Les Drew

Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety

Les Drew

This hilarious short animation offers over 40 safety tips for homes with infants and young children. The film's hero is a very earnest, somewhat pompous, but endearing dog called Wally. A "professional" in home safety, Wally is assigned to a house with an infant whose parents have little safety consciousness. Accidents and near-accidents succeed each other with lightning speed, constantly putting Wally to the test.

The Energy Carol

Les Drew

Grant Munro, George Geertsen

An unconventional version of The Christmas Carol.

What on Earth!

Kaj Pindal, Les Drew

Donald Brittain

The Martians speculate on the nature of Earth's apparent dominant life form, automobiles.

The Underground Movie

Les Drew

Jim Macaulay, John O'Leary

Everyone has wondered what it would be like to dig right through to the other side of the Earth. This animated film takes the wonder a step further. Here the probe is accomplished with a machine as ingenious as any that have reached the moon. Dubbed 'Old Chucknose' and equipped with amazing gadgetry, it bores through every layer of the Earth's crust and centre. Perhaps it's not a blueprint of things to come, but it's plausible enough as observed in this cartoon.

The Old Lady's Camping Trip

Les Drew

In a lively animated lesson about the do's and don'ts of fire and outdoor safety, the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe takes all her children and Cousin Jim off on a summer camping trip. And to make sure that needless accidents won't spoil their fun, she plays it smart by observing the rules. Cousin Jim, however, unaware of rules, has several close calls with disaster until the Old Lady steps in and teaches him the ABCs of safe, enjoyable outdoor living. When it comes to fire prevention, the Old Lady knows just what to do. Do you?

Every Dog's Guide to the Playground

Les Drew

In this animated film our hero, Wally the Safety Dog, continues to suffer a host of injuries as he instructs his master in the rules of playground safety. This is the second film in which Wally provides a proper example to young adults, parents, and caregivers in the area of child safety.

Shyness

Les Drew

Len Carlson, Robert Norman Smith

This animated short is a parody of the Frankenstein story. Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster only to find out that his creation is too shy to go out and frighten anyone. The good doctor and his malevolent assistant Trevor try to find ways of helping their creation overcome his condition.

The Dingles

Les Drew

Emma Levine

The Dingles are Doris and her three cats. Life is idyllic, until the day a big windstorm threatens to blow the cats away.

The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop

Rhoda Leyer, Les Drew

Rhoda Leyer

An engaging illustration, by animation artist Rhoda Leyer, of the fable in which the warm sun proves to the cold wind that persuasion is better than force when it comes to making a man take off his coat.