# Episode 7 – *The Whisper of The Fir*
**^^^Originally ^^^aired ^^^February ^^^17th, ^^^1974**
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**Daily Trivia:**
> Rather than toys, the series’ initial merchandising push largely consisted of children’s stationery, lunch boxes, and coloring books.
**Staff Highlight**
Masahiro Ioka – Art director
> An animation art director best known for his contributions to the World Masterpiece Theatre line of shows throughout the 70s and 80s. Ioka graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Higashi High School, and later dropped out of Hokkaido Gakugei University in 1964, going on to work for animation studio Toei Douga that same year. He then joined Hideo Chiba ‘s ’71 Studio’ in 1971, followed by Zuiyo Eiga in 1973, transferring to Nippon Animation along with several key WMT staff, leaving there 1982, and finally joining Pan Media in 1983. Ioka was particularly lauded for his depictions of nature, which earned him the attention and praise of both Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Works he is credited on as art director are *Animentary Ketsudan*, *Mon Cheri CoCo*, *Heidi, Girl of The Alps*, *Laura, the Prairie Girl*, *The Adventures of Maya The Honeybee*, *Piccolino no Bōken*, *Rascal the Raccoon*, *Perrine’s Story*, *Anne of Green Gables*, *The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island*, *Story of the Alps: My Annette*, and *The WIzard of Oz*.
**Screenshot of the day**
– [Mistake](https://i.imgur.com/JgWrTG8.png)
**Questions of the Day:**
1) Heidi harshly learns some lessons today. What do you think of them?
2) How do you think Alm-uncle handled the situation?
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**We’ll try to make cheese again tomorrow.**
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