My brother used to regale me with tales of seeing Uncle Smiley on PBS when he was not at school. I was led to think these were animated, but, nope. These were live action shorts, all produced in 1972 by the Learning Corporation of America. PBS stations, including WMHT in the 518, would seed the shorts as filler during daytime educational programming, something that could still be done today. What got my bro's attention was the fact that ol' Smiley was best known for his pratfalls, and thus was dubbed by my bro and his pals as "The Man Who Falls".
The intro to "Uncle Smiley Goes Planting" encapsulates the slapstick comedy.
No rating. Never saw these shorts.
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