Are Manners Important? (1954)

Mickey Taylor thinks politeness is all that grownups think about. His lack of courtesy (and his youth) doesn’t keep him from being elected President of the United States. Will a near riot in the Oval Office convince him to reconsider his policy on good manners?

[@ratedasmr7811]

I used to assume people didn’t like me and I would be rude and dismissive to them. In turn that made my assumptions true because I caused them to not like me. It took a year to break the habit but I’m happier for it.

[@pennypay1]

This film is great. It showed that sometimes kids aren't intentionally rude; they just haven't really considered the possibility of inconvenience or property damage or hurt feelings of others. It showed that good manners aren't necessarily 'sissy stuff', an affectation, or people going out of their way to show off; even walking around others or returning a ball that traveled off course is good manners. And that manners aren't just for adults; the kids took responsibility and spoke up for manners in a funny and somewhat realistic way.

[@pinkmagicali]

It’s always kind of ironic that adults go on and on about manners when you’re a kid but as an adult now I rarely see good manners. Adults need to remember their childhood lessons.

[@coryc8819]

I think its because the majority of society hasn't been raised with manners, especially any more. Its sad. I wish we could change it somehow! Nowadays you can burn down an entire city and get away with it 🙄

[@sirspongadoodle]

@@coryc8819 who cares.. if i dont respect you i shouldnt pretend to.. if i respect you il show it.. respecting everyone no matter what is fucking stupid.

[@zeeshan199415]

Childhood is a too small age for teaching manners. Adolescent is a perfect age.

[@sophiadavenport3959]

So many people should follow these good manners and apply these skills to their lives.👌🏻

[@tj921able]

I agree one hundred percent

[@Janadu]

Today, Mickey would be on Ritalin

[@bobjacobson858]

It occurred to me that when Mrs. Norris was visiting his mother, Mickey could have asked if he could turn on the TV but have the volume at the lowest level--perhaps his mother would have permitted it. That would have required the ability to compromise--a skill that's also very important to develop.

[@coryc8819]

Some people lack manners these days, it honestly astounds me. I can't even bring them around my family lol

[@Michelle77Va]

Lots of people today need to learn manners❗❗

[@ryansimasek5480]

I mean they didn't really have the same manners in this video when it came to black people in the 50's.

[@sirspongadoodle]

alot of people need to stop having a stick up there ass requiring to get babyed all the time.. guess what asshole, you gotta earn respect not just get given it.. and if that sounds like too much hard work.. then fuck off.

[@cacatr4495]

@@ryansimasek5480 Blanket statements are often not accurate, even regarding that era. We can't know those people unless we were to have known all of them, and it depends on the region of the country. There were always people that did not have bigotry, that saw it as wrong. I have been fortunate to have been born in a region where bigotry was uncommon, the desert Southwest.

[@thegentlementor]

I really enjoy these films you put online. Thank you!

[@tj921able]

I do too, plus, they teach valuable lessons.

[@jchapman8248]

If I or any of my siblings had acted like Mickey, our mom and dad would've trashed my/our ass(es)! Then they'd have me/us go back and apologize to our guest(s) for my/our inconsideration. Then off to my/our room(s) as punishment. I/we couldn't go outside for the rest of the day and I/we had forego afterschool playtime with my/our friends the following day as well!

[@KoolT]

Being a LADY or a GENTLEMAN never goes out of style.

[@virginiapelgen8196]

Mickey is wonderful compared to the brats I see everywhere. He listened to his mom. He thought about what she said.

[@JupiterJane1984]

Weren't those the good old days! As my mother used to say "The world has gone to he'll in a hand basket "

[@alyssajones4368]

If I spoke to my mother in such a manner the way Mickey did his, my mother would skin my hide and then some lol.

[@phoenixgrove]

Back when grooming and being well kept was more important than improving your physical traits.

[@nikmills]

What's the difference?

[@dewilew2137]

@@nikmills literally no difference. They just wanted to say something, regardless of how unnecessary.

[@poetcomic1]

Yeah, but what's missing back then? RAMPANT OBESITY. The fat lady in the circus when I was a kid probably weighs the same as some big women in stretch pants I see at Wal Mart.

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

@@dewilew2137 Yep. Another badly thought out comment about how things were better before.

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

2:30 If Mickey had better manners, he would have complimented Mrs. Norris on her new "electric chair" style hat.

[@thesamuraihobbit]

If we adults hold ourselves to the good behavioral standards that we expect from our children, the world would be a much happier and harmonious place.

[@solascripturamjc9681]

Manners are so important- much needed video....

[@sharegreats2157]

Manners are important, of course! What a beautiful film! I enjoyed it much.

[@alanspagnolia9474]

Manners ?? In 2020 ?? What the heck are those ??!!

[@lindathrall5133]

Manners are important and can save people lots of trouble

[@sirspongadoodle]

manners are important in pretending you like people... they make conversations either boring or frustrating.. and only fools search for it...

[@Caldwell007]

Would have been good manners to invite that kid who threw the ball back to join the game, I'm just saying

[@DoctorX17]

Who tries running between people standing close shoulder to shoulder? Forget about manners, that's just _stupid_. You run around them because it's easier than shoving That said, yes, manners are important, I just felt the need to address that

[@germanicusfink2350]

"IMPEACH PRESIDENT MICKEY!!!" LOL

[@KoolT]

These day's when kid's got punished for wrong doing. People went to church. Communities cared about each other. Grand day's.

[@christinab.2864]

You should see the arguments in the car with my dad about the righter way or yield. It’s he’s pet peeve when other people don’t follow it and its all about good manners of driving.

[@MegaDiddlemaus]

So great to upload such videos to remind people nowadays

[@darlenehoover6577]

Sadly manners have gone the way of the Dodo.

[@Barbe]

In more ways than one with that Dodo reference.

[@JackxFuego]

I thought Mickey had a giant sperm cell drawn onto his wall until I saw the hat.

[@lindac6919]

I missed that the first time! I had to go back and look...now I'm laughing so hard my upstairs neighbors must be wondering WTH is wrong with me! Tears running down my face!

[@redwingfan9393]

This kid needs a civics lesson. The President doesn't rule by proclamation.

[@jessicasingh7272]

This boy has reallly beautiful eyes

[@codekey74]

this boy is 78 years old now

[@BrianRIngram]

a touch heavy handed with the eyeliner though

[@jessicasingh7272]

@@codekey74 yeah😅didn’t think about that

[@jessicasingh7272]

@@BrianRIngram oh I didn’t realise he put on eyeliner. I thought it was all natural

[@lowbridge7070]

In the early 1980s I was in high school. One day while sitting in class, out of the blue, for reasons i cant recall, the school 16mm movie projector was rolled into the classroom. And they played for us several of these old, antiquated 1950s instructional films on how to date, how to be polite, how to behave, etc. My classmates laughed through them. The wooden acting, the cheap production values, the over politeness, the squeaky clean activities (a picnic, a carnival, a weenie roast, bike riding, a day at the park, dinner at home with the family, etc), the innocent slang of the time (gee, golly, swell, etc). I on the other hand, wasn't laughing. To the contrary. As someone who was being raised in a severely abusive, dysfunctional home (we NEVER sat together at the same table at meal times. Not even once. Even though we always had a full sized dining room with a full sized dining room table), i found these films to be quite charming. A sort of a time capsule of a more innocent era. DON'T get me wrong. I had no illusions. I was well aware that the 1950s wasnt so perfect and innocent. That there were negative things going on in the 1950s, such as segregation, criminal activity, corruption in the public and private sectors, poverty, the occasional economic recession, war, etc. No decade is perfect. But still, it seems to me that there were SOME things in the 1950s they were doing so right back then that we were doing so horribly wrong in the early 1980s as well as today.

[@amandajay9058]

Manners and respect are definitely important but the reality of it is that not everyone is going to be respectful of have mannners so I think these days, it would be just as beneficial to teach your kid how not to be butt-hurt or offended over everything. Especially when what theyre being told is true or is constructive criticism!

[@nikmills]

Twenty years ago I was in a restaurant where a woman was alone with her little boy who was running rampant. She was on the phone paying no attention. He came up to our table and I told him to go sit with his mother. For being such an awful disciplinarian I incurred the wrath of his mother. Even my dinner partner scolded me. "That's not your kid," she told me. That kid is nearly thirty now. I wonder how he turned out.

[@oldsoulhomestead89]

Mom acts surprised at Mickey's behavior but this is not an overnight bad habit. He has bad behavior from bad parenting and then Father will give Mickey the belt. Today, he would be in psych evaluation and put on drugs. lol

[@alanspagnolia9474]

HAHA!!! In THIS day and age; it would be "everyone else" who has the problem, not him !

[@44jimcordell31]

I work on a loading dock and in a semi truck yard with the salt of the earth. My experience is that if you emphasize showing courtesy to others that they will respond in kind.

[@bozsongz3652]

Look, those kids had to go through a metal detector in those days too! See 5:53. Good manners means never packin' a piece.

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

That's just a glass wall, but you made me look! LOL

[@alishalee569]

Can you please past the jelly? 😂😋

[@AaaBbb-ml4eu]

Vote to Mickey

[@cacatr4495]

When a population no longer has the ability to get along peaceably with each other, that society is destroyed . . from within.

[@george7776]

The Holy Bible says that evil communications corrupt good manners . Though manners are good to have , yet , without a changed heart about ones being a sinner before God our creator , who is holy , through repenting of our sins and trusting in his Son , The Lord Jesus Christ , they will only help us with some people who major on them . But a changed person will want to treat others right , with their manners anyway . By trusting the one who died on the cross for their sins , and rose from the dead the third day . And is alive in heaven , waiting to save them to the uttermost that ask him to .

[@jager896]

First Corinthians c15 V33 says Do not be misled bad association spoi useful habits peace to you Eileen

[@michaelbarrett3270]

2024 watched Video and your Reply. Heaven is our Home.

[@fulviobadalotti8602]

Hallo from italy ,tradlation please

[@cautionTosser]

Pro Manners Riot

[@cw9790]

people today show blatant disregard for people.

[@kayrohde]

He did grow up to be President. And he did abolish manners, along with many other things. But his name wasn't Mickey.

[@inkey2]

I just have to add this. In the hippy era when everyone dressed and looked like a horses A$$ I knew this kid in school who was out of a time warp. He was extremely polite....and I do mean "extremely" polite. He dressed like the 1950s. He had greasy short hair, a checked shirt buttoned all the way up to his chin. Wore very clean, neat pants that were just a tad too short, white socks and brown string tie shoes. Always had tons of cash too. All the adults loved him and we were often told to be more like him. Now here is the hilarious part, no lie, this is the God's honest truth.......He was breaking into houses all over the city and robbing them blind. He once needed a new battery for his car and I saw him across the lot popping the hood of a new car and cut the battery cables with bolt cutters and just walk off with a new battery. He got away with this behavior for at least 15 years. Nobody ever saw him again after that. Have no idea what happened to him,

[@ashdallis6701]

thats so bizarre!

[@inkey2]

@@ashdallis6701 and so "true"

[@jangamaster8677]

And I met Santa Clause this one time

[@inkey2]

@@jangamaster8677 I can say no more

[@harjeetsingh9808]

​@@inkey2Not standing against injustice doctrinated as manners, if the world wish to function that alleviate we must get rid of social parameters as Nietzsche propounded.

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Kid’s not a bad actor.

[@KoolT]

Yes yes yes

[@mocerlaalacbaino]

with all of what the degeneracy in modern world. Somebody broke manners and others accepted it. If you want to get back, you must teach and relearn the manners to the manchild and womanchild of this world.

[@zaniaazizar.3798]

Mickey is a saint compared to some of the little terrors I see daily. Dresses well, doing his homework in his bedroom and he actually listen to his mom when she said turn the tv off. Hes not a bad kid he just knows his mom and her rules are bullshhh

[@wooderdsaunders7429]

Self centered Micky at the beginning.

[@sherry-annbest3304]

Both needs it.

[@cplmark29]

Manners should be taught in our schools in every class. the the world would be better off for it!

[@sirspongadoodle]

manners are fucking pathetic.. the idea that you should expect to be given a pat on the back for anything you do is for weak people.. if i respect you i will show it to you with effort. not a few sweet words.

[@tj921able]

The best place to teach good manners is at home. It allows for mistakes without embarrassment.

[@heatherhutchinson3625]

"I will put a stop to manners" hahaha that is exactly what I want to do

[@coryc8819]

So you want to be a degenerate?

[@cacatr4495]

Manners mean getting along with others pleasantly, which makes everyone's days more enjoyable. When a population can no longer get along, that society is destroyed, from within.

[@bluefinster6209]

If I were President I'd put an end to manners. I'd make a proclamation. We've just seen Trump in his formative years.

[@mikepeterson764]

The secret service for President Mickey really sucks.

[@8800081]

Give Mickey a break, he's in front of the TV and he's obviously half blind and half deaf. The next day Mickey was walking to school and had forgotten all about what his mother said. He happened to run across Mary who was also walking to school. Mary didn't care that Mickey didn't have any manners and liked him for it, she liked it rough and a little slapping and spitting always made playtime more fun and exciting. 😲 😉

[@psychoman5295]

Mickey Taylor. LOL! Typical Boomer!

[@GTA5Player1]

I like Mickey. It's not like he does anything THAT bad in the video. He seems like a fun kid and a free soul. Those folk need a chill pill.

[@lizzapaolia959]

Great video of yours. Look at the mess the USA is in 2024. 1790 Immigration Act needs to be enforced. God bless the founding fathers 🙏

[@missmirusrobinson6913]

Micky is horrible

[@baronsorgi1]

If there were no matters we would all be voting For the Democrats

[@truthhurts8312]

*manners Low education? Why am I not surprised?

[@baronsorgi1]

Manners are extremely important. Why without them, you’ll find yourself living in Mississippi or Alabama.

[@GTA5Player1]

I don't know if I'd say they're "extremely" important. A lot of them depend on a person's culture and in today's interconnected world, you can't just blame someone for not know all the habits of a place where they live.

[@southernyuppie]

What an ignorant comment. Those without manners are looked down upon in the deep South. (At least in my book they are!)

[@truthhurts8312]

With all the cousin marrying Trumpers.

[@ReyBanYAHUAH]

Always remember to repent of your sins (sin is transgression of YAHUAH’S LAW: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy) And Have Belief On YAHUSHA HAMASHYACH. HE Died and Rose three days later so that you can be forgiven of your sins! HE Loves you! Come to HIM!🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@norweigen177]

Mickey reminds me of those low class armenians. Armenians are not the problem, it's just a good portion of them act or choose to be thugs. Luckily there are some positive ones left.

[@IamTheDarkness420]

Racist

[@freddyfurrah3789]

1954: what a great year?