Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip explains to young children how vegetables are grown. https://uncom.cc/inxco

LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412

Due to a family emergency today (everything is fine now), IS THIS ANYTHING? will start later than usual tonight, at approximately 8:00 PM EDT. Watch this space for an announcement that we're live. Sorry for any inconvenience.

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Home movies? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Did you know that Hanna-Barbera produced #filmstrips? In this conclusion of a nutrition series featuring the #Jetsons, George and Elroy's teaching robot instructs them on how to eat right. https://uncom.cc/k6dhh

NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Did you know that Hanna-Barbera produced #filmstrips? In this conclusion of a nutrition series featuring the Jetsons, George and Elroy's teaching robot instructs them on how to eat right. https://uncom.cc/k6dhh

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1967 Coronet #filmstrip explained to young children that people live in lots of different types of neighborhoods. Sadly it's missing its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/3kmzs

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1954 Encyclopaedia Britannica #filmstrip is a primer on light for young students, and features adorable mid-century illustrations. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/01b7p

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1957 #filmstrip, part of a series on the seasons for primary students, tells the oddly-specific story of insects preparing for winter. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/7v6aq

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1966 #filmstrip from a small producer discusses the delicate balance between man and nature. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/69gdg

LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

Schools are throwing away millions of old educational filmstrips. Thankfully, one heroic archivist rescued this masterpiece from oblivion. (Yes, that's gonorrhea depicted as a dragon.) Read about @uncommonephemera.org's work & see more filmstrips: www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/can-this-f...

“Zoinks, I’ve got zits!” Velma teaches Shaggy about skincare in the 1980 educational filmstrip “The Scooby-Doo Gang in ’Skin Deep’ Part 1: What is Acne?”]. See more wacky filmstrips and read about the archivist trying to save this forgotten medium: www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/can-this-f...

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1966 #filmstrip, part of a series on Christian parables, tells the parable of the ten bridesmaids from Matthew chapter 25. Unfortunately, it's missing its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/2vgwk

I've mentioned I have the sense of humor of an 8-year-old. Last night on Is This Anything, that 8-year-old was rewarded with a tape from an Arizona vacation where the cameraman relieves his gastrointestinal distress.

The audio is gone forever. But these mind-bending illustrations survive from the educational filmstrip “Drug Abuse: Glue-Sniffing and Pills” (1968). It's just one example of over 1,300 filmstrips preserved by @uncommonephemera.org. Read more here: www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/can-this-f...

LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

Educational filmstrips were weirder than you remember: *Gonorrhea dragons *Scooby-Doo explaining acne *Christian mime ministries *Superheroes teaching etiquette I profiled @uncommonephemera.org who's preserved 1,300+ examples of this vanishing medium www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/can-this-f...

NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Did you know Hanna-Barbera made #filmstrips? In this #Jetsons filmstrip, a teaching robot tells George and Elroy about diseases and conditions related to poor nutrition. https://uncom.cc/75c5z