Pet show!

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1989

Creator: Learning Corporation of America

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize. Based on the book of the same title by Ezra Jack Keats., In this live action adaptation, Archie, a young black boy, joins with other neighborhood children in preparing for the upcoming pet show. Planning to enter his pet cat into competition, Archie is distraught when he discovers that he is missing. The wayward cat had, in fact, taken a walk with a kindly, old lady. Having lost all hope of retrieving his pet, Archie attends the competiton with his entry, a germ, awarded a prize for the quietest pet in the show. After the other children receive their prizes, Archie is delighted to espy the elderly woman accepting a prize for his cat. The boy and his pet are joyfully reunited.

Complete Record: When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize. Based on the book of the same title by Ezra Jack Keats., In this live action adaptation, Archie, a young black boy, joins with other neighborhood children in preparing for the upcoming pet show. Planning to enter his pet cat into competition, Archie is distraught when he discovers that he is missing. The wayward cat had, in fact, taken a walk with a kindly, old lady. Having lost all hope of retrieving his pet, Archie attends the competiton with his entry, a germ, awarded a prize for the quietest pet in the show. After the other children receive their prizes, Archie is delighted to espy the elderly woman accepting a prize for his cat. The boy and his pet are joyfully reunited. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.