Health 80 - Kid Dynamite and the Little Cracker; Little Big Man Takes a Shot at the Moon

Television (Full Length) – 1980

I find my three year old really exciting to be with, because she's full of ideas and...they sort of move on from playing with toys and objects to fantasies and games and make believe.

– A mother reflects on her daughter's development

I would advise parents of these little ones just to get down to their height and see what that child can see. Often the cars and things parked on the road obstruct the child's vision. Could be that they're playing with the ball, or they're going to be so busy concentrating on playing with the ball that they'll forget about the road rules.

– A police officer on the importance of looking out for young children around busy roads

Some parents will encourage their girls to play with 'girls' toys' and boys to play with 'boys' toys' and my child plays with babies and dolls all the time, but she also is really interested in construction and building and its really good for her to be able to do that and explore.

– A mother on encouraging her daughter to play with whatever she likes

You can explain quite easily, both how the baby got in and how the baby will get out. You must tell them the truth, there is no other thing to tell them.

– How to explain the facts of life to a small child expecting a sibling.

Hello, little cracker.

– 'Kid Dynamite' greets her new baby brother.

Tough kid. Four years of achievement, and bigger things to come.

– Narrator (Don Selwyn) on the huge learning curve for 'Kid Dynamite'

He knew it was going to be tough, the hours long, he'd need all his strength.

– Narrator (Don Selwyn) on 'Little Big Man' (Gareth Mune) starting school

I came back from Wales with a beautiful Welsh accent, quite mild, but definitely coloured, and I had to get rid of it, very determinedly, and re-find my Kiwi accent in order to get work. It wasn't until we got into telly and into movies where actors really had to master just talk, hahaha, don't project, don't shake your words, don't emphasise things. Just talk the way you do normally.

– Actor Ian Mune on adjusting to Kiwi TV acting in the early 1970s. RNZ, 14 November 2021