Mr. Know It Owl

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Mr. Know-It-Owl was an owl puppet that hosted several shows on videocassette. The Mr. Know-It-Owl series was copyrighted by Apollo Educational Video. Aimed at younger children, Mr. Know-It-Owl (a play on "know-it-all"), attempts to educate children in safety, health, grammar, and the three Rs. There were over 10 videos released. The main characters were a bee, Scooter, a puppet child with red hair, Scooter, and of course, Mr. Know-It-Owl, the purple owl with glasses.

[edit] Main Characters

Mr. Know-It-Owl

Mr. Know-It-Owl mostly has purple feathers, but his wings are shiny blue. He has yellowish owl-rimmed glasses. He lives inside a tree hollowed out to be his home. It includes a bookshelf with several books. He also has a globe, on which the bee perched from time to time. While teaching a lesson, Mr. Know-It-Owl uses "the window of knowledge," which is a round window near the top of his tree that opens up before the video tutorial begins.

Scooter

Scooter is a curious young boy with red hair, green eyes, and a yellow shirt with the letter "E" on it in red. He is often the one that is instructed by Mr. Know-It-Owl.

The Bee

A honeybee that lives with Mr. Know-It-Owl in his tree.

[edit] Videos

Over 10 videos of the Mr. Know-It-Owl series were made. The following video titles are listed below, along with their summaries.

"All About Animals"

"Arithmetic Kids"

"Dragons and Sailboats"

"Grammar As Easy As ABC"

"Learning As We Play"

"Letters, Colors, and Ducks"

"MacDonald's Farm"

"Make Your Own Toys - Toys At Your Fingertips"

"Mr. Know-It-Owl's Health Tips" (1986)

The following videos are shown. "The Junk Food Man," which lasts 10 minutes. "Nutrition: Try It, You'll Like It," runs for 11 minutes. "Magic Weapons For Healthy Teeth," lasts for 15 minutes, and finally, "Ear Care," lasts for 9 minutes. The total running time for this video is approximately 45 minutes.

"Mr. Know-It-Owl's Safety Tips" (1986)

When Scooter moves, Mr. Know-It-Owl bombards him with several important safety tips. They reference the window of knowledge 3-4 times. Three of the videos apparently date back to the 1960s or 1970s, including one called Hush Puppie's Bright Idea (1976). The final video was an animated spiel about a naive housecat who receives a long lecture from a pink mouse about electrical safety.