Buried treasure

Australia, 1991

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Episode of Series “Johnson and friends”.
Johnson, the courageous pink elephant, leads his friends in 6 new stories. 1. “Baby of the family” Squeaky, the battered robot, was the baby of the toyroom, but also the strongest. How can the others protect her from dangerous games? 2. “The big freeze” It was the coldest day ever in Michael’s bedroom, so how will the toys get warm? 3. “Secrets” McDuff, the cheeky concertina, has a secret and all the other toys are desperate to know what it is. 4. “Operation Squeaky” Squeaky is broken and how will the other toys be able to fix her? 5. “Crying wolf” Diesel the dump truck is taught a lesson when he plays a nasty trick. 6. “Buried treasure” The toys set sail in search of buried treasure.

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Credits

director

Ian Munro

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1991

Appears in

Johnson and friends

Group of items

Johnson and friends

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302878

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Puppet films

Music & Performing Arts → Puppet films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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