The Finder; 10; Johnny Appleseed
- Series
- The Finder
- Episode Number
- 10
- Episode
- Johnny Appleseed
- Producing Organization
- KETC-TV (Television station : Saint Louis, Mo.)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/516-ff3kw58g1m
- NOLA Code
- FNDR
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Starting with a demonstration of how cider used to be made with an old cider press, the Finder goes on to tell the story of Johnny Appleseed, the famous frontier character of 150 years ago. In this way we catch a glimpse of what life was like in the Ohio territory at the beginning of the 19th Century. John Gamble shows us that times change for the Indian as for all of us and he dances a Kiowa war dance as it used to be and as it is today. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- The Finder is a series intended for children between nine and twelve years of age and is designed to promote their educational development as well as to entertain them. Produced by Richard Hartzell, director of childrens programs at KETC in St. Louis, the series was originally built around Sunny Fox, an announcer with the curiosity and imagination of an explorer. Each of the episodes follows him as he discovers new things of interest in the St. Louis area and, through books, films, and studio interviews, throughout the world. Fox, a former Korean correspondent for the State Departments Voice of America, also has had experience with the American Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broadcasting System. Steve Bloomer takes over at the host in a later season. Mr. Bloomer considers himself something of a curiousity. During the series he drawls out little known facts, accompanies himself on a guitar as he sings English ballads, and sketches impromptu drawings for his youthful audience. Some of the subjects presented are present day pioneers of aviation, history through ballads, stories of the past done in cooperation with the Missouri Historical Society, and Indian stories and legends. Each week, the episode features a new book, always non-fiction, on some subject of educational interest to young people. The 52 half-hour episodes that comprise the series were originally shot in black and white on kinescope. When it was first distributed by NET beginning in 1954, it was presented as 4 seasons of 13 episodes each. Certain episodes re-aired in 1961 as a 6-part series, and then again in 1962 as a 30-part series. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Performance
- Children’s
- Topics
- History
- Race and Ethnicity
- Media type
- other
- Credits
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Host: Fox, Sonny
Performer: Gamble, John
Producer: Hartzell, Richard F., Jr.
Producing Organization: KETC-TV (Television station : Saint Louis, Mo.)
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The Finder; 10; Johnny Appleseed,” American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 23, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-516-ff3kw58g1m.
- MLA: “The Finder; 10; Johnny Appleseed.” American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 23, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-516-ff3kw58g1m>.
- APA: The Finder; 10; Johnny Appleseed. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-516-ff3kw58g1m