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A farmer chases after two of his sheep in order to shear them.

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A champion thumb wrestler is offered a bribe to throw his upcoming match. After allowing the competitor to win, Rocky is ashamed and begins training for a rematch. After seeing the competitor at a cafe one day, Rocky assaults the man and cuts off his thumb to gain back his thumb wrestling "belt."

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A dog buries his bone before going to sleep. The next morning he awakes and attempts to dig up the bone but digs up several other items by mistake such as a key and a remote control, until he finally finds his bone.

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Steve, the star of the wildlife show "Crocodile Hunter", is recreated as a claymation figure along with a pet crocodile and his dog.

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Worms from space land in someone's living room where they are vacuumed up then shot outside by the vacuum. While outside, a bird swoops from the sky and eats two of the three worms. When the single remaining worm returns to its home planet, it informs its leader that the other two were eaten by the natives. The leader then destroys the Earth.

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Animal rescue farm owner, Faith Ching, discusses her views on the mentality of many people today concerning the disposability of animals and of life in general as she tells the story of several of the animals who have made their home on her farm.

Scope and Contents Two pirate scuba divers find a giant pearl. When the diver in the red diving suit reaches for it inside the clam, the clam closes on his arm and rips his arm off. The other diver, in a yellow diving suit, is attacked by a passing shark and looses his arm as well, dying from the incident. The red suited diver then revives and reaches again for the pearl only to have it stolen by an octopus that squirts him with ink, killing him. Finally, the pearl drops from the octopus and lands next to the...

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In a laboratory, a scientist creates a "happy formula" and tests it on himself. After telling a colleague about his success in creating the formula, the colleague then takes a dose. After creating a second batch, he offers it to another person who turns into a train and the scientist goes back to the drawing board to discover an antidote. After curing the boy who turned into a train, the three discuss how to market the drug and go on a campaign where they earn money.

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A man plays a videogame only to have his television set turn into a monster and eats him.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Spy Hop Productions independent film collection (2000-2009) consists of raw footage and finished films assembled by elementary and high school aged filmmakers under the tutelage of Spy Hop Productions, a Salt Lake City not-for-profit youth media center specializing in educational solutions through the multimedia arts. The collection contains narrative, claymation and documentary films and includes extensive footage about Salt Lake City hosting the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Many films...