{"id":621,"date":"2009-04-30T10:36:49","date_gmt":"2009-04-30T14:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/o-matic.com\/blog\/\/?p=621"},"modified":"2009-05-01T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2009-05-01T17:18:07","slug":"tufty-the-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/o-matic.com\/blog\/blog\/2009\/04\/30\/tufty-the-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tufty the Squirrel saved children from becoming roadkill."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"_41331850_tuftybadge\" Friend Richard O’Flynn (whom I will ask for a close reading) alerted me to the 1973 UK Public Information Films of <\/span>Tufty<\/strong> the Red Squirrel. BBC News published a tribute<\/a> to Tufty in 2006:<\/p>\n

Tufty is a colossus of public information. Though just a small squirrel, he was a phenomenon who bestrode childhoods from the early 1960s onwards. Through very simple films, books and stories, Tufty persuaded pre-school children that the road could be a dangerous place. This was done through the medium of burst footballs and dropped ice-creams, rather than something which young eyes might find too upsetting, such as squashed squirrels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The comments at the end of the article include some melancholic reminiscences of childhood,\u00a0 related to Tufty’s vivid lessons \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

I was traumatized by a Tufty experience as a child when I lived in Cheshire. I SO wanted to join the Tufty Club and after many attempts I persuaded my Mum to take me to enrol. I was devastated to learn that I was too old (aged 8). I have never fully recovered from this disappointment
\nClaire, Fort Wayne, Indiana, US<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the clip called “Ice Cream”:<\/p>\n

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Best of Tufty can be seen here;<\/a><\/p>\n

and here<\/a>, of course, is Tufty with suggestive overdubs.<\/p>\n

Sadly, these are some of the new Tufty products put out by the RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) … for all your safety needs:<\/p>\n

\"tuftymasks\"<\/p>\n

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A set of colourful Tufty character masks, with simple instructions and teaching notes. Children can pretend to be their favourite character – Tufty, Willy, Becky, Minnie, Mrs Owl or Policeman Badger.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friend Richard O’Flynn (whom I will ask for a close reading) alerted me to the 1973 UK Public Information Films of Tufty the Red Squirrel. BBC News published a tribute to Tufty in 2006: Tufty is a colossus of public information. Though just a small squirrel, he was a phenomenon who bestrode childhoods from the … <\/p>\n

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