Police Safety Program

From the cover of Spring 3100 magazine in the 1930s.

A 1949-1950 children's musical variety show for youngsters who need some supervision.

Join Mister Narrator, Talking Piano, Mister Singing Safety Police Officer, Old Man Accident, and others in issuing a strict disciplinary stance on crossing the street with safety.  Other topics covered include bicycle safety, avoiding strangers, a-b rhyming schemes, and general carefulness.

Stories

[Cauliflower song]

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[Bicycle safety]

Mr. Narrator reads a letter from An Anxious Father asking for bicycle safety advice for his 13-year-old.
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[Nautical safety]

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[Think and take your time]

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[Safety at intersections]

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[Baseball safety]

Mr. Narrator, Patrolman Dixon, Patrolman Southwick, and Patrolman Diamond use the tune for "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" to make a song about baseball safety.
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[The corner is the safe place to cross]

Crossing the street in New York City can be a challenge.
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[Safely cross the street]

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[Rollerskating safety]

The tune for "East Side West Side" becomes instructions on safely rollerskating around town.
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[Look left and right]

Before the kibitzing car guys there were kibitzing cops writing safety songs on the radio.
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[Look both ways before you cross the street]

Mr. Narrator, Patrolman Diamond, Patrolman Dixon, and Patrolman Southwick show how music played on the piano is like safety.
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['S' for security]

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Trip to Careful Town

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The Talking Safety Book

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Safety Song For Children Who Like to Play

Mr. Traffic Safety Policeman, Mr. Narrator, Mr. Singin' Safety Police Man, Tommy, and Mr. Piano write a song in the studio, "For Children Who Like to Play."
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