Andy's Animal Alphabet (1950)
1950 · Ephemeral film · 10 min
- Documentary
Synopsis
Andy the orangutan from the Bronx Zoo is learning his ABC's from his zoo-keeper friend. Each letter is taught by associating the name of an animal from the zoo with each letter of the alphabet.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Studio
- New York Zoological Society
- Released
- 1950-08-12
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Andy's Animal Alphabet · Christine Hennig · 2003-07-15
This is an alphabet of animals in the Bronx Zoo, which is one of the better concepts for an alphabet film I've come across. Andy is a baby orangutan and for some reason he is the host, or more accurately the mascot, for the film. Which is not a bad idea, really, because he is genuinely cute and charming just being a baby orangutan. The other animals are fun, too, making this one of the best of the alphabet films, which are usually boring. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: ****.
★★★★ · Z is for Zoophabet · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-12-10
Well, this is one way of teaching the alphabet. I'm sure kids enjoyed footage of the animals at the Bronx Zoo (and elsewhere), then grew up demanding "abusive" zoos be shut down. The narrator talks to the orangutan on the screen. Produced by the March of Time.
★★★ · A to Z with Andy the Orangutan · Spuzz · 2003-08-21
Cute film that tries desperately to match animals with every letter in the alphabet. Hosted by Andy, a rather (for good reason) timid orangutan, Andy meets some of the animals (and recoils in horror) but mostly takes a side view as we go through the alphebet where we get general (eg elephant) to the much much more specific (eg the Umbrella bird).