About
An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.
Theatrical
Jan 7, 1952
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Bert
Remember what to do, friends! Now tell me right out loud: what are you supposed to do when you see the flash?
Children
Duck... and cover!
[off-screen]
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Singers Perform Catchy Refrain in Harmony
Singers
♪ Diddle Dum Dum. Diddle Dum Dum. ♪
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
