Assignment New Jersey; "Work, Work, Work"

WNJT-TV (Television station : Trenton, N.J.) · February 19, 1975

"""Work is not only the way we make a living but one of the ways we make the society we live in which in turn makes us. This relationship of the worker and his work is illustrated in an hour color film called, WORK, WORK, WORK, produced by New Jersey Public Television. ""From the Garden of Eden to the walk on the moon, the history of work is depicted in an opening sequence which is a superbly creative mixtures of animation and realism. This is followed by the body of the film which introduces individual workers and their feelings about what they do to earn their daily bread. This concluding portion of the hour presents an academic questioning of the work ethic along with some examples of what changes we might expect in the work place of the future.""--1975 Peabody Awards entry form. The program begins with a segment on the history of work, from God creating the universe to man walking on the moon, told through spoken quotes from historic figures about work and art and photographs depicting work. The program introduces a variety of workers and discusses the meaning of work today. It begins with farming, contrasting farm work in the 1770s to the 1970s, then housework, working as an artist, assembly line work, fashion modeling, trash collection, fishing, factory work, and construction. A variety of people from different lines of work discuss whether they like their work or not and what they get out of their work. The program closes with a discussion of work ethic and how work may change in the future.