{"product_id":"funny-company-the-dvd","title":"Funny Company, The (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUS Import\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Funny Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was created in response to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) complaints about the lack of educational programming on television for children. Ken Snyder and Charles Koren (creators of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRoger Ramjet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) produced 260 five-minute cartoons about a neighborhood kids' club learning about science and history. Members included Buzzer Bell, Shrinkin' Violette, Terry Dactyl (a dinosaur) and the politically-incorrect Native American Super Chief. They were often menaced by the fiendish Belly Laguna, a parody of Bela Lugosi. Each cartoon has a segment where the Funny Company members 'watch' a live-action film about the episode's topic, meeting the criteria for educational programming. Voices included Dick Beals (best remembered as the voice of Speedy Alka-Seltzer) and Hal Smith (Otis on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Since the cartoons were so short, they were perfect for being shown as part of local children's shows like Chicago's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGarfield Goose and Friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Philadelphia's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSally Starr's Popeye Theatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and New York's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Morty Gunty Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Hosts encouraged their viewers to start their own \"Funny Companies\", and kids' clubs with that name soon popped up all over the country. Initial episodes were produced in black and white, but switched to color for the remainder of the run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIncludes the episodes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCompass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Ride a Horse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGoodyear Blimp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFunny Company Club House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBig Bounce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Swim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWisenheimer Trouble\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElectro Magnets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eObedience School\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRadio Tubes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSail Fishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCandle Making\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTwo-Man Submarine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOctopus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAfrican Snails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSwimming Hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSloth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFootball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KRK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42627174367432,"sku":"089218802194","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/funnycompanydvd_1f1da493-4ac6-463f-8190-c57958ff012c.jpg?v=1680642968","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/funny-company-the-dvd","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}