Agency - English program:.Pacific Centre. Agency:.Produced by the NFB in association with the Family Violence Prevention Division of Health Canada and with the assistance of the Department of Canadian Heritage. Study guide available.

Director, Annie O'Donoghue ; producer, JoAnn Harrison, George Johnson ; executive producer, Svend-Erik Eriksen ; script, Jill Golick ; cinematography, Danny Nowak ; sound, David Husby ; editing, Alison Grace ; sound editing, Ewan Dean ; re-recording, Brian Campbell, Steve Smith ; music, George Bondheim.

Cast, Myles Ferguson, Crystal Crete, Chad Dormer, Shawn Macdonald, Jane McGregor, Christine Lippa, Ellie Harvie.

Recorded 1996.

The school's two turtles have gone missing! Four children and a humanoid TV are on the case. In this live-action comedy satirizing TV's violent ways, the four eleven-year-olds discover that TV solutions and real-life solutions don't always mix. Live TV features a television that morphs to life as a goofy action superhero. He arrives to "save the day" and help the kids solve their mystery. This six-foot, live-action version of TV has lots of ideas, but none of them work in real life--especially the fighting stuff. Finally, tempers fray. Egged on by TV, the four friends fall out--until they realize that TV doesn't have all the answers. When the kids take charge and use their wits, the turtle mystery is solved.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Gold CINDY Award, 1997 Bronze Apple Award, 1997 Honorable Mention, 1996

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).