Tales of Poindexter; 1; Opening Program
- Series
- Tales of Poindexter
- Episode Number
- 1
- Episode
- Opening Program
- Producing Organization
- WKNO (Television station : Memphis, Tenn.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-w37kp7vt9h
- NOLA Code
- TLOP
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This is the first in a series of childrens episode. Poindexter introduces his friend Mr. Raccoon, Miss Red Hen, The Princes and the Boy from The Story that Never Ended, the shoemaker from the story of The Elves and the Shoemaker, puppets from the Grasshopper and the Ants, the Gingerbread Boy, The Three Little Pigs, and many others. This episode sets the scene for the story adventures ahead in this series. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series will present a learning experience to preschool and early primary school children through the use of children's fairy and fantasy stories. It is the purpose of this series to acquaint and re-acquaint the children with the classic stories which are often neglected in modern times. By the use of an explanatory technique showing both the good and evil in the stories, the child will be exposed to certain moral principles not commonly brought out in a children's program. By having as one of the principles in the series a puppet dog, Poindexter, who has many of the same characteristics as the viewing child, a certain rapport can be established between the viewer and the puppet. Tom Tichenor, professional puppeteer, created Poindexter and is responsible for the series. Included in the series are several original stories by Tom Tichenor. Poindexter works into many of his tales educational, safety, healthful and moral concepts. Four puppet assistants aided Mr. Tichenor in his animations, Diane Parrish, Emma Hayes Wade, Al Gresham, and Al Wood. The series is the first to be produced for National Educational Television by WKNO-TV, Memphis. The creator of Poindexter and of this series is Tom Tichenor. He first became interested in marionettes when he was in junior high school in Nashville. In January, 1947, he joined the staff of the Nashville Public Library where for eleven years he has given weekly performances of his puppets. When WSM-TV, a Nashville commercial station, began operations in 1950, Tom Tichenor and his Marionettes moved in. that was when he began making hand puppets which he believes better suited for TV than Marionettes. About this time the dog Poindexter came into being, and after a year of aimless existence he suddenly developed a personality of his own and for five years has been popular in Nashville. Now Poindexter and Tom Tichenor make their educational television debut. Tales of Poindexter consists of 52 fifteen-minute episodes originally recorded on kinescope. 39 episodes were broadcast during the series' first run, and then all 52 were broadcast during second run (broadcasting 2 per week). (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1959-11-17
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Children’s
- Drama
- Topics
- Performing Arts
- Rights
- Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Art Director: Cotner, Roy
Audio Engineer: Ward, Doug
Composer: Hoist, Howard
Director: Hoist, Howard
Kinescope Engineer: Ahlquist, Kelson
Kinescope Engineer: Nollner, Bob
Performer: Tichenor, Tom
Producer: Hoist, Howard
Producing Organization: WKNO (Television station : Memphis, Tenn.)
Scenic Designer: Watkins, Brian
Video: Orr, Bill
Writer: Tichenor, Tom
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2311979-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Tales of Poindexter; 1; Opening Program,” 1959-11-17, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 5, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-w37kp7vt9h.
- MLA: “Tales of Poindexter; 1; Opening Program.” 1959-11-17. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 5, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-w37kp7vt9h>.
- APA: Tales of Poindexter; 1; Opening Program. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-w37kp7vt9h