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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Produced by the United States Department of Agriculture and Foote, Cone and Belding / Kaleidoscope Productions, “Smokey's Story“ tells the “true story“ of Smokey the Bear. The film stars veteran TV and feature film actor Dennis Weaver, who warns a group of kids about the dangers of using matches and playing with fire. At 8:19, the film apparently shows the actual orphaned bear cub that was named “Smokey“ by his Forest Service rescuers (see explanation below). At 8:20 the bear is shown at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. At 9:50 the kids in the film show how to smother fires, crush matches, and warn again about the dangers of playing with matches. Smokey the Bear is the U.S. Forest Service’s iconic representative for wildfire prevention. Despite the common belief that Smokey was named after a burned orphan bear cub, the opposite it actually true. During WWII, t
