Obligations (1950)
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2011
- The makers of "Date With Your Family" return with "Obligations", and, while it's not quite as over the top as "Date With Your Family," this little gem still has a lot going for it. Members of two families illustrate correct and incorrect manner of taking care of their obligations to one another, although the word "obligation" is frequently used when "obedience" or "compliance" would be more appropriate.
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"Your friends won't mind if your home is modest but they will, if it's unkept." Great advice. Struck a chord with me.
Victor ! *unkempt
AMEN
@@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus "you're"
@Rubber Dub Profanity is for bores, you are better than that, you proved it by watching this.
Excellent point.
In elementary school, our librarian used to show films similar to this. It was the 70s but the films were from the 50s. They were basic, no overproduction or glitz, just straight forward advice and guidance. I still practice these values to this day.
Same! They didn’t make many educational films in the 60s and 70s, and the ones they did make were about drugs and child molesters. For basic, positive life advice we had to go back to the 50s.
And now what do we have to show for it? Generations with no real structure just wifi this phone that.
Obligations, How To Be Well Groomed and Habit Patterns should be shown together. Each reinforces the other. A lot of overlap. ALL of these films are gems. Glad they were not lost to mold or fire in some warehouse.
Thank GOD for that...
Teach your children these things when they are young. Don't wait until they are teenager's and then complain because their lazy. A 2 year old is perfectly capable of doing small things like putting toys away,etc.
Train up a boy Girl In the way he should go even when he grows old it will not depart from him proverbs c 22 v 6 peace to you Eileen
I love the crisp, perfect narration of these videos. You can hear every single syllable.
Makes listening to a long lecture more pleasant.
It's a bit hokey though. Reminds me of Ned Flanders.
Yes, much appreciated.
Tennis racket leaning up against the wall, picks it up and moves it slightly closer to the wall.
perfect!
Lol, right. She wasted so much time just picking things up and moving them to a different spot, but never accomplished anything. Lol
It was a tripping hazard before! If anyone was creeping along the wall, they would have fallen over it
Lol
@@lazyhomebody1356 🤣
“Worthy members of adult society”
Let’s bring this back.
Mom's in a bad mood because no one in her family shows her any respect or appreciation.
Ya think?
She would be even more unappreciated if she was working at some corporation.......
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Mom's in a bad mood because she's raised rude children and she's disorganized in her own affairs so that she doesn't even know what's going on in her own home.
She’s ungrateful her children are perfectly mannered
Wow. People showing grace, class, and manners. What a concept!
+manhoot people should take some of this videos advice.
+manhoot
Consideration, and earning and keeping the respect of one's own family! Imagine that!! Showing respect!!
unless you were black, ahem.
French Fry I think you're being sarcastic. In which case, I find you very funny. I enjoy sarcasm.
Agreed
Everyone should be required to watch these videos... they are so needed in today's society
I was thinking this ought to be shown in school today.
Sure. A road map on what not to do.
@@0LadyV0 ?
@@1940limited I second that
Idiots would claim"" tyranny"" Adults who have never grown up and yes most of them are over 50
i wish i could live back in these days ... just seems less hectic.
It was a very good time, but we also had nightmares like being bombed by the Russians with nuclear weapons, unwanted pregnancies other things.
It wasn't perfect, but it was a lot better than now.
@@georgechambless2719 Great point.
I grew up in the 50's and never feared the Russians, and did not know there was such a thing as an unwanted pregnancy.
Every pregnancy is a blessing. One has to be taught to hate a baby.
Fun was had by all, even in poor households (I was one of 14 children).
@@georgechambless2719 as long as you don't create a butter fly effect then you sould not worry
It was more hectic for women im sure!
Pay was low...
Does anyone else grasp how far, as a society, we have fallen. I do.
Fallen? How so? You can't believe that society was perfect in the 50's? Ask yourself what this video doesn't show?
You must be an old fart longing for the "good ole oppressive days".
@@ericwashington8998 Do you mean racism? If yes, isn't it still prevalent ?
God. This is outdated. Every era has its ups and downs. If YOU want to live like this, do so, be a man! Don't expect everyone to be as dumb as you
If racism is that there will always be people blaming others for their issues, then yes
Everybody will probably snicker, but I wish my family had been like that growing up. 😕
My family was like that, but I’m still a complete Mr Smith-like slob now.
i should have made my kids watch this everyday as soon as they could sit up.
Even before that, lay them on the floor and watch it.
THANK YOU!!!!
Will show it to my kids if i am even going to find a woman that is not nuts
You're only thinking about yourself. Kids between 3 and 8 should get a good beatin' every week or two if you want an orderly house. Caution: Do not overbeat! Just until they form soft peaks.
My generation learned to be organized and fill obligations to others in the U.S. Army, if we didn't learn it at home. We also learned our obligations to our country that way too.
When raising my own and helping others to grow up during the 1980's I called this practice "BEING A CITIZEN OF THE FAMILY". I love history and this glimpse of how they lived in the honeymoon era with the end of WWII. The most prosperous time for the "working man". Thanks, Shaggy.
"Worthy members of adult society" I wish this was even half true today, but there are so many "grown children" in our culture. You almost have to disregard someone's age and just observe how they conduct themselves to get an idea of who you can trust or count on.
Well said.
Immensely true
I came back here to update: it’s significantly worse only after a few years 🥴
@@sofiabravo1994 SO much worse. I mean, oh who new how bad it would get.
No U
The best part of the film is how brother and sister get along so well. I wish I had a sister like that😇
I remember my homemaking class. I was 13 by then and everything was so exciting in that class, maybe it was the thought of 'feeling like a grown up'. I'm in my thirties now and I'm trying to teach my toddler how to take care of his things (toys, shoes and clothes), and it's so true that if they make a habit of it, you don't have to remind them anymore, they do it by themselves. Thanks for uploading :)
I hope the 2020's will come to be known as the decade where everything turned around, that a more advanced version of 1950 returns
I think you might just get your wish.
Maybe but with way less sexism, racism and homophobia
jane belle Agreed
It will never be like this cause a women who stays home and raises a family is called sexism
romerozombie85 I sure wish I lived in the 50's
Some things never go out of date, like the advice in this film. I also noticed a table to the right of the refrigerator, similar to one I still own. They made things to last back then.
There was pride in your workmanship and if something got broke it wasn't thrown away, it was repaired if possible.
My family had a refrigerator similar to the one in the film. My parents got it in 1954 and it lasted until 1971. Nowadays things breakdown as soon the warranty runs out.
Up until the 90's Companies had pride in their products and would strive for quality
My aunt had the same washer almost my entire life up until she died. It had to be over twenty years old. Now you're lucky if things last five years
I wish that families today understood these principles. People are too selfish today to worry about the greater good of the family . Everyone seems to be worried about what's best for themselves.
i think obligation is the right word since it should be a must to be useful at home
I wish my life was like this growing up. Really...not kidding lol.
Me, too. I grew up in the 50s and 60s and my parents never taught me much about such obligations. By the time I reached ninth grade I had become completely sick of being so disorganized and did a complete about-face with my life, starting with straightening up my room and keeping it that way. If nobody else was going to be interested, I would at least derive the satisfaction of having fixed things.
Miriam Bucholtz That was your parents fault. My parents were exactly like these movies. They taught me respect of my elders, community and God. I'm in my mid sixties now and am so sick of our young who are selfish, entitled and crude and rude. Life had order back than because citizenship. Being a good neighbor was important. No longer people will harm you now for thinking different than you do. We have actually become uncivilized, crude and classless. How people dressed back than reflected how they cared for themselves. They showed grace and elegance.
So do I.
You can re-educate yourself if you try.
Please don't give up because others have made mistakes in your life.
Me to!
I love how these kids study hard and schedule everything to a T! I really admire them and I can identify with them. Admirable!
The 4-sided part is a racket press. When rackets were made of wood and gut, they were stored in such a device, which clamped tightly over the frame, to prevent them warping out of shape.
Hey thanks! I was wondering about that.
I hope when I have kids I can raise them to be respectful and well kept. Some people today are just disgraceful
How right you are the Bible book of proverbs c 22 v 6 Train up a boy Girl In the way he she should go even when he grows old it will not depart from him peace to you Eileen
It would be nice to get back to this kind of respect. Today everything is messed up. Homes, TV, Radio, everything.
I appreciate that the narrator made the point that family members should respect the order of eachother’s spaces (ex. Junior’s desk). 💖
How dare they be so polite and courteous!!! Wow, I feel like I need to watch this 3 times a day.
YES watch this before bed 3 times a week.
this reminds me of my family--if they can't find something they think someone took it and hid it from them!
lol mine too
Same here.
Sounds like a family with a little meth problem.
jungefrau - thats because they usually did..
Me: Did you take the remote?
Sister: No
Me: Stand up.
Sad
This resembles households I knew in 1960s and 1970s. Thanks for the memories.
I LOVE how they used to speak.
The poor mom of the Smith family is so stressed out she is literally doing everything for the family.
Currently I live with the first family in the video but was brought up with the second family. I can tell you it is not easy to live with people like that. There is something missing in the lifestyle today that makes people crazy.
YEAH its called Grace and common Courtesy, not the false law of the jungle grab grab me always.
This is what we wanted for America in the 1950's.
Sad to say, only wise, self-disciplined folks still follow these guidelines.
Common courtesy applies to all people, regardless of race, religion, or any other factor.
Keep doing your part.
Thank you.
I agree 💯 the Bible book of Proverbs c 22 v 6 Train up a boy Girl In the way he should go even when he grows old it will not depart from him peace to you Eileen
It's amazing how Brother and Sis can manage to sock away money regularly, buy a new sweater and trout rod, and go to the movies, all on a 35 cent allowance.
Most kids got 50 cents to 75 cents. A new sweater was about $2.00. A fishing rod could be as much as $2.00 but often cheaper and a movie was 25cents and you saw 2 movies and cartoons for that price and could stay to see it again and again if you wanted. A gallon of gas was 18 cents. Loaf of bread was about 18cents and you could get a coca cola for 10cents. A full meal at a diner was about 1.50. Average income in the USA was $3000. and a new house averaged $8,000. Life was simplier and cost a lot less by comparison. It was easier to live then.
ITS called a budget. And it works ,Ask Dave Ramsey and Vanguard.
These films depress me so much for how much society has decayed into coarse selfishness. :o(
They also shame me on some of my own behaviour.
I am watching these short films constantly myself. I scour RUclips for all of these I can find and it's because I love the civilized, courteous and genteel world they depict more than anything else. I so wish I lived in times that were like these. I think many of us do.
I was born in 1949 so I got to have a two parent home. I was taught the world owes me nothing and to motivate myself.
C moore Your generation was the last to grow up having a mother and father together and usually the mother was at home as the norm, the standard. By the time the Baby Boomer generation grew up and started having kids everything went to hell. Abortion, feminism (known then as Women's Lib) and divorce became commonplace if not the standard, with the courts pretty much giving custody of the children to the mother automatically. By now we have at least 2 or 3 generations of men who were reared by women only, seeing their fathers every other weekend, or some such nonsense. And people wonder what has happened to men these days. Yes, your generation was the last to enjoy the luxuries depicted in this film as the norm.
do you really think families were really like that?? come on for fuck sake it was propaganda. Life was not perfect in the 50s
Actually it was the norm. Sadly not any more.
Must be nice to not have have to grow up in a dysfunctional family. This film also makes me embarrassed about how I've acted in my own life. *sigh*
But you can keep trying even now. Do little things like make your bed and pick up your bedroom so if the rest of the day is disorganized, at least you came home to a nice made up bedroom.
I am still working on it but I make an awesome bed. Now for the rest of the house. BIG SIGH!!!
We all have a past... not much we can do about it now.
Is there such thing as a family with at least some dysfunction?
Long White Mane don’t worry. all families are dysfunctional in there own ways
Shame, shame, shame. You do know why they made this film, right?!?! BECAUSE THERE WERE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES BACK THEN. They just had little aversion to propaganda films telling people what they should do. And you guys are sucking it all up think, "How great it was back then". It wasn't and you're lying to yourselves so you can judge people around you.
I hate to sound draconian, but wow, this video makes sense! What's wrong with the concept of family, and taking personal responsibility? Not to make fun of the first family mentioned, but wow, what a HOT MESS. Reminds me of our Government: disorganized, clueless...nobody cares or takes responsibility for anything? I certainly don't want to adopt the general ideals of the 40's or '50's, but the ethics of work and family seem right?
TheMabes69 Govt has done it's best to destroy the family, especially in the urban areas. No dads mean you look to govt for support in exchange for your votes.
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Although those times had allot of flaws there's allot of lessons to learn from them still
@@joao_1986 some things will always be relevant
If you agree with this video so much, why wouldn’t you adopt the ideas of the 40s and 50s????
Not draconian at all ... the concept of a family meal and some basic common sense rules around it likely would do more for family and social order than anything else.
Ooh a refreshment committee.
loved watching this, it gives you a peek into those times, loved it.
What a wonderful time of life!!!!
Seventy years later, nothing has changed. Timeless advice for anyone in any culture.
My grandmother used to listen to a radio program that had a character named "Fibber McGee". He was always out of sorts, unorganized, messy. She would tell my mother to pick up her room, so she wouldn't be like Fibber McGee.
Now my mother passed that story to me and my junk drawer is affectionately called "my Fibber McGee drawer". Just a sweet memory I have. ❤❤
I keep watching this video - it's one of my favourites!
I would definitely follow every single piece of advice in this video, but I have kind of a dysfunctional family. We can turn anything into an argument, so nothing could be this good
Well, you can always do your part. And if nothing else, your life would be better.
woh! I love this short film. Someday I will teach my kids similar things like the Smith family taught their kids.
Train up a boy Girl In the way he should go even when he grows old it will not depart from him proverbs c 22 v 6 peace to you Eileen
My stomach never could handle food until I was up for about 4 hours. Still can't. I just drink my coffee and go.
Same here.
Keep that up!! I used to be the same way and I was always thin. Now I eat too much and too often :(
If you know right from wrong, then morals are no more subjective than the sky being blue.
santamonicagirl4life Except when the sky is black at night, or grey when it's cloudy and/or raining, or a whole beautiful spectrum of colours during sunrise and sunset.
Perhaps some people shouldn't have missed class when they discussed what makes the sky blue. This is pretty elementary.
Yeah, it's because air particles reflect blue light.
My business is how I behave in my life, not micro-managing other people's.
No you do not want to micro manage Its called being responsible and teaching YOUR family/kids the same thing
I'm still trying to figure out Jr's (brother) obligations: Sis cleans her room, Sis makes breakfast, serves refreshments to her parents friends in the evening. oh... they both do homework and garden and Jr cleans the car.
Elizabeth Frank-Backman and yard work And cleans own room
back then when common sense was common
Everything wasn't automated and the selflessness was trained out of them yet.
If it was common sense, and common, why did they need to produce endless films instructing people in these behaviors?
Mekel Reen what?
KENZC62091 MAGA ?
@@mekelreen9869 so they would not go crazy like today
Curses! Why must I have been born 60 years too late! I was made for the 50's!
Thank you for loading this videos. It teaches us that family is to help one another. That we all have to do something to help around the house.
The mother is so mad when the daughter asks her to hand her her sweater, she was literally between the girl and the sweater.
She was mad that the sweater had been left on a table rather than put away like it should have been and then the girl expects others to wait on her when she is too lazy to clean up her own crap.
This poor mom/wife. Those kids are old enough to take care of their own stuff. That husband is messy and rude, expecting his wife to take care of him and everything else for him! A clan needs to have a place within the home and to do it to keep things moving smooth or at least prosperusly.
Husband works all day.. The HOUSEwife is called a housewife for a reason. You're just stuck in 2019 thinking, not 1950 thinking.
Being organized and disciplined and reliable in your personal life and family life are very valuable to you and those you work for,very good movie.
1000 thumbs up, well said!
I live in the fifties, heat with wood, drive an old pick-up truck, work my garden, cook my foods, make everything I buy last forever, listen to Ray Price, Faron Young, etc.....and almost forgot, I watch You Tube 🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇
Well it's not a totally perfect world. Sis was running late for her tennis match.
Slacker.
Lisa Thuban do you know Mr Strickland 🤣
I know right She should be stoned for not being perfect 24/7. How dare she!
20 lashes with her dads belt for failing to check the racket was working.
For the good of the nation, we need to go back to this kind of attitude.
Yes, Jennifer. We will all enjoy being obedient slaves to The Husband.
Self reliance that built this country.
Jennifer if my sister looked like her ...I’d be banging her too 👍
More orgies and wife swapping events are needed The 50s and 60s were chock-full of them
mocking intercessor Really? Women in my family are house wives and always have been and it’s something we enjoy. A few of us also run some businesses from from home related to things we are passionate about but our husbands take pride in providing and we enjoy being able to be home and do as we wish. They do run their own businesses and can easily take care of us however, and none of us are expected to cook or clean (We have maid services), and I actually enjoy cooking and grocery shopping so it’s not a big deal to me... hubby certainly doesn’t expect it. Real masculine men love us for our feminine presence, not for being a masculine work mule to make up for their lack of capability as a provider.
Thaddeus K Smith needs to respect his secretary more.
Cindee Libby, yes, greatly because if it wasn't for her, it is very likely he'd be out a job.
You THINK?!
That’s what the video is about. Don’t be like the Mr Smith he is a jerk!
He does respect her. That's why she gets a paycheck
I love keep watching these movies
This was really great! I love videos like this.
Shaggylocks! I only found your channel this past week, and I am so, SOOOO THRILLED!!! Thanks for all these amazing films!
Exactly how I grew up and how I raised my own so far so good ❤️💕
Of course, that's Hugh Beaumont, doing the narrating chores...
Same goes for a nation lack of personal responsibility unfortunately is not capable of meeting the obligations of good citizenship in society.
I love this old video it holds priceless precious tidbits of bonafide wisdom!
It's never too late to restore soundness of mind for families communities and society as a whole. :)
This was the world i grew up in long ago. Loved it
This is literally down to the letter what my house looks like, and how my family operates.
Mama's living room curtains looked like that
why do I enjoy watching this so much?.....
It's from the 50's but it's mostly a good lesson, you're responsible of your own possessions and room.
This video is a jewel. I wish I have learn this when I was younger my mom keep everything clean but she never gives us any chores I wish she did. But is never to late to learn this obligation that each member of the family have. Thank you so much for uploading this video. Do you have a video that teach wife's wish chores to do first . And when is the best time to cook dinner. Thank you.
Wife to do chores? Everyone in the family has an obligation to do chores and swap out who cooks too, it shouldn't be on the wife's shoulders only
@@rollandjoeseph I'm a wife and I love and respect my husband. He works hard to find us a good life and I do the chores. I absolutely love to serve him and make sure he's happy. He deserves it!
Women are to help their husbands, not split chores with them.
@@JenniferMoleski good luck with that, im sorry you can't help find a good life with him, happy new year!
@@rollandjoeseph by working?
I just want to understand you. Are you saying that you're sorry that I can't find a good life "with him" by working for someone outside the home?
Thanks for clarifying.
@@JenniferMoleski it's not what I was implying..im done with this conversation as you should be too...happy new year
I wish to live in such a household ... hopefully one day, with my own family, I will be able to do so
What a great video to share with friends and family who are lazy and not organized. Especially with the young people who are stuck with cell phones and games
1000 thumbs up, well said!
I love this video, it's one of my favorites from the time. I think the biggest thing that was lost is respect and empathy /: y'all can say what you want about how people are today, but you can be like in the 50s too, if you respect other people's choices and lifestyle. Go live that 50s life to the fullest by being respectful and not whining about genders, sexuality, today's lifestyle, or whatever.
It's so tempting to see these old instructional films as documentaries, instead as guidelines. NO, people were not perfect back then either. They cheated and lied and did all kinds of unpleasant stuff too. They were just lots better at hiding it.
Lisa Thuban, yes, they hid their unpleasantness behind manners.
Yep. They were a polite bunch, until they weren't. There were a ton of unspoken rules back then, and repressed thoughts and emotions. Some like the mask, others want to examine what's behind it.
No, the majority of people were actually decent and hard working back then. Not like today. No one was perfect. But a hell of a lot better then what is happening now.
@@maunster3414 Bull. Don't judge others because of your bad family life.
I like the small kitchen table.
Back when "favorite programs" meant radio.
Who would have thought Thaddeus started the notorious trend of filing something into a waste basket. It is now called "file 13"
I wish kids #2 were mine but no matter how I try, nothing can stop what society instills in them. Morals have gone way of the phonograph.
santamonicagirl4life Morals who gets to say what morals are??
Chet youbetya common sense can tell you what they r
I disagree. My kids are very moral. Now, that doesn't mean conservative, but compassionate and responsible.
So morals have made a comeback?
There is only one word for this video. And that is EXCELLENT. If you have a child in your life; make them watch this over and over. Kids need this today more than ever. And then maybe we can have a new generation that might actually become worthy members of adult society.
Second Timothy C3v2 says for men will be lovers of money boastful haughty disobedient to parents Proverbs c 22 v 6 Train up a boy in the way he should go even when he grows old it will not depart from him peace to you Eileen
we don't need to regress. we just need to be nice to each other. that is pretty much it.
I laughed heartily on seeing the enactment of breakfast as the most important meal of the day! 😂
Thadius can go get his own suit from the cleaners. Calm yourself, Thad...
Oh no ! Back then ot was the wife's RESPONSIBILITY to drop it off, pick it up and make sure it is where he can find it. Wife = new mother
You mean *Giga Thad.*
I love this family especially the daughter.
Sooooo many people need to see this video.
This was excellent. Thank you for sharing it. It really taught many valuable lessons that still apply today. God Bless You & stay safe.
Luv this video
Thank u!!!💙
This video is as important today as it was when it was made. 2/2021
Assisto estes vídeos várias vezes, sempre são instrutivos, são realmente muito bons. Muito agradecida pela postagem
I needed this when i was 10.
This concept of normal healthy personal “obligation”, would cancel the entitlement mentality of today.
Just like a society that is in perpetual chaos, isnt living up to its responsibilities.
Just found this channel. Thank u. Love it..
Unfortunately. If the parents arent like this the kids cant be even of they wanted to😢
Every thing should have it's own place. That is easier to keep every thing in order.
Reminds me of a joke.
Boss: "Where's my pencil?"
Secretary: "It's behind your ear."
"Come, come, I'm a busy man! Which ear?"
Hey that was a good one