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Mcgruff's Bully Alert

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Person faces camera dressed as McGruff in a beige trench coat and costume dog head. Caption. That way we can all help take a bite out of crime.

McGruff explores the all-to-common problem of bullying. Using different situations, he shows kids how to react to bullies. Suggests confronting the bully calmly, telling an adult, walking away, or trying humor as a few possible solutions. Gives possible reasons people become bullies.

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Runtime: 16 minutes 55 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help
Subtopic: Bullying
Grade/Interest Level: K - 5
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Release Year: 2001
Producer/Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
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3 quarter view of teenage girl with troubled expression. Canopy of trees and gray sky in background. Caption. Most bystanders avoid interfering.

Boy with dark curly hair sits at a desk and smiles up to the side. Other children out of focus in background. Caption. If I have a bully.

Adolescent girl seated at a school desk, looking up towards the front of class with a pensive expression. Caption. And I want Jessica, Valesca, and Gavin.

Teenage boy with a distressed expression leans on a table and looks up at a shadowy figure in a dark room. Caption. Cause problems, cause this.

Still image from: Bully Is Not a Noun

Children walking down a hallway at school with a negative photo editing effect. Caption. Male narrator. Seven out of ten kids have been bullied.

Young girl wearing a backpack looks down at the ground in a public bathroom. Caption. What a loser!

Closeup side view of a young woman in front of a red brick wall with her mouth open mid-speech. Caption. Lori as narrator. What? Caption. Nothing, nothing.

Storybook illustration of a woman with black hair holding up a brown-haired young boy by his t-shirt. Both look angry. Story text appears under the illustration.

Viewer Comments

Sharon N. (Tullahoma, TN)

October 28th, 2020 at 08:45 AM

Even though the McGruff videos are a little dated, I have not found any better programs for teaching bullying to students.
Sharon N. (Tullahoma, TN)

December 18th, 2019 at 07:56 AM

The McGruff videos are classics that teach sound values that students need.
Sharon N. (Tullahoma, TN)

December 2nd, 2019 at 02:51 PM

Good, factual information.