A/V Geeks 16mm Lunch 2-19-2026

Hello everybody. [clears throat] Oh boy. Clear your throat before you get on the mic. Uh, welcome to the AV Geeks Lunchtime streaming show. I'm Skip Alzheimer and uh we watch old 16 millimeter films. Um, and so, uh, so I have a another Mac next to me that I use to do kind of sound checks and make sure everything is okay and all that stuff. Anyways, uh, what I want to know is, do elephants and penguins eat nouns? Because this film purports to tell me that that's the case. Enjoy. The elephant eats. The penguin eats. >> [music] >> The peacock eats and the monkey eats and the duck and the kangaroo. The giraffe eats and the turtle eats. And this boy and this girl do too. Words like boy, girl, duck, and giraffe are called nouns. Sometimes nouns are called naming words. Let's take a trip through the zoo and read some words that are nouns. Zoo bear tree bird. Wing [music] flower E [music] swing peacock tail. Oh, peanut. Apple. Carrot. Elephant. Man, pale. truck. Ice cream. dust water. Can you find the noun in each of these sentences? The elephant is big. The water is cool. The bird is funny. The bear swims. The turtle swims. The penguin swims. Even the monkey swims. The flower is red. The ice cream is good. A man works. The zoo is fun. Now, let's sing a song about nouns. A noun is just the name of a [music] thing. like zoo and truck and water and duck. [music] A noun is just the [singing] name of a thing like man and pale and [music] peacock and tail. [singing] What is a noun and what does it do? [music] A noun [singing] is a word that names for you. [music] names for you. A noun [singing] is just the [music] name of a thing like boy and tree and flower and bee. The noun [music] is just the name of a thing like bird and wing and [music] girl and swing. What is a [music] noun and what does it do? A noun is a word that names for [music] you. It names for you. Come on, let's all sing the noun song. A [music] noun is just the name of a thing like zoo and truck and water and duck. [music] A noun [singing] is just the name of a [music] thing like man and pale and peacock and tail. [music and singing] What is a noun and what does [music] it do? A noun is [singing] a word that names for [music] you. It names for you. A noun is just [music] the [singing] name of a thing like boy and tree and flower and bee. A noun is just the [music] name of a thing like bird and wing and [singing] girl and swing. [music] What is a noun and what does it [music] do? A noun is a word that names for you. It names [music] for you. It names for you. >> [music] >> Wow. Yeah. Uh, Toe Tapper. Yeah, I think so. Um, this next song or this next film I think also has a song in it, but I've shown this a long time ago, like five years ago. And so I think I already had this as a candidate for a totapper. I'm not saying I'm going to do another toetapping tournament. Um, cuz Footage Festival guys like takes them a long time to get back to you about stuff and uh they weren't so excited about dressing as clowns. Um, so [cough] [clears throat] that's what the payoff is is getting them to dress like clowns and feed you uh Thanksgiving dinner. But they've already done that. So anyways, why do you buy? Enjoy. Confident, authoritative, sure of yourself. Frank, it's a whole new world. And at just 15 bucks a month, you'll have the whole thing paid off in less than three years. 15 bucks a month. >> Uh-huh. >> All right. >> Frank, you've made a wise decision. What are we really looking for in the things we buy? I'd like you to meet Mildred Maximum. She buys things. Hey, Mildred. Why do you buy all those things? That toothpaste, for example. >> I don't know. Um, makes my mouth feel fresh, I guess. [music] >> And this is Frank Frontlash. He buys things, too. Say, Frank, why did you buy that watch? Ever done any sailing, Frank? >> No. [music] >> Why do we buy? Well, we have some obvious material needs. We have to have food to stay alive, a place to sleep, something to wear. But at the same time, [music] there are some powerful psychic needs that have a lot to do with why we buy. We need love and affection. We need status, assurance that we are somebody, that we count, that we are important. And we need to feel accepted by a group of friends. Sex, status, [music] the approval of our friends. We try to satisfy these needs also with the things we buy. But these [music] needs can't really be satisfied with material things. So, we kid ourselves, thinking up all kinds of practical reasons for buying things [music] when what we're often buying is an image, a picture of ourselves as we think we would like to be >> [music] >> Why do you buy a car? Transportation for one thing. But there are a lot of different ways to get you where you're going and still leave you a lot of money for other things. >> [music] >> There's more to buying a car than just transportation. [singing] [music] >> Get along. Get along. I get along. I get along. [singing] [music] Get along. Get along. I get along. [music] [singing] Get along. [music and singing] Get along. I get along. [music] What else does a car mean [music] to Frank? Like each of us, Frank has put together an image of himself as he would like the world to see him. His new [music] pants and shirt, his sunglasses, his watch are all part of that image. So is the big yellow car. If you're buying transportation, it's a relatively simple matter to compare what you need with what you can afford. But if what you're buying is an [music] image of yourself, how do you figure out what you need? And how do you decide what it's really worth to you? [music] You used to call me on the telephone. [music] You would cry and tell me how you were all alone. That my how times [music] have changed, dear. Now you never call. >> Well, hi Haras. Hi. Like it? Uh yeah, it's uh it's nice. $35 at the hangup. Everyone's getting them. Oh, >> Karen and Kathy got theirs and Sue is getting hers tomorrow. Sue. Mhm. Even Amy Davidson is going to get one. Cuz if anybody look at her just because she changed her coat. >> Did I tell you what happened to me coming home from work yesterday? [music and singing] >> May I help you? >> Uh yeah. I was um >> That's a very popular coach, you know. >> Oh. >> [music] >> I just go wild for men who wear wild tiger cologne. >> Try wild tiger men. But watch out. You can never tell when some mad tigress. >> Hi Franklash. >> Yeah. Jim Farraer conducting a survey for the university encyclopedia. I have a couple of minutes. >> Uh yeah, sure. Come on in. >> Hey Frank, very nice. It's very nice place. Now, it's amazing what you can do with a one room apartment using a little creativity and a little taste. >> Well, it's [snorts] comfortable for me. >> I'll say. By the way, you don't happen to know Dick Collingwood, 829 across the street. >> No. Huh. I never met him. >> I don't know. A lot about you reminds me of him. Dick's a great guy. You ought to get to know him. You know how sometimes you meet someone and you say, "There's a guy on the way up. There's a guy who can really make it." >> Yeah. I know what you mean. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That's the kind of guy Dick is. He likes to keep himself informed. It didn't take him too long to recognize the importance of the U University Encyclopedia set. Here, let me show you some of our color plates and you'll begin to understand what these books can mean. >> Not bad. >> Yeah. I uh I pulled a few strings at the office and was able to get Dick into our credit program with a student rate. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. I do that for some of the guys because I know how important it is to them. That's because the university encyclopedia is not just another encyclopedia. [music] [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Excuse [music] [music] me. Um, do you do you come here very often? >> Uh, every once in a while. >> Didn't you find what you were looking for in all those books? >> Oh, no. >> Well, did you have more fun in that coat? >> No. [music] >> [music] >> So, I was remembering that wrong. I thought that there was I mean music is so important to this film, especially that that uh lame Beach Boys ripoff song, but there's not a why do you buy song, which I was hoping. Um anyways, uh so this next film, hopefully this won't get us uh a visit from our our good friend, but uh we're going to run it anyways and see what happens. Uh this is uh distributed by Encyclopedia Bratannica, but it was not ultimately made by a Polish animation company. This is the day the colors went away. Let's see what happens. So if we do if YouTube does take it down, just stay on this site and then eventually I'll come back. Um it's like Skip, why are you doing this? Because I this this is so good. I want you to see it that I'm willing to risk uh YouTube taking it down. So, here we go. The day the colors went away. Enjoy. [music] [music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Oops. [music] [music] [music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Who's looking? That's [music] [music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Let's [music] go. Go. [music] [music] Let's go. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> up. [music] [music] Hey >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> I made it. I made it. That's great. It was worth it risk. I think it was. Personally, I loved it. I thought it was really, really great. Okay, what do we got set up here? Let's see. Huh, that's weird. I thought I had more stuff set up. All right. Um, we're going to jump into this, though. Uh, so Netti, I think her name is, we got more films with her, and this one's about credit cards. Enjoy. Oh, get it. Yeah. Nope. Okay. No way. Yeah. >> [music] [music] >> Hi, Sheldon. Your old sea dog. How's my favorite tenant? Give me five. >> Oh, fine. Uh uh. Thank you, Ms. Muslock. >> That's Netty. >> Uh Netty. And you? >> I'm fine and dandy. Come on, park it here. >> How'd you like a little sasparilla? >> No. Uh, thank you. I think that what I really need to talk to you about is >> Man, I'm bananas about this stuff. So, what' you want to talk to me about? You don't have any cockroaches up there, do you? >> Huh? Oh. Oh, no. No. It's nothing like that. It's just that u Well, you see, there are certain things that I never really learned in school. And well, now that I'm a man of the world and all that. >> Ah, say no more. I got you covered. Look, it the bees take the pollen from the pistol to the stamman. See? >> Oh, NO, NO, NO, NO. IT IT'S NOT THAT. It's It's uh more important than that. You see, what I want to know about is credit cards. >> Credit cards. >> Credit cards. Fair enough. Bees and pollen are more fun, but what are you going to do? Okay, credit card guards are handy dandy little gadgets that look like this. If you use them with caution, they can be very convenient. They allow you to charge things all over the map and then pay off the debt with one lump sum at the end of the month. On the other hand, if you don't use them with great caution, you can get into deep trouble. Never, never, never charge something if you can't pay for it. This is not free money, you dig? All right, now you pay attention. You got three basic kind of cards here. You got your bank card. You got your company card. You got your travel and entertainment card. >> Where did you get that charge? >> What's the difference? I got it. Now, pay attention. That's right, Sheldon. Pay attention with your whole face because I'm going to tell you everything you need to know about these three kinds of credit cards. You see, your bank card is the most common kind. >> I work alone. Okay. Your bank card is your most common kind. It's like Master Charge, Visa, etc., etc. They're issued by banks and you can use them at all kinds of different places. Just like this oddlooking shopper here. Moving right along. Now, let's look at the company cards. >> Now, your company cards are issued by individual companies. Where does it say land lady helps television announcer? Company cards are issued by individual companies like department stores or gas stations and usually they're honored only by the companies that issued them. And finally, the ever popular travel and entertainment card like American Express, Diner Club, Cart Blanch, and others. They cost an annual fee >> and they're tougher to get for someone like you who's still wet behind the knees. >> Knees. >> Ears. Knees. [laughter] That's the dumbest thing I ever. >> In fact, if I were you, I wouldn't count on getting any credit cards at all for a while. >> Oh, Pasha Netty. >> Pasha. >> I shouldn't have any trouble getting any credit cards. My gosh. I was uh a hall monitor for three years. I uh I was voted most honest fellow by my graduating class. I I maintain very high standards of personal hygiene. >> Well, that might get you a merit badge, but it won't get you a credit card. >> All right. Well, I appreciate your advice, really, but I think I'm going to apply for one anyway. >> Well, I can tell you right now what's going to happen. You're going to fill out a lot of forms. >> [laughter] >> You're going to send them off with high hopes and they're going to shoot you down like a wet goose. Dear Mr. Poofrock, we are sorry, but Dear Mr. Proof, we are awfully sorry, but uh dear Mr. Proof, we are incredibly unbelievably sorry. Uh you have no idea how sorry we ow. Hey, cut that out. Nobody likes a sore loser proof croc. >> Don't tell me. Let me guess. >> I just don't get it. >> That was my first guess. >> What do they want? What do they want? clean car. >> Look again, Yo-Yo. First of all, they want to see that you have a steady income. >> Well, I've got that. >> Then you need a steady job record. >> Well, I I kind of uh >> And finally, you have to have a good credit record. >> Oh, wait a second. Who are they? >> It's me. Now, if you've never gotten credit before, you haven't gotten a credit record. That's why nobody wants to give you credit now. >> It's a vicious cycle. >> Oh, I'll say. >> Oh, what's a use? I'll never get a credit card. >> Oh, don't be such a give up, Ski. Maybe your bank will give you a credit card. Or maybe you'll just have to go out and establish a credit record somewhere. >> How on earth can I do that? One guy I knew went to his bank, took out a small loan, never spent a dime of it, paid it back over time. Or maybe there's something you always wanted to buy. Maybe the store will let you pay it off in several installments. >> Either way, you'll be proving that you can receive credit and pay for, and that's what getting a credit record is all about. >> And if I do that and pay it all off, then maybe I can reapply for a credit card. >> And maybe you'll just get one. You know, it's crazy, but it just might work. >> Share your pistol. You know that. >> Lenny, look what I >> What are you doing? >> Oh, nothing. What you got there, sport? >> Huh? Oh, this. My mail came today. So, doesn't that happen every once in a while? >> Yes, BUT GOLLY WHIZ, WHAT DO YOU SEE? LOOK. >> LOOK. >> YEAH, that's an upside down envelope. >> It's my credit card. The bank finally sent my credit card. >> What a boy. [laughter] They must have decided you're a solid citizen after all. Want some Sasparella? >> Oh, no. Well, I I better not in my state. >> No, I guess not. Oh, let's have a look. >> Sheldon Proof Rock. Look at that. >> Yeah, that's called your name. >> Isn't it wonderful? It has my name on it. This way, if I ever lose it, I can just wait for whoever finds it to send it right back to me. >> You know, Bosow, if I didn't like you, I'd have a bridge to sell you. This is a license to steal if anybody else picks it up. You don't even lend that to anybody ever. As a matter of fact, the first thing you do is sign your name right here where it says authorized signature right there. And you see all this stuff they sent you with the card. That's the Truth and Lending Act, Equal Opportunity Act, Credit Card Agreement, all the finance information. >> Well, don't worry. I'll throw all this stuff out. >> Throw it out. What are you, a cuckoo? You got to read it all very carefully. This stuff tells you about your rights and obligations under the law. It's important. Oh, >> now you see this? >> Yes, I do. >> What does it say? >> Well, it appears to be concise and easy to follow instructions for reporting a lost card, including a toll-free telephone number. >> Sheldon, you are a pistol. You know that. Now, you hang on to all this information and keep it in a safe place. You may need it someday. >> Oh, I'll do that. And I'll tell you something else you ought to hang on to. >> Every time you charge something with your card, they'll give you a receipt like this. Don't lose them. >> I bet I know why. >> All right, Tiger. Give it a shot. >> So, when the credit card company bills me, I can check their bill against all my receipts, make sure it adds up, right? >> That's very good. But there's more. You might need to keep track of your charges during the month. >> Whatever for. >> Oh, because there's a limit. >> You see, yours is $200 a month. That's the most you can charge on your card. So, keep track of your receipts and be sure not to go over your limit. You had lunch? >> No. >> Come on, you're buying. Now, I'm going to explain what a finance charge is. So, pay attention. This is tricky. Let's say you charge $100 during the month. >> $100. >> $100. When you get your bill at the end of the month, it'll say either pay the whole bucks now or pay some small minimum amount now, like uh $10 and pay the rest later. >> That leaves $90. >> Right on. But if you do that, you must understand that your credit limit for the next month will not be $200. It will be $200 minus the $90 you still owe them. That's $110. >> What a guy. >> That's great. So, I don't have to pay it all at once. I can take my merry time. >> Sure, but you'll pay for it. >> Huh? >> You'll pay interest on however much you carry over to the next month. That's what a finance charge is. >> How much interest? Uh let let's see that's uh 1 12% times 12 months that's 18% per year. >> Wait a second. How did you do that? >> Do what? Dear. >> And sometimes your interest can get as high as 30%. So, be very careful to pay your bills on time. >> Hey, how was that? Was that terrific? Huh? How about a little something else? A little coffee, little dessert, little check. >> Please don't both grab for it at once. It's pushy. There you go, kid. I like how you operate. You going to pay cash or charge? >> Uh uh, charge. >> He's going to charge it. Give me your credit card. >> No way. I just got it. >> I just got it. Is he kidding? >> It's all right. Big spender. He'll bring it back. >> You've never used one of these before? Why don't you say something? Uh, may I? I'll explain this to you. Watch me. I'm going to take this card over to that table. Keep your eyes on me. >> And then there is. >> And here I am with your card at the table. Hello there. First, I take your credit card and put it in the gizmo. Now, I take a blank receipt and put the blank receipt in the gizmo. I run the gizmo. See that? Now, this receipt is embossed with your name and credit card number. So, I just fill in the price of your scrumptious meal and do you your receipt and your credit card? >> And here I am returning your receipt and your credit card. >> How did he do that? >> Do what? >> Now, make sure that's your card and make sure that the price is right on the receipt. He didn't fill in the total at the bottom. Does that mean it's free? >> No, hockey puck. That's so you can fill in the tip. >> Total it yourself. Sign it. Good. Now, Jaco, you get to keep this copy. The restaurant gets this copy. and I get 25 cents. Thanks a lot, kid. Those quarters really add up. You know what I mean? See you later, Mom. Where'd you find him? >> Such a nice boy. Was one of my former tenants. >> Did you notice that little sign in there about minimum charge prices? >> Yes, I did. What does that mean? >> That means you can't just charge a 25 cent pop in there. You see, the bank charges them a small percentage for their services. Oh, so it's just not worth it to them, >> right? In fact, there are some places that won't let you use a credit card for purchases under $2 or $5 or whatever their policy is. >> Gosh, Netty, I've truly learned a great deal from you. I guess I now know just about all there is to know about credit cards. >> All right, let's see about that. Give me a card. Come on. Come on. It's all right. Give me a card. It's all right. Okay. What are you going to do about that? >> I uh I I uh jump down there after it. >> Surprise pupil you turned out to be. Come on. Let's go home. Come on. >> But my uh >> Aunt Lady will take care of it. Come on. >> Yeah. But the sword ain't trying to car. >> All right. >> But my uh >> we hardly had a chance to know each other. >> Right. Come right in. Don't you worry. >> Wasn't even a day old. >> There. Aunt Netty will take care of everything. Have a little sex forever. >> Why did you do that to my new credit card? Why? >> Everything will be all right now. remember this? >> No, I want my credit card. >> Look again, Turkey. >> Oh, that's the phone number to call in case of a lost credit card, >> right? And this is the Truth and Lending Act information, remember? >> Yes. Yes, I remember now. And it says if you lose your card, you're not liable for any bills charged to that card after you report it lost. >> Oh, thank goodness. >> And if any charges are made by someone else before you have a chance to report it lost, then the most you'll have to pay is $50. Now that's the law. >> Oh, Netty, has anyone ever told you that you have a most unusual style of teaching? In years to come, when you remember this, and you will, you'll be glad I do. >> Oh, Netty, I'm glad right now. I'm glad that you're not teaching me skydiving. >> All right, Buster. I'll make the wise cracks around here. There's a natural tendency to just go ahead and charge something you want cuz it's easy and it's convenient. But don't do it. If you can't afford to buy it with cash, don't buy it with a credit card. That's how people get in trouble. If you can't pay them off, they start repossessing things. They take you to court. It's terrible. So, pay your bills on time. Don't carry an unpaid balance over to the next month. It won't be hit with big finance charges and keep your receipts for seven years. Now you got to prove you pay for all these things. Keep a list of all your credit card numbers, their dates of expiration, and the telephone numbers to call in case they get lost. And finally, each year when you receive your new card, take a pair of scissors and cut the old card up into teeny weeny insy little pieces and throw them away so that no one else can put it back together again and use it. You following me, kid? >> I think so. What you're really saying is I should use my credit card wisely. >> That's it. You said them magic words. Use your credit card wisely. Don't use it if you don't have the money. >> Where did you get that duck? What, duck? And most of [music] >> [music] >> That was weird. [snorts] Not quite sure what happened there. I think I'm live again. Um, yeah, I just saw it kind of hiccup and I don't know if I'm here, if you're hearing me, but um, yeah, thanks for tuning in today. I think we're going to call it early because YouTube is acting really weird. Um, so this film was meant to try to educate people about consumer uh, their consumer education. basically teaching them about banking, taking teaching them about credit cards, taxes, uh all these things that um I think you would if you took consumer math in high school, that's what this would be shown in. And it's it's, you know, it is critical. It is trying to tell people like think about, you know, banks are extending this to you, but they're not doing it just to be kind to you. They're making money on you. So, think about that and think about how that's going to impact you negatively. Um, and that education I think is very important. And I don't know if that's still being taught, but there you go. Anyways, um, looks like I'm back. But hit the thumbs up, hit the like button, subscribe. Those are all great ways to support us. I'm going to go move some cans of film. So, I will be back tomorrow on Friday. Everybody have a great day and we'll talk to you soon.