Spare the Rod

Year: 1954

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Jack Hannah

AnimationComedy

Donald’s nephews constantly ignore their chores, preferring to play all day, which drives Donald to consider punishing them. A “voice of child psychology” convinces him to make it a game, and the boys eagerly chop wood for a pretend stake meant to burn him. Meanwhile, three pygmy cannibals escaped from a circus plot to boil Donald in a cauldron of water, mirroring the boys’ mock execution.

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