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"Winky Dink" & You !
Hailed by MicroSoft superguy, Bill Gates, as a pioneer in interactive media, I was just six, when the show aired, and ran to the mailbox, breathless, for two weeks till my "Magic Screen" arrived, so I could interact with the show.
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But, if you know nothing about the show, Wikipedia's story about 'Winky Dink' is the best: "Winky Dink and You
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Winky Dink And You" was a CBS television children's show that aired from 1953 to 1957. The show aired by Saturday mornings 10:30 a.m./9:30 central. It was hosted by Jack Barry, and featured the exploits of a cartoon character named Winky Dink (voiced by Mae Questel) and his dog Woofer. The show, created by Harry Prichett, Sr. and Ed Wyckoff, featured Barry and his sidekick, the incompetent Mr. Bungle (Dayton Allen), introducing clips of Winky Dink, noted for his plaid pants, tousled hair, and large eyes.
Praised by Microsoft mogul Bill Gates as "the first interactive TV show", the show's central gimmick was the use of a "magic drawing screen", which was a large piece of vinyl plastic which held on the television screen via static electricity. A kit containing the screen and various Winky Dink crayons could be purchased for 50 cents. At a climactic scene in every Winky Dink short, Winky would arrive upon a scene which contained a connect the dot picture. He would then prompt the children at home to complete the picture, and the finished result would help him continue the story. Examples include drawing a bridge to cross a river, an axe to chop down a tree, or a cage to trap a dangerous lion. Many children would omit the Magic Screen and draw on the television screen itself, to the annoyance of their parents.
Another use of the interactive screen was sending secret messages to the viewers. A screen would appear, showing only the vertical lines of the letters of the secret message, which viewers at home would quickly trace onto their magic screen. A second screen would then reveal the horizontal lines, which would complete the text.
A final use of the screen was to create the outline of a character with whom Jack Barry would have a conversation. It would seem meaningless to viewers without the screen, further encouraging its purchase.
The program was wildly successful because of its pioneering interactive marketing scheme, and Winky Dink became one of television's most popular characters of the 1950s. The show was revived in syndication for 65 episodes beginning in 1969 and ending in 1973. However, the show's production was halted despite its modest popularity due to concerns about radiation in television sets affecting children and because of parents' complaints about children drawing on the screen.
In the 1990s, a new "Winky Dink Kit" emerged on the market, containing a magic screen, crayons, and all-new digitized Winky Dink and You episodes.
External links
* Winky-Dink and You (1953) at the Internet Movie Database - imdb.com * Winky Dink and You (1969) at the Internet Movie Database - imdb.com "
"Back to School"
A note that it was that time of year, again, right at the top, in this morning's email sent me to YouTube- WOW!
And today I am beginning a series of refreshers and updates using their super Arts Demonstration Videos!
I discovered an ocean of free videos there, of varying length to freshen and sharpen skills and energies - and just to entertain - all by noted people in the arts - not junk videos :
I was sure to click on the lower-right icon to expand the view to fill the monitor screen, for a really nice time of it! Nicest lunchtime this week!
Today:
subjects studied, so far:
special effects, in watercolor, per use of: Mouth Atomizer, spatter screen, toothbrush spatter, artist's tape and American Journey brushes
Also, some videos featuring watercolorist Chris Byrne on a range of watercolor topics
At that point, I thought I was done for the day, as I viewed, "Painting Rough Water" by E. John Robinson
But then realized that all these demonstrations were done by men, and made that face at myself, that women make when that happens, and went back and found
Lori Andrews - Watercolor Demonstrations - Plate of veggies and another lovely still life with daisies and a silver teapot and sugarbowl on a tiled surface with neat lights.
That helped my issue, and I will surely be returning for more of the same, regularly. No matter how set one's style may be, it is wonderful to update and refresh anything that CAN be refreshed. It always shows! elle
If there is such a thing, my favorite earthquake story:
Most of us have seen "San Franscisco" the icon-film, with Clark Gable, Jeanette McDonald and Spencer Tracy, about the San Francisco Quake and Fires of 1906, and most of us enjoyed it as real "Theee -ah -tuh!".
A bit overdone or corny?
Not at all!
In fact, click here to access the San Francisco Chronicle's online series to honor the Bi-Centennial in 2006 - "The Great Quake" Text, images and more, including the previously-hidden photos of the quake, by famed Jack London.
The story at the Chronicle's site "SFGate.com", tells the story well, and soon, the reader realizes the 1906 disaster was "quite the thing", and, therefore, the film a conservative report.
By the time the smoke cleared, paupers slept side-by-side with millionaires in Golden Gate Park.
Quoting from the story:
"The millionaires had plenty of company: 250,000 survivors , maybe more, were sleeping outside in San Francisco parks, or in the Presidio, or camping out in nearby cities. There was no electricity, no gas, no drinking water, no public transportation, no banks, and no jobs -- unless one counted clearing rubble for no pay. "
Food stores were opened for access, for free, and military carted in more, from the 'burbs.
Things were, literally brought as low as they go. But the spirit of the people was GRAND, for the most part, and not unlike the inspiring response that we saw in the old movie.
And so, reconstruction began with the souls of the people, and all helped.
"For a while, no fires were allowed in the city, and San Franciscans built stoves out of bricks and cooked in the street."
But, to me, it was clear that San Francisco was going to make it just fine, when I got to this paragraph in the history:
To respond to the 'not an option' outdoor lifestyle, "The Chronicle's food section offered tips on recipes and dining outside."
Now THAT'S American!!!
And that is why this story is a favorite, because we all have days of absurd challenge, and we with thru it, best, with such life-making winning thinking. Truly the way to win when the challenge comes, because , with the inner-self restored from such winning thinking, we are more likely to follow-thru with actions that win and inspire more of the same, till the day is won!
elle
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My family pages have evolved. Many became stories that "grew up and moved to "Wordsite" , and others are linked privately, only...happy to share the links, as appropriate, in response to your request via e-mail to esfagan@ellefagan.com . |
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Please remember to contact the artist, via e -mail. esfagan@ellefagan.com if you borrow any of the material at my site - images, text, or html. I am happy to share, but must abide by rules for legal and courtesy. Some images at this site are protected against copying. "Right-mouse click" will not respond when you try to copy an image. I try to be careful about obtaining permissions and posting credits for items that I have borrowed, and hope that I will be contacted concerning any oversights in this matter. Thanks so much! -elle |