Also available:.Also available in the following video compilations: John F. Weldon's Lighter Lunacy and Tall Tales and True Stories. Study guide available.

Director, John Weldon ; animation, John Weldon ; producer, Wolf Koenig ; executive producer, Derek Lamb ; animation camera, Raymond Dumas, Simon Leblanc, Jacques Avoine ; re-recording, Michel Descombes ; music, Art Phillips.

Voice, Henry Ramer, Peter MacNeill, Neil Shee, Janet Perlman, Lynn Smith, Don Arioli.

Recorded 1977.

Traditional folklore takes a wry turn in this animated tale about a carved wooden puppet who lacks mobility and human consciousness. Noted for his "cool head" and unruffled personality, the inanimate Spinnolio makes a totally passive, though quite successful go at life, until his employer decides to replace him with a computer. A modern-day fairy tale that smacks of the sardonic and has philosophical implications about the nature of consciousness, the work ethic, interpersonal relationships, and the citizen in society.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Diploma of Merit, 1978 Etrog for Best Animated Film, 1977

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).