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- Eunice Macaulay, & John Weldon,
- 1978,
- 7 min 7 s

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Education

In this animated short, Ralph's day gets off to a bad start when he dismisses his wife's orders to clear the snow from the front walk. When he comes home and finds the mailman dead on his front stairs, Ralph attempts a massive cover-up with disastrous results. One dead mailman leads to a case of mistaken identity, a runaway bride and a very confused coroner. Life starts looking up for Ralph once he decides to stop worrying about it all. John Weldon won a 1978 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for this hilarious story.

Grade 10 - 12

Family Studies/Home Economics / Relationships

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Guide 1

Educational purpose:

Discuss the meaning of the word, "serendipity." How does it relate to the series of soap opera-like events in this film? Discuss how misinterpreting events colours our decisions about how to handle them. Do the series of events seem plausible? Write a rap song on the theme "serendipity."

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Jaypek

“One of my all-time favourite animation films! Used to study it with my high school media class years ago. It never gets old!”

27 Oct 2011

On the NFB.ca blog

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