Each series features Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio's conscience, providing general education and science information in an entertaining and accessible manner.
Jiminy presents each hypothetical situation by drawing chalk outlines of the primary participants (usually a stereotypical, Family Circus-esque American boy) on a black board.
(*) = Updated in the mid through late 1980s with additional live-action footage[1] Similarly to the I'm No Fool series above, Jiminy Cricket teaches children about the human body.
(*) = Updated in the mid through late 1980s with additional live-action footage Jiminy Cricket teaches children about the animals of nature, in a similar manner to the I'm No Fool series.
Additionally further nine Mickey Mouse Club Newsreel Specials were aired under the Encyclopedia banner but didn't feature Jiminy Cricket.