Is Spare the Rod sad?

No. Less sad than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Spare the Rod easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Spare the Rod end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Spare the Rod scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Spare the Rod violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Spare the Rod

Name: Spare the Rod
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1954
Duration: 7 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Clarence Nash, Bill Thompson, Pinto Colvig

Directed by Jack Hannah

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

19547 min6.2 / 10

A lighthearted animated short that playfully satirizes child psychology through escalating slapstick chaos involving Donald, his mischievous nephews, and escaped circus cannibals.

Donald's nephews are always playing instead of doing their chores. Donald is going to punish them, but the "voice of child psychology" convinces him to play along instead. This works well when they chop the wood to burn him at the stake. Meanwhile, however, a trio of Pygmy cannibals that escaped from the circus are out to do the very same thing to Donald with a cauldron of water.

Clusters

Fun Adventures With Misfit Friends Silly Comedies, No Romance Silly Comedy Movies Food and Dining Prison Escape Movies

Genres

Animation Comedy

Keywords

Circus Walking The Plank Chores Short Film

Questions people ask

Is Spare the Rod sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Is Spare the Rod easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does Spare the Rod end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Spare the Rod scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Spare the Rod violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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