In the anthropomorphic (and non-PC) tradition of the chimpanzee zoo tea party and PG tips ads comes this contribution to the genre from the National Film Unit. Here chimpanzees provide safe cycling lessons for children. Chaplin-esque scenes ensue as Charlie the Chimp disregards road-rules: "if that young monkey gets to school in one piece he'll be lucky ... he'll get killed sure as eggs". The quaint video - directed by pioneering woman filmmaker Kathleen O'Brien - is from another world to the brutality of contemporary road safety promos.
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Television, 2005 (Full Length)
Another show making a monkey out of the idea of teaching children
Short Film, 1966 (Full Length)
A doco directed by Kathleen O'Brien
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