Archive for September, 2011
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Don’t Smoke
Approximately 500,000 deaths in the United States every year are attributed to diseases related to smoking. With statistics like that, why would anyone want to smoke? Especially little children who have their entire lives in front of them. Lung disease is no laughing matter. This is why it’s very important that children don’t smoke. Ever. Green River Elementary School has a very comprehensive education program to show children the inherent dangers in smoking. They have even won awards from the National Association of Stopping Smoking. However, Nellie Sudrow has decided that she is going to smoke anyway! She thinks that smoking makes her look cool. And, she has been telling Krissy Watkins and Fran Gerkenstine how cool it makes her look. Both Krissy and Fran have tried to convince her otherwise for weeks now, letting her know that smoking makes her breath stink, her clothes stink, and will make her voice sound all gross and gravelly. They have tried to tell her over and over again that eventually smoking-related diseases will kill her. However, today Mr. Clown has decided he’s going weigh in and he has figured out just how to convince Nellie that smoking is a very very bad idea.
Mr. Clown: Don’t Smoke © 2011 City of Troy Productions
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Mr. Clown: Stay In School © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Don’t Play In The Street
It’s always a very good idea for little children to go outside and play in the sunshine. Sunshine is good for them, as is physical activity. In this modern day and age, most children spend way too much time sitting inside watching television, playing video games, or surfing the internet. That’s why Molly Radcliff’s mother is so pleased that Molly goes outside every day for at least a couple of hours to play. However, Mrs. Radcliff wouldn’t be so pleased if she realized Molly sometimes played in the street! There are a lot of days where Molly will talk her chalk and draw a hopscotch board on the road beside her house. Mrs. Radcliff would be quite upset if she knew this. Mr. Clown knows. He has watched from the window of his living room across the street every day, and each time Molly goes out in the street, he silently shakes his fist and grimaces even more than normal at Molly’s reckless behavior. Today he has had quite enough of Molly’s shenanigans. And even though Cathy Perkins is warning Molly that Mr. Clown is coming with his chainsaw and Mr. Carter is coming in his car, Molly is too busy hopscotching to pay any attention to Cathy’s warnings, the sound of the approaching car, or the grinding of the chainsaw. Which do you think will reach her first? The car or Mr. Clown and his chainsaw? Either way, Molly’s fun is about to come to a miserable end.
Mr. Clown: Don’t Play In The Street © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Don’t Wear White Shoes After Labor Day
It’s a simple and long-held rule of fashion: You can’t wear white shoes after Labor Day. It’s very simple why this is: White is a Spring and Summer color, and white heels or pumps are just not acceptable once Fall is here. Everyone should know this, and everyone should adhere to this. While Fran Gerkenstine, Joshie Palmer, and their friend Denise McLaughlin understand this simple rule of fashion—going for shades other than the verboten white, poor misguided Marilyn Cooke has chosen to overlook this rule. In fact, she has decided that she is going to fly in the face of this very important fashion rule. Marilyn is one of the most fashionable girls at Green River Elementary. Other girls look to Marilyn to see what to wear. And she has decided that she is going to make wearing white shoes after Labor Day a new fashion trend. Too bad Mr. Clown reads Emily Post and believes that even the rules of fashion are important for little children to follow closely. So, Mr. Clown has decided to do a fashion intervention. He only hopes that Marilyn likes red… because that’s the color she’s going to be bringing back this Fall.
Mr. Clown: Don’t Wear White Shoes After Labor Day © 2011 City of Troy Productions
Never Trust A Puppet
Puppets are used in many ways. While the majority of puppets are used for entertainment, others have utilized puppets as teaching tools. For instance, there are teachers that use in them in classes to help little children pick up useful information. The puppets of the popular public broadcasting TV show “Edamame Street” have been utilized to teach math, reading, history, and even moral lessons for many years. Therapists and psychologists sometimes use them as a way to help children in overcoming trauma and abuse. Mr. Clown, however, is suspicious. He wonders who exactly has their hand up those puppet’s backsides, and who exactly authorized those puppets to teach lessons.Mr. Clown didn’t see any of those puppets at Serial-Killer Lesson Clown College. So, Mr. Clown has decided to teach children the dangers involved in trusting anything a puppet says. That’s why he’s introduced his new friend Polly Puppetkins, a lovable sock-puppet to show the children why trusting a puppet can be a bad thing. For instance, Clive Watkins was quite convinced, thanks to Polly Puppetkins, that clowns were fun and nice and wonderful! Mr. Clown used his favorite pitch-fork to show Clive how very wrong Polly Puppetkins was. Clive will definitely never ever trust a puppet again in the future. Oh, wait! Look! It’s Travis Butrell and his little sister Lacey! Will they trust Polly Puppetkins’ proclamation that clowns are fun and nice? Mr. Clown hopes not. He would hate them to have to get the point the same way Clive did.
Mr. Clown: Never Trust A Puppet © 2011 City of Troy Productions
