Spare the Rod

1954 film by Jack Hannah
Movie animated_short_film Q3036141
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Summary

Spare the Rod is an animated short film[1]. It draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #176 of 1,467).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spare the Rod's instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • Spare the Rod was directed by Jack Hannah[4].
  • Roy Williams wrote the screenplay for Spare the Rod[5].
  • Spare the Rod's composer is recorded as Oliver Wallace[6].
  • Spare the Rod was produced by Walt Disney[7].
  • Spare the Rod's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[8].
  • Spare the Rod's production company is recorded as Walt Disney Pictures[9].
  • Spare the Rod's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Spare the Rod was released on January 1, 1954[11].
  • Spare the Rod's characters is recorded as Donald Duck[12].
  • Spare the Rod's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[13].
  • Spare the Rod's P14449 is recorded as 181797[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Spare the Rod was produced by Walt Disney[7]. It was directed by Jack Hannah[4]. Roy Williams wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

Spare the Rod was released on January 1, 1954[11].

Why It Matters

Spare the Rod draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #176 of 1,467).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ~2026-44936-25 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → disney:Spare_the_Rod
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  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 181797
    Producer → Walt Disney
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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