Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be… You and Me

0h 48m 1974 Animation, Family, TV Movie, Documentary United States of America
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Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.

Director

Fred Wolf

Writer

Alan Uger, Carole Hart, Marlo Thomas, Bruce Hart, Carl Reiner, Shel Silverstein, Norman Steinberg, Dan Greenburg, Mary Rodgers, Peter Stone, Lucille Clifton, Herb Gardner, Betty Miles