Does anyone here remember "Free to Be... You and Me"?

Free to Be… You and Me is a children's entertainment project, conceived, created and executive-produced by actress and author Marlo Thomas. Produced in collaboration with the Ms. Foundation for Women,[1] it was a record album and illustrated book first released in November 1972 featuring songs and stories sung or told by celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends" ) including Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack, Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy, and Diana Ross. An ABC television special, also created by Thomas, using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept was to encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and comfort with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone—whether a boy or a girl—can achieve anything.

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Does anyone here remember "Free to Be... You and Me"? (Original post)	demmiblue	Jun 2020	OP
yes, our girls listened to the record a lot.	NRaleighLiberal	Jun 2020	#1
I remember the book and the video more than the record...	demmiblue	Jun 2020	#4
Literally just showed it to a friend	JackintheGreen	Jun 2020	#2
I do! I think it was revolutionary stuff for the times.	JenniferJuniper	Jun 2020	#3
I used it in elementary classrooms until I wore the record out.	IllinoisBirdWatcher	Jun 2020	#5
Absolutely loved it!!	Olafjoy	Jun 2020	#6
Yep.	Jirel	Jun 2020	#7
bought it for my little sister	musette_sf	Jun 2020	#8
Wow, it's been so long but yes I do remember!	Polybius	Jun 2020	#9

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 07:40 PM

NRaleighLiberal (58,237 posts)

1. yes, our girls listened to the record a lot.

my wife and I still have a laugh about "it's alright to cry" and Carol Channing!

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Fri Jun 19, 2020, 08:03 PM

demmiblue (35,447 posts)

4. I remember the book and the video more than the record...

but I sure as shite passed it along down the chain.

Rosie always got me in the feels!

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Fri Jun 19, 2020, 07:41 PM

JackintheGreen (2,036 posts)

2. Literally just showed it to a friend

Last week. Ten years younger than my wife and I, queer theorist in training (PhD candidate), and had never heard of it.

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Fri Jun 19, 2020, 07:44 PM

JenniferJuniper (4,330 posts)

3. I do! I think it was revolutionary stuff for the times.

It opened my eyes to all sorts of things.

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Fri Jun 19, 2020, 08:15 PM

IllinoisBirdWatcher (2,315 posts)

5. I used it in elementary classrooms until I wore the record out.

A school board member gave me a copy of the book for Christmas.

My favorite track was Rosey Grier singing "It's All Right to Cry."

Yes, it was pretty radical stuff for its day.

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Fri Jun 19, 2020, 08:25 PM

Olafjoy (937 posts)