- Inside/Out
infobox television
show_name = Inside/Out
caption = Inside/Out titles.
format =Drama anthology / Educational
runtime = 15 Minutes
creator =
starring =
country = USA
CAN
network = none; syndicated
first_aired = 1972-1973
num_episodes = 30
imdb_id = 1220975
tv_com_id ="Inside/Out" was a 1970s
educational television series.The show was produced in 1972 and 1973 by the National Instructional Television Center (NIT), in association with various contributing stations, such as
KETC inSt. Louis, Missouri ,WVIZ inCleveland Ohio , WNVT-TV in NorthernVirginia , and The Ontario Educational Communications Authority. It was one of the last programs to be produced by NIT; the organisation would be reformulated as the "Agency for Instructional Television" (AIT) in April 1973.Funding for "Inside/Out" was provided by grants from 32 different educational agencies within the
USA andCanada , with additional support from Exxon Corporation.Overview of series
"Inside/Out" was an anthology series of 15-minute shorts that were designed to teach children about social issues. Instead of resorting to happy endings, as many shows of this kind had done, "Inside/Out" typically had
cliffhanger endings, leaving the viewers to draw their own conclusions as to what they would do in similar situations.Due to the critical acclaim for this series, some PBS stations would double-run two "Inside/Out" episodes in a half-hour time slot in the evening so that parents could watch this series with their children.
This series was commonly watched on classroom TV broadcasts during school hours as well as on
16mm film reels. It was a staple of daytimeinstructional television blocks (generally programmed by local agencies or school boards rather than byPBS ) on public TV stations for many years, until at least the late 1980s.In 1996, AIT produced an updated version of the series, "Looking from the Inside/Out" ( [http://www.ait.net/catalog/default.php?cPath=3_370] ).
Program Listing
*1. Because It's Fun
*2. How Do You Show...?
*3. Strong Feelings
*4. Must I/May I?
*5. Travelin' Shoes
*6. Just Joking
*7. But...Names Will Never Hurt?
*8. HomeSweetHome
*9. Jeff's Company
*10. Buy and Buy
*11. Can I Help?
*12. Living with Love
*13. Can Do/Can't Do
*14. Breakup
*15. Love, Susan
*16. Brothers and Sisters
*17. Someone Special
*18. I Want To
*19. When is Help?
*20. Bully
*21. But They Might Laugh
*22. Lost is a Feeling
*23. Donna (Learning to Be Yourself)
*24. You Belong
*25. Just One Place
*26. In My Memory
*27. I Dare You
*28. Yes, I Can
*29. A Sense of Joy
*30. Getting EvenNOTE: According to a 1972 "
TV Guide " article, WGBH Boston banned an episode about death from its airwaves, citing that the circumstances in the episode were too realistic and may scare some children.Awards
Won the 1974
Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Instructional Children's Programming'ee also
* Thinkabout
External links
* [http://www.rickstv.com/tvo/insideout.html TVOntario fan page: "Inside/Out",includes episode guide.]
* [http://www.lib.umd.edu/NPBA/subinfo/ait.html University of Maryland: Agency for Instructional Technology]
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