Seeing Through Commercials

Seeing Through Commercials

Seeing Through Commercials

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Seeing Through Commercials

1976

0h 14m

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Is it the outrageous claims? Or just the bad acting? This early media literacy film helps kids understand that that ads are trying to, well, sell them something. Kitschy good and super tasty, it's lipsmackin' fun!

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Christopher Pray

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Gerald Suk

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