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Episode one is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbClHUSWf5o available to watch on YouTube, here]].

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Episode one is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbClHUSWf5o com/watch?v=LNYttC6-uMk available to watch on YouTube, here]].
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* TalkingHeads: Tom and Linda do little more than talk slowly for the viewer.

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''Dragons, Wagons & Wax'' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Cooperative. It was shown in schools in UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} during the late 1970's and early 1980's, and occasionally elsewhere on {{PBS}} stations.

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''Dragons, Wagons & Wax'' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Cooperative. It was shown in schools in UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} during the late 1970's and early 1980's, and occasionally elsewhere on {{PBS}} Creator/{{PBS}} stations.
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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Cooperative. It was shown in schools in UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} during the late 1970's and early 1980's, and occasionally elsewhere on {{PBS}} stations.

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* TalkingHeads: Tom and Linda do little more than talk slowly for the viewer.

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* TalkingHeads: Tom and Linda do little more than talk slowly for the viewer.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: In this case, it's little more than a fire-breathing ChewToy.

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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: In this case, it's little more than a fire-breathing ChewToy.ChewToy and a ...
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* OurDragonsOurDifferent: In this case, it's little more than a fire-breathing ChewToy.

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* OurDragonsOurDifferent: OurDragonsAreDifferent: In this case, it's little more than a fire-breathing ChewToy.
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* FunWithAcronyms: CREFT (Cleanliness, Rest, Exercise, Food and Teeth)


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* OurDragonsOurDifferent: In this case, it's little more than a fire-breathing ChewToy.
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* BaitAndSwitchCredits: See ActionHoggingOpening, above.
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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Corrective, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

The show featured Tom Long and Linda Sizemore talking about various educational topics. The topics usually had Tom and Linda in a two-room set, and sometimes an animation would help illustrate the point. 32 episodes were filmed.

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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Corrective, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but Cooperative. It was shown in schools in UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

1980's, and occasionally elsewhere on {{PBS}} stations.

The show featured Tom Long and Linda Sizemore talking about various educational topics.topics, with a focus on science. The topics usually had Tom and Linda in a two-room set, and sometimes an animation would help illustrate the point. 32 episodes were filmed.
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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Corrective, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Corrective, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} during the late 1970's and early 1980's.
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* ActionHoggingOpening: In a smooth animated opening, a silhouette trying to lever a large wheel succeeds. This flies over the silhouette of a large cat and down a mountain, where it picks up a dragon who is eating flowers. The dragon rides along on the wheel, which somehow produces a seat and turns into a wagon as the dragon goes through several different climate zones and into a tunnel. He goes down a waterfall and the wagon turns into the TitleCard.

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* ActionHoggingOpening: In a smooth animated opening, a silhouette trying to lever a large wheel succeeds. This flies over the silhouette of a large cat and down a mountain, where it picks up a dragon who is eating flowers. The dragon rides along on the wheel, which somehow produces a seat and turns into a wagon as the dragon goes through several different climate zones and into a tunnel. He goes down a waterfall and the wagon turns into the TitleCard. Then a slow program with TalkingHeads happens.
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: The titular Dragon rides a wagon and lights a candle.
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* CreditsMontage: The end credits for the show were stills of the opening animation, set to the same music with credits rolling over them.

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* LeftHanging[=/=]RiddleForTheAges: We never learn the connection -if any - between the opening and the show proper.

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* LeftHanging[=/=]RiddleForTheAges: We never learn the connection -if any - between the opening and the show proper. Nor do we ever learn more about the reason the wheel was rolling or what happened to the poor dragon.


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* PinballProtagonist: The dragon in the opening.
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*LeftHanging[=/=]RiddleForTheAges: We never learn the connection -if any - between the opening and the show proper.
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[[caption-width-right:320:The TitleCard]] '''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Corrective, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

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[[caption-width-right:320:The TitleCard]] '''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Corrective, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.
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[[caption-width-right:320:The TitleCard]] '''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was a [[EdutainmentShow children's program]] produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a coopoerative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Coorpretive, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

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[[caption-width-right:320:The TitleCard]] '''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was a [[EdutainmentShow children's program]] an EdutainmentShow produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a coopoerative cooperative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Coorpretive, Corrective, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.
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* NonindicativeName: Only the opening always has a dragon, a wagon, and a wax candle - the opening has nothing to do with the actual show.
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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was a [[EdutainmentShow children's program]] produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a coopoerative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Coorpretive, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was a [[EdutainmentShow children's program]] produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a coopoerative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Coorpretive, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.



Episode one is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbClHUSWf5o available to watch on YouTube, here].

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Episode one is [https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbClHUSWf5o available to watch on YouTube, here].
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'''''Dragons, Wagons & Wax''''' was a [[EdutainmentShow children's program]] produced by WCET in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a coopoerative production from the Ohio Department of Education, and the International Instructional Television Coorpretive, Inc. It didn't really air on television, but was shown in schools in Ohio during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

The show featured Tom Long and Linda Sizemore talking about various educational topics. The topics usually had Tom and Linda in a two-room set, and sometimes an animation would help illustrate the point. 32 episodes were filmed.

What most children remember though was the ActionHoggingOpening, which was usually the only thing the program had to do with "dragons", "wagons" and "wax".

Episode one is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbClHUSWf5o available to watch on YouTube, here].

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*ActionHoggingOpening: In a smooth animated opening, a silhouette trying to lever a large wheel succeeds. This flies over the silhouette of a large cat and down a mountain, where it picks up a dragon who is eating flowers. The dragon rides along on the wheel, which somehow produces a seat and turns into a wagon as the dragon goes through several different climate zones and into a tunnel. He goes down a waterfall and the wagon turns into the TitleCard.
*AsYouKnow: Tom and Linda discuss topics that frankly most adults would not find an interesting topic without children around, like several minutes of discussing why a ceramic lion is not alive and will never grow in episode one.
*InevitableWaterfall: The dragon goes over one at the end of the opening credits.
*LoudGulp: The dragon utters one in his predicament.
*MundaneUtility: The dragon uses his fire breath to light a candle.
*NoFourthWall: At times, the viewer is addressed directly.
*TalkingHeads: Tom and Linda do little more than talk slowly for the viewer.

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