The Family Circus (1951)

Five-year-old Patsy has competition for her father's attention from the family's new baby daughter. Her attempts to win her father's praise receive instead a rebuke. The father slips on a ... See full summary »

Director:

Art Babbitt

Writers:

Phil Eastman (story), Bill Scott (story)

Storyline

Five-year-old Patsy has competition for her father's attention from the family's new baby daughter. Her attempts to win her father's praise receive instead a rebuke. The father slips on a roller-skate, knocking himself unconscious. In a dream sequence, he realizes he has been ignoring his oldest child. He awakens and takers her in his arms, but Baby, now the jealous one, kicks up a fuss.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | competition | dream | roller skate | father daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 1951 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Productions of America (UPA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Included in the 3-disc DVD set "UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection," released 15 March 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

User Reviews

I found this one a bit too cute without anything special about it to offset the cuteness.

The animation here is good, but not special, the story and script I found too cute by half and I was a bit disappointed by this one. Part of this can be attributed to the fact that I saw Ballet-Oop first, which is far superior and shows how this kind of thing should be done. I saw this a second time and just watched it without watching anything else on the tape that time. It's still too cute for my tastes, but it's a decent short. Worth watching. Recommended with above caveat.