Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) MaxnaCarter (talk) 02:12, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People

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While the series won an Emmy, I was unable to find any reliable source coverage. All of the hits on ProQuest are just obituaries on either Henry J. Heimlich (who was apparently a consultant) or of one cartoonist who worked on the show. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:40, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television and Comics and animation. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:40, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There's also a paywalled New York Times article about him, [1]. I assume it would add to notability for the individual, not sure about the TV show. Also a very brief mention in an animation book, confirming the Emmy win [2] Oaktree b (talk) 01:59, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per Emmy Award win (and Oaktree's sourced confirmation of it). matt91486 (talk) 14:11, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keyword "brief mention". Emmy wins aren't inherently notable if there's no other coverage on the show. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 15:30, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Winners of major awards generally confer notability. matt91486 (talk) 15:48, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I've pulled up Henry Heimlich's obituaries from 2016, no mention of the TV show in the Lancet and the NY Times. It could be redirected to his article. Oaktree b (talk) 16:06, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. "Series offers children first aid lessons". Kenosha News. 1980-01-05. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.
  The article notes: "The series, titled "H.E.L.P.!!" (Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People), entertains and instructs young viewers on how to be knowledgeable "calm reactors" in situations requiring fast first-aid responses. The 60-second segments prepared in consultation with noted physician Dr. Henry Heimlich, will air twice each Saturday — between 8:30 and 9 a.m. during "The Plasticman Comedy/Adventure Show" and between 10 and 10:15 a.m. during the broadcast of "Scooby and Scrappy Doo." So far, four segments have been completed and have been appearing on an irregular basis since the fall of 1979. Others are being planned for the future. Illustrator Rowland Wilson has created characters who respond to emergency situations ranging from the treatment of drowning victims to remedies for cuts, burns and bumps. Each of the segments begins with the sound of an accident happening in an otherwise quiet, tree-lined community."
2. Hoffman, Steve (1980-02-02). "'HELP' Speaks To The Young". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.
  The article notes: "Dr. Henry Heimlich was offered the chance to create the medically oriented but humorous "HELP" spots in ABC's Saturday morning children's programs. The offer came last spring while he was making a New York appearance on "Kids Are People, Too." Thus far, four spots have aired—ones dealing with burns, drowning, cuts and head injuries. Among 10 upcoming spots are ones about acute appendicitis, fractured limbs, allergies and skin conditions. ... He is involved in "HELP" through the entire production, from approving final storyboards all the way to the animation sketches."
3. Less significant coverage:
  1. "Fall Kids' Lineup Scheduled by ABC". Asbury Park Press. 1979-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.
    The article notes: "Additionally, Mr. Rushnell announced the production of a new series of health/emergency spots for children, titled "H.E.L.P.!!" Prepared in cooperation with Dr. Henry Heimlich, "H.E.L.P.!!" (Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People) is a series of funny, clever and informative animated first-aid lessons."
  2. Fincher, Cheryl (1981-05-20). "Doctor makes saving lives fun". The Macon News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.
    The article notes: "Help! Someone needs Dr. Henry's emergency lessons for people!" On Saturday morning, between "Scooby Doo" and "Plastic Man" cartoons, you can hear this cry for help. For those more than 10 years old, Dr. Henry, of the Saturday morning animated information minute, is better known as Dr. Henry Heimlich, the originator of the Heimlich maneuver, a life-saving technique for choking victims. ... This led him to originate the one-minute animated cartoon to teach medicine to children called "H.E.L.P." (or Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People). The popular series appears nationally on children's shows on the ABC-TV network. It received an Emmy for Best Children's Informational Program-Short Form for 1980."
  3. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-5381-0374-6. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Google Books.
    The book notes that H.E.L.P.! aired from 1979 to 1980. It says the studios were 8 Films, Dahlia, and Phil Kimmelman, the distributor was ABC, the executive producers were Ken Greengrass and Phil Lawrence, and the producer was Lynn Ahrens. The book notes: "A series of educational vignettes similar to the same network's Schoolhouse Rock (q.v.). The title was an acronym for Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People, as the focus of the vignettes was first aid and general safety. The series won an Emmy Award in 1980."
  4. Oliver, Myrna (2005-07-11). "Rowland B. Wilson, 74; Playboy Cartoonist, Disney Animator". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
    The article notes: "As an animator, Wilson won a daytime Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on ABC’s “HELP! Dr. Henry’s Emergency Lessons for People” and worked on educational animation, including the television series “Schoolhouse Rock.”"
  5. Chawkins, Steve (2016-12-16). "Henry Heimlich, doctor who invented lifesaving anti-choking procedure, dies at 96". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
    The article notes: "In 1980, his TV series for children, “H.E.L.P!: Dr. Henry’s Emergency Lessons for People,” won a daytime Emmy Award."
  6. McFadden, Robert D. (2016-12-17). "Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, Famous for Antichoking Technique, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
    The article notes: "His animated series for children, “Dr. Henry’s Emergency Lessons for People,” won an Emmy in 1980."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 04:48, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the citations listed by Cunard. DonaldD23 talk to me 18:03, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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