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The House of Tomorrow

1949

Tex Avery's narrator shows us the amazing features of the ultra-modern House of Tomorrow.

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Strongest cautions

  • Products & advertising1/5
  • Violence1/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity3/5
  • Educational value1/5
  • Positive messages1/5

What’s in it?

Products & advertising1/5
Why this rating?

No real-world brands are pushed.

Violence1/5
Why this rating?

Includes standard, mild cartoon slapstick typical of Tex Avery shorts.

What’s good in it?

Creativity & curiosity3/5
Why this rating?

Inventive, fanciful household designs and futuristic possibilities strongly encourage imaginative thinking.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

It offers imaginative, satirical ideas about future homes, but it is entertainment rather than instruction in real knowledge or skills.

Positive messages1/5
Why this rating?

Humorous inventions encourage curiosity about the future and technology, but the short does not appear to teach a substantial moral lesson.

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  1. What was the most imaginative idea in the story, and what would you add to it?
  2. Did products, possessions, or buying things matter to the story? What message did that send?
  3. Which choice in The House of Tomorrow would you have made differently, and why?
  4. Who changed the most in The House of Tomorrow, and what caused that change?
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