[5] As the original title implied, Movies for Small Fry featured films and cartoons for children.
"[6] In addition to films and cartoons, entertainment included demonstrations, songs, puppets,[2] and actors in animal suits who performed short sketches.
[6] Dressed in a suit and wearing glasses, Emery often played the banjo and sang, "... beginning each show with a rendition of 'The Grass Is Always Greener in the Other Fellow's Yard,' a song from the 1920s about being satisfied with what you have and not being envious of others.
"[2] The song set the tone for Emery's teaching children in the audience about "good manners, self-discipline, and respect for others.
[8] Complementing the program, an actual Small Fry Club existed for youngsters who watched the show.