Technical note:.Animated drawings. Study guide available.

Story, John Weldon, Eunice Macaulay ; direction, John Weldon, Eunice Macaulay ; animation, John Weldon, Eunice Macaulay ; music, Karl Duplessis ; animation camera, Raymond Dumas, Simon Leblanc ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Michel Descombes ; producer, Derek Lamb.

Narration, Sandy Sanderson.

Recorded 1978.

The first big mistake Ralph makes is not clearing the snow from the front walk, and his life goes downhill from that point on. By the end of the story, the mailman has fatally slipped on his job, Alice, his wife, doesn't live there anymore, and Ralph resolves to stop worrying--about the body, his wife, and the front walk.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Diploma of Merit, 1979 First Prize - Category B - Films more than 3 minutes, 1978 Oscar - Category: Short Film Awards - Animation, 1979 Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Humour and Satire, 1979

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