Synopsis
An educational short film that teaches children the importance of good eating habits such as not rushing, taking small bites, thoroughly chewing food, and avoiding eating sugary snacks as a substitute for completely eating healthful meals.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Studio
- Coronet Films
- Released
- 1951-05-22
- Running time
- 9 minutes
Cast & crew
James Andelin
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Me Hungry! · Spuzz · 2003-06-29
Another total Coronet classic as it features Bill, who has to be admired for willing to participate in a massive gluttony scene which has to be seen to believed. We first meet Bill at the dinner table, he can barely touch his food. After a while, he gets a stomach ache (I thought he was going to throw up), Mom comes to save him, and she tucks him into bed. We then flash back to how this stomache ache happened. We see Bill at breakfast, and this scene made me stand and applaud, as Bill just wolfs down everything in sight, just watching him eat in this scene will give YOU a stomach ache. During…
★★★★★ · How Times Have Changed · summermint · 2015-03-04
I love these classic short films on how to be a better person. Bill is a freckle faced boy. A fast eater with atrocious gastronomic habits. One day they catch up to him when he is unable to eat dinner. He staggers off to bed with a tummy ache. These films are timeless. This is still good advice for kids. The only difference is today Bill would be on three psychotropic drugs for his "disorders".
★★★★★ · Well made film for 1951 · ERD. · 2015-03-06
It had many good points about eating properly. Well presented for 1951. Enjoyable and informative.
★★★★ · A Good Lesson for Us All · Doctor Mindbender · 2014-01-18
Bill races through breakfast, bolts his lunch like a coyote, spends the money he was supposed buy soup with on candy and pop and has a desultory dinner. Naturally, he is sluggish while playing with his sweet train set. Later, he gets an excruciating stomach ache that can only be cured by a good night's sleep and a mother's love. With the help of the narrator, Bill learns to slow down and savor his meals and also to stay away from the junk food. In these fast paced times, can't we all take a page from Bill's book and slow down?
