They have been calling some of our industry's televised staging effects "slap stick", our equipment "toys", and our attempts at television production, "Mickey Mouse!" A current user of video recording equipment has taken the statement literally by labeling his recorders MM-1 and MM-2. To season the wound, a printed source of information states that present day software within the industry leaves much to be desired; that material is much too boring; and that producers of videotape programming should consult first with educators before developing packages that are designed to entertain, educate, communicate.