Time for Timer (1)
Time for Timer was the collective title for a short series of public service announcements broadcast on Saturday mornings on the ABC television network starting in the early 1970s. The animated spots featured Timer, a tiny cartoon character who represented the sense of "time" in the human body. Timer was in charge of when a person felt it was time to eat, time to sleep, etc. He carried a large pocket watch inside of him, which would often set off an alarm whenever something was about to happen. Usually wearing a bow tie and top hat, Timer looked somewhat like a little yellow blob with long arms and legs, and a face. Timer also had limited magical powers, such as instant transportation, which he often used to exit his host body from time to time if things got too exhausting. A wise-cracker as well as a song-and-dance man, Timer promoted healthy eating and personal hygiene for children, using clever songs and animation.
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Dressed as a cowboy, Timer sings of the nutritional benefits of cheese and crackers as an after school snack. Then he demonstrates the entertainment value of the snack as a wagon wheel.
Timer encourages brushing teeth and shows the proper method.
Timer as a roving reporter gives a tour of the digestive system and explains how the body uses the nutrients it absorbs from the food you eat and why it's important to eat healthy foods.
Quick, healthy between-meal snacks by Timer with a W. C. Fields accent. “Hey, Timer. Could you make me a banana?” “OK, you’re a banana!”
Timer shows how to make a quick breakfast.
Timer demonstrates how to make a week’s supply of healthy after-school snacks made with “some kind of juice and just a few toothpicks.”
Time for Timer was the collective title for a short series of public service announcements broadcast on Saturday mornings on the ABC television network starting in the early 1970s. The animated spots featured Timer, a tiny cartoon character who represented the sense of "time" in the human body. Timer was in charge of when a person felt it was time to eat, time to sleep, etc. He carried a large pocket watch inside of him, which would often set off an alarm whenever something was about to happen. Usually wearing a bow tie and top hat, Timer looked somewhat like a little yellow blob with long arms and legs, and a face. Timer also had limited magical powers, such as instant transportation, which he often used to exit his host body from time to time if things got too exhausting. A wise-cracker as well as a song-and-dance man, Timer promoted healthy eating and personal hygiene for children, using clever songs and animation.
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