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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest ServiceAdventures of Junior Raindrop, The (1948)

Delinquent raindrop explains the need for good watershed management.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
Sponsor: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
Audio/Visual: Sd, C
Keywords: Nature: Environment; Animation: Advertising; Water

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: uniQ - - May 29, 2005
Subject: 7 Raindrops are NOT 20' high!
Yikes! The Department of Agriculture tries to explain about watersheds and erosion in a novel way: They're anthropmorphizedp[sic]... into street gangs! The result is predictably screwy

Some hilarious quotes:

"these hoodlum raindrops"

"now junior is a REAL outlaw"

"pop cloud is pretty disgusted with man's carelessness"

"he's formed a gang, and their whooping it up for a flash flood!"

"no longer satisfied with flash floods, the gang is planning bigger and wetter floods!"

And on and on...

-uniQ

PS. Notice the 2 views of the people on the bridge, they move from the right side, to the center.

Reviewer: Karma Hawk - - April 3, 2005
Subject: Water:Use It Wisely
This bizzare film, tells the story of "Jr" a raindrop who on the way to see his mother (earth) decides to form a gang he runs amok with some other runaway raindrops and create a flash flood and eventually cause catastorphys in various places. Here's the real kicker THE MEASEGE OF THIS IS TO NOT CUT DOWN TREES. That's right we're not supposed to cut down tree's because a gang of raindrops with guns might fall thier and create a flash flood. Thier are several moral lessons that could of been taught with this film but saving the trees not one of them. It is good for hilarity though. Highly recomended.

Reviewer: ridetheory - - January 18, 2004
Subject: Juvenile Delinquent Raindrop
A strange hybrid of two genres: the juvenile delinquent film and the educational science film. Junior Raindrop runs with a bad crowd, dispenses death with a tommy gun, and yet is forgiven by his big father in the sky.

Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - February 16, 2003
Subject: The Adventures of Junior Raindrop
This animated Forest Service film blows the lid off of the problem of juvenile delinquency among raindrops. Junior Raindrop forms a raindrop gang that wreaks havoc on the landscape, and all because of improper watershed management. This film's metaphor is so ridiculous and its animation so childlishly primitive that it's a real hoot to watch and very mstable. Wait'll you see Junior wearing a gangster's outfit and wielding a blackjackÂÂyou'll never look at rain the same again.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: ****.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - December 16, 2002
Subject: Inspired Lunacy
One of the more ridiculous environmental films ever produced. The somewhat poorly animated short features Junior Raindrop talking to Father Cloud (we won't get into discussion of what a stud Father cloud must be) about letting him go. Soon, Junior Raindrop is falling down to earth, and because of poor watershed conditions, or something, he and some friends start to flood, creating havoc. I am not too sure about the factual basis of this. But maybe Father Cloud is to blame for all the water in the floods? ANYWAYS, don't take this film too seriously. One more note, all the voices in the characters sound awfully strange, and the narrator's whistling speech impedement is quite grating to listen to.

Reviewer: pRinSe© - - November 1, 2002
Subject: Classic
This is a must see with children. Of course it gives a large unrealistic view of how things happened, possibly due to time constraints. It is still nonetheless a classic worth having.

Shotlist

Shows the need for everyone to be informed about good watershed management. Raindrops, like children, become delinquent and lawless. The animation is supplemented with live action scenes showing contrasting results of poor and good watershed management.

Animation film with real-time footage mixed in.
Animation Cartoons Environment Forestry Watersheds Disasters Floods Conflagrations Surrealism Fires (forest) Youth Transgression Discipline Clouds Sun Sky Evaporation Ecology Raindrops Rain Precipitation Rivers Dams Bridges Safety