The Munchers: a fable

Animated clay figures representing teeth, plaque, bacteria, dental floss and the toothbrush present information on nutrition and dental health. The proper type of foods for optimum oral health is also discussed.

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Credits

production company

Corcus Productions

director

Art Pierson

Duration

00:09:45:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013206

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Animation → Clay animation

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dental health education

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1973

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