Mr. Fish and Lotis

Episode of Series “Lift off”.
This video features the character’s Mr. Fish (the security guard) and Lotis (a lift) in a combination of songs and stories. Lotis is no ordinary lift - she can travel with children to any place and any time. Mr. Fish is in a glass booth that makes him look like he is in an enormous fish bowl surrounded by a bank of TV monitors.

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Credits

producer

Patricia Edgar

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Australian Children's Television Foundation

Duration

00:40:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1992

Appears in

Group of items

Lift off

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303720

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1992

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