In those days a nocturnal emmichigan was often interpreted as "I broke myself playing with it..." Actually those events are very rare. I think I had 3 of those in 10 years.

The boy-crazy girl thing is interesting, too. It's usually boys crazy about the girl because her boobs are growing out, not the girl's hormones making her boy crazy..

A pretty sterile film. Pictures please!

Insofar as this was made in 1953 I wouldnt expect the libido issue to be approached too blatantly; but heckie-darn thats the one thing I remember most. A new crush every 3 weeks, annoying erections 20 times a day, and such a focus on that thing.."down there." Same with my friends too. But they never even mention it tangentially.

Not a big enough deal made about pimples, either. For some (but not me) it was a huge issue that lasted sometimes for years.

The illustration of the male anatomy was way more stylized then the one for the female stuff which was drawn more accurately just as it is seen in other films of this genre. Honestly, everybody knows that boys' units dont look like a garden hose spigot.

The narrator mispronounces many of the anatomic terms and the term "menarche," too.

Bland film. ho-hum topic; but it has some nice scenes of the early 50's. C+

Where did he get that shirt? I think he's my Dad.

It ain't all glandular, but plenty is

Accidentally double entered.

Accidentally double entered.

Let's follow janey and Jimmy as they go through puberty ok? We follow them using standard animation explaining this, with some strange font choices thrown in. The film in my opinion doesnt really get interesting until talking about the emotional problems the kids go through, which make them all crabby and over-emotional. A pretty good film, that yes, even I learned from (I got to find out what a Menarche was!)

For a 1953 educational film this is pretty good. It avoids being too coy, although true to the period it is very much a lecture by an Authority Figure. For that reason and others it is pretty dry stuff 50 years on. But it covers the essential topics clearly and succintly, and spends some time discussing the non-physical aspects of puberty (emotional, social, and psychological) as well.

The film was obviously in good condition when it was recorded, although the B/W contrast is *very* high. This results in some odd effects when writing is presented in white-and-grey: SEX CHARACTERISTICS becomes S X H R C E I T C which is hard to parse for the first second or two.

Last (and definitely least) it's Canadian, which makes me biased :-)