The Family Circus

The Family Circus

1951 · 7 min · ★ 7.5 · Animation, Comedy, Family

Five-year-old Patsy has competition for her father's attention from the family's new baby. Her attempts to win her father's praise receive instead a rebuke.

Directed by Art Babbitt · Written by Bill Scott

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