Tells the history of communications, from smoke signals to telephones. Part live-action and animation. A young man sketches a generic human "Mr. Man" who takes us back through history to show us how humans developed a need to communicate and the devices to do so. Then shows us how telephones enable the modern mid-Sixties world.
Directed by Jean Yarbrough. Educational Research and Story: W.H. Schneider. Animation: John Hubley. With Wright King (Uncle Bill); Pat Cardi (Jimmy); Pam Ferden (Susie); Richard Webb (Police Captain).
The voice of the cavemen at the start of the film, and Mr. Man (and the lion) at 9:58 is the unmistakable Mel Blanc. The bear at 11:41 is Paul Frees. After that, Blanc's back playing two elephants, including one that could have come from a Warner Bros. Martian cartoon. Frees plays the frustrated fox in the next bit.
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