a voice to children and teenagers in the issues relating to their lives. TV for kids was moving on from lecturing to allowing programs to develop which showed their world view. I loved watching this series and doing the coloring book... the food pyramid and 4-4-3-2.
The kids on this show weren't packaged to be cute, but looked like they just walked out of the neighborhood unlike the Disney and other shows which put such unrealistic expectations on kids about how they should look and behave. Kids having fun and being kids was the mantra for this show and many others of the era... in all it's glorious hokieness.
The kids on this show weren't packaged to be cute, but looked like they just walked out of the neighborhood unlike the Disney and other shows which put such unrealistic expectations on kids about how they should look and behave. Kids having fun and being kids was the mantra for this show and many others of the era... in all it's glorious hokieness.