Beginning Responsibility: A Lunchroom Goes Bananas
★ 1 · 1978 · 12m · Animation · Documentary · Family
The food in Plumcrest School Cafeteria has gone on strike to protest the poor lunchroom manners of the children! After Banana issues a two-week ultimatum, the students take some positive steps toward better lunchroom manners.
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