1955
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Year Published: 1955
Description: Dating to 1955, this program from Paul Winchell (and puppet Jerry Mahoney) "Toyland Express" was a short-lived series. Only three episodes were apparently made. In the show, host Paul Winchell explores a playroom full of toys recommended by the Toy Guidance Council. Many of these toys were extremely popular during the 1950s through 1970s and introduced new innovative features. 00:06 "Toyland Express" kiddie train drives by. Title Overlay: "Toy Guidance Council's Member Stores Presents Toyland Express, Copyright, 1955, Toy Guidance Council, Inc." 00:13 "Starring Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney with David T. Marke, Director of Educational Activities for Toy Guidance Council, Inc." 00:21 Ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his puppet Jerry Mahoney conduct kiddie train, "Toyland Express" 00:33 Children sing in train. 00:48 Winchell sings and children echo him. 00:51 Children cheer as train stops at toy station. 00:57 Winchell rings bell and exits train. 01:06 Children run around toy station as Winchell watches. 01:16 Winchell sits on station as child walks up with toy taxi cab. 01:33 Boy revs up car. 01:35 The boy hands over car. 01:44 Winchell examines car and puppet talks. 02:02 Boy revs up car. 02:04 Close up: Toy car pushed on floor. The car rolls past and almost hits David T. Marke. 02:34 Winchell approaches table of children. A Tinker toy Ferris wheel is assembled on table. The children spin the wheel. 02:49 Winchell talks while wheel spins. 03:00 Winchell examines Tinker Toys. A child hands him an instruction manual. Winchell looks at assembly instructions. 03:13 Children run to and sit at table. Winchell follows. 03:26 Tudor Tru Action Electric Football Model #500 on table. Electric football was introduced by Tudor Metal Products and popularized in the 1960s and 1970s. 03:32 Winchell talks with puppet. 03:37 Girl turns on football machine. 03:43 The player pieces move around board. 03:47 Girl turns off toy. 03:48 Puppet speaks with Winchell. 04:02 Girl moves piece with hand. 04:04 Girl squeezes toy figure, which shoots ball. 04:06 Children reset playing table. 04:14 Girl holds ballerina doll. A girl pirouettes across frame. She practices dance poses as Winchell approaches. 04:25 Winchell and girl speak. 04:31 Girl poses doll in various ballet positions, demonstrating the toys bending legs. 04:42 Winchell nods at girl. 04:47 Girl hand another girl doll. She enters a ballet position. 04:59 Winchell and Mahoney talk together. 05:08 Winchell points to girl and speaks. Winchell follows boy with toy trumpet. 05:18 Boy shows him a 1950s Golden Trumpet by Emenee Toys. Child play in background. 05:24 Boy plays toy trumpet. 05:29 Mahoney shakes and Winchell talks with boy. Boy hands trumpet to Winchell. 05:53 Winchell over toy and walks off. Group of children run. 06:03 Boy sets up table, Lido Junior. Winchell watches. 06:26 Winchell and Mahoney examine chairs. 06:32 Girls grab toy tea sets and set table. 06:53 Girl grabs toy cup. 06:55 Girl pours a swinging teapot toy into a teacup. 06:57 Children and Winchell sit at table. 07:01 Winchell takes teacup and drops toy plate. He sets down cup and bends plate. 07:14 Winchell drinks tea with children. 07:25 He offers tea to Mahoney. 07:43 Young teenage girl sets up "Duck Shoot" (Superior Toy). 07:50 Young teenage boy shoots toy gun. 07:51 Toy bullet hits duck as Winchell enters. 08:00 Boy reloads gun. 08:10 Girl talks to Mahoney. 08:13 Mahoney talks to toy duck. 08:23 Winchell takes toy gun and fires. He hits a spinning duck target. 08:38 Marke and Winchell sit around coffee table talking. 08:43 Girl copies doll dance position. 08:52 Marke and Winchell. 09:15 Boy and girl play with the Duck Shoot. 09:27 Marke and Winchell. 09:36 Boy sets up table set. 09:44 Marke speaks. 09:47 Girl and boy play with tea set. 09:53 Winchell and Marke. 09:59 Boy opens Golden Trumpet case. 10:07 Boy plays trumpet. 10:10 Children play electric football game. 10:24 Boy spins Tinker Toy Ferris wheel. 10:34 Boy holds toy cab. 10:37 "Always be careful crossing streets Tru-Miniature Milwaukee". 10:45 Marke speaks. 10:53 Winchell and Mahoney sing from train. 11:07 Train full of children runs. Credits. "Written by J. Franklin Jones. Directed by Hoard Magwood. 11:36 Toys Featured in This Film Are "Educator-Approved Prestige Toys". Paul Winchell (1922 – 2005) was a ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted The Paul Winchell Show.
Transcription
[Music] here comes the toyland express with paul winchell and jerry mahoney [Music] hooray [Music] the toy hand is here to bring lots of giants here to everyone we're trying to show you lots of games and toys [Music] daddy [Music] [Applause] okay here we are in the playroom oh boy you said it lynch hey kids here we are come on everyone watch the step take it now watch it now lots of time take it carefully slowly now yeah well i guess they're all in all right let's go yes siree well listen just don't stand there do something all right we'll sit down oh no hey ah hi jimmy hey what you got there a taxi yeah this is a yellow cat oh well how does it work like this hey that sounds like a real motor in there no that's the meter it's clicking off nickels oh uh can i see it for a moment jimmy sure oh thank you wow look at that jerry in real rubber tires you know that reminds me lynch my uncle is working on a new invention concrete tires the other highways yeah you see the highways oh i don't feel too well at all there you are jimmy thank you good start it up again jimmy let's see how it goes hey look out you almost hit a pedestrian hello paul well hello mr mark hi jerry hi you're mr mark there's plenty of action around here today oh yes we're really whipping it up by the way jerry how is your classwork coming along oh very well as a matter of fact i uh i had a history test this week and i got a hundred percent honestly yeah i refuse to answer under the grounds that will incinerate me look you make yourself right at home all right we'll see you later yeah don't delay hey what you got there eh i made a ferris wheel oh you sure did didn't he lynch yes you did a fine job ray say tell me does it turn sure you just turned this windlass hey look at that uh of course you may not believe this but i built exactly the same thing when i was a child you were a child certainly but whatever happened oh of course in my day we didn't have all these different colors all the pieces were just white you know that all the different colors helps you to build doesn't it right sure you can build almost anything just by following the colors oh that's very interesting hey jared you see the new football game no where come on i'll show you come on lynch let's go over there all right they're all set up for scrimmage now huh betty's team got the ball oh yeah that's right you know this thing is electric oh you mean you just plug it in sure that's the way it works hey daddy show them how it works go ahead show them this this player has a ball yes you know what to do to make it work and just press this down hey movie lynch you're going can't help cherries when they get through they're looking more like skinless hot dogs hey that's quite exciting you know that oh that's nothing you want to see something really great why don't you see the kickoff the kickoff sure let me show them she takes the guy here and puts it in the middle yeah and she just squeezes it watch hey that's wonderful well go ahead now you try it go ahead you start it again will you ready let's set him up oh all right fine very very good joanie well say who's that sweet little doll you got there johnny this is navy of the ballerina doll it's nadia lynch well uh what can she do this is the only doll that moves her ankles into the various ballet positions like this how do you like that say i bet you could just about learn ballet from watching her huh yes i put the doll into the certain position and then i try to do the same thing well let's see you do it johnny let's see what's this winch very good say jerry do you remember the night that i took you to see the ballet oh you mean when those guys came out in the stage with the long underwear it wasn't long underwear there were tights well some of them was kind of loose too silly well look johnny you keep up the good work and i'm sure someday you'll be a fine ballerina i hope so hey lynch look the trumpet oh freddy fred say freddy where'd you get the trumpet this is the golden trumpet gee it sure is neat isn't it lynch yes can you play it okay [Applause] [Music] oh you send me that sends me isn't that terrific oh it certainly was very good thank you uh may i hold that for just a moment fine thank you freddie hey that's a nice trumpet isn't it hey when should you play the trumpet well i kind of fooled around with it i never took any lessons you see i play by ear oh you like i play by ear it they're big enough they're bigger thanks letting us borrow the trumpet hey look lynch oh they're getting ready to have a party over here come on [Music] oh howdy dennis hey what you doing ethel and i are getting ready for a tea party oh that's not say that's a nice looking table isn't it sure lynch that's called the lido junior well looks like a lot of fun i bet you could play checkers on it huh sure you could lynch and look at those chairs well i bet a cow could sit on that chair yeah then who wants to play checkers with a cow oh no say that also falls up doesn't it sure when you're not using it all you have to do is fold it up and put it away wow that's wonderful oh say ethel hi jerry is it okay if we sit down and join you at the party sure oh thank you very much ethel it's very nice of you hey lynch look at this cups and saucers and dishes and everything oh not only that jerry look there's a swinging teapot oh yeah i'll pour the tea oh thank you thank you well thank you very much ethel oh oh now look what she did look what she did now take it easy nothing to worry about here look they're unbreakable see oh they just then sure that's the safe tea set oh i see well we'll try some of the tea now mmm this tea is delicious ethel would you like some and no tanks i'm driving hmm oh thank you well thanks for inviting us to the tea party ethel hey lynch wow look over there they're shooting ducks oh so they are come on let's go and see oh all right oh excuse us please okay lin set up the other duck okay well hello lynn hi hey what is this thing called this is a duck shoe it looks like one of the ducks forgot to duck mr winchell would you like to take a shot well yes may i sure hey look lynch before you shoot can i just talk to these ducks oh you talked up language jerry oh certainly what's your guy don't you love your brother may i shoot now oh certainly certainly all right all right from there sure oh fine thank you roger where do you see this all right say jerry these dots are rubber-tipped for safety go ahead winch go ahead all right here we go hey you did it tell me mr mark what did you think of nadia the ballerina doll a really fascinating doll paul did you note how it helped joan in furthering her talent for dancing and for any little girl play with it results in a great deal of muscular coordination well tell me uh why did your panel of educators select the rest of these particular toys well they felt that these were more than mere toys educators like professor she of new york dr gregory of los angeles and dr lewis of chicago all of whom served on our panel believe outstanding toys should be tools for play that contribute in some measure to the growth and development of a child that is why they selected the duck shoot for instance a unique action toy that encourages group of family play with its challenge and marksmanship i see well i should imagine that the rubber suction tips on the darts uh makes it pretty safe yes paul and without sacrificing all the excitement a child experiences in target practice well now what about the table and chair set psychologically furniture scale right for children helps complete their world of make-believe therefore they enjoy a much wider scope of imitative play through these items as for instance combine it with the tea set which fosters group play and trains for future young homemakers i know what you mean my daughter really acts like a grown-up entertaining when she uses her own dishes of tables and chairs now imagine what an instrument like the trumpet can do for a child's poise its excellent tone makes it seem almost professional and not to mention the stimulating musical appreciation also right you are over there is another of those games that encourage the sport the electric football game which is underwriter approved teaches children the rules of football in a fascinating manner and as in all cases of good games it encourages sportsmanship the simple parts of tinkertoy are a challenge to a child's inventive ability while developing coordination he learns the basic facts about building and designing now another fascinating toy is the yellow cab authentically style that encourages imitative play and induces action as a child follows it around the room all these excellent toys can do much to help a child develop either physically mentally socially or vocationally uh well boys and girls moms and dads we hope that you've enjoyed your visit to our playroom today and we'll be looking forward to seeing you again real soon okay [Music] [Applause] so boys and girls remember from new years to december you'll always have a lot of fun with toys [Music] daddy [Applause] [Music] you
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