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Your Safety First
Your Safety First
Directed by	George Gordon
Written by	Norman Wright
Produced by	Automobile Manufacturers of America
Distributed by	Automobile Manufacturers of America
Release date	1956;
Running time	12:43 minutes
Language	English

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Your Safety First was a 1956 promotional cartoon created by the Automobile Manufacturers of America. The 13-minute short film set in the year 2000 explains the history of the automobile and the improvements to comfort, performance, and safety that have been made over the years. It led to the development of the animated series The Jetsons, which borrowed heavily on the ideas presented in the cartoon including a three-hour work day, automated flying cars, and robotic arms performing most tasks.

Synopsis

Your Safety First opens with a newspaper from the distant future of October 5, 2000 with headlines reading "Space Travel to Mars" and "tax cuts". The protagonist of the short begins by debating whether to buy a new car or not as his family watches 3-D television. A show then comes on explaining the history of the automobile. The show within the show moves through the beginning of the 20th century starting with hand cranking cars and topless buggies. The clip moves through the decades explaining new inventions like windshield wipers and suspension systems. At the close of the short the character shown in the flashback history of the automobile jumps into a flying car and drives off.

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-'''''Your Safety First''''' was a [[1956]] [[Promotion (marketing)| promotional]] [[cartoon]] created by the Automobile Manufacturers of America. The 13 minute short  set in the year [[2000]] explains the [[History of the automobile|history of the automobile]] and the improvements to comfort, performance, and safety that have been made over the years. It is notable that the [[Jetsons]] borrowed heavily on the ideas presented in the cartoon including a three-hour [[work day]], automated [[flying cars]], and robotic arms performing most tasks.
+'''''Your Safety First''''' was a 1956 [[Promotion (marketing)|promotional]] [[cartoon]] created by the Automobile Manufacturers of America. The 13-minute [[short film]] set in the year 2000 explains the [[history of the automobile]] and the improvements to comfort, performance, and safety that have been made over the years. It led to the development of the animated series ''[[The Jetsons]]'', which borrowed heavily on the ideas presented in the cartoon including a three-hour [[work day]], automated [[flying car (fiction)|flying cars]], and robotic arms performing most tasks.
-==Plot==
+==Synopsis==
-Your Safety First opens with a newspaper from the distant future of [[October 5]], [[2000]] with headlines reading "[[Exploration of Mars|Space Travel to Mars]]" and "[[tax cuts]]". The protagonist of the short begins by debating whether to buy a new car or not as his family watches [[3-D film|3-D]] television. A show then comes on explaining the history of the automobile. The show within the show moves through the beginning of the 20th century starting with hand cranking cars and topless buggies. The clip moves through the decades explaining new inventions like [[Windscreen wiper|windshield wipers]] and [[car suspension|suspension]] systems. At the close of the short the character shown in the flashback history of the automobile jumps into a flying car and drives off.
+''Your Safety First'' opens with a newspaper from the distant future of October 5, 2000 with headlines reading "[[Exploration of Mars|Space Travel to Mars]]" and "[[tax cuts]]". The protagonist of the short begins by debating whether to buy a new car or not as his family watches [[3-D film|3-D]] television. A show then comes on explaining the history of the automobile. The show within the show moves through the beginning of the 20th century starting with hand cranking cars and topless buggies. The clip moves through the decades explaining new inventions like [[Windscreen wiper|windshield wipers]] and [[car suspension|suspension]] systems. At the close of the short the character shown in the flashback history of the automobile jumps into a flying car and drives off.
 ==External links==
-* {{imdb title|id=0498133|title=Your Safety First}}
+* {{IMDb title|id=0498133|title=Your Safety First}}
-*[http://www.archive.org/details/your_safety_first Your Safety First at Archive.org]
+* [https://archive.org/details/your_safety_first Your Safety First at Archive.org]
-[[Category:Animated short films]]
+[[Category:1956 animated films]]
+[[Category:1956 films]]
+[[Category:1950s American animated films]]
+[[Category:1950s animated short films]]
+[[Category:American animated short films]]
+[[Category:Films set in 2000]]
+[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
+[[Category:English-language short films]]
+{{1950s-short-animation-film-stub}}
+{{1950s-US-film-stub}}