The show was created to educate children on significant events which shaped and gave rise to our modern world. The format was a mixture of full animation and slide-show as Professor Kitzel made the odd maudlin joke, interacted with his silent and sometimes mischievous grandpa or introduced the next historical footnote before pulling the side lever on his slot machine style time viewer. History was presented as a slide-show of wonderfully rendered watercolor or pencil art and narrated by the captivating voice of Paul Soles (narrating 60s Spiderman and Rocket Robinhood). The series was rich with engrossing details which you don't find with children's television today. The series had covered so many aspects of world history, it gives children a well rounded perspective and sparks the imagination. Much of world history I learn today appends to what I had gathered from watching this series. I hope the original negatives can be restored as I would buy the DVD set, however the film stock was in very rough shape when I last seen this series in the early 80s. Professor Kitzel's maudlin joke, " George Washington was known for never telling a lie, when his dad asked him who chopped down the cherry tree he said "POP I DID IT!" get it? Popeye did it. heheheh "
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