Donald's nephews are always playing instead of doing their chores. Donald is going to punish them, but the "voice of child psychology" convinces him to play along instead. This works well when they chop the wood to burn him at the stake. Meanwhile, however, a trio of Pygmy cannibals that escaped from the circus are out to do the very same thing to Donald with a cauldron of water.
Unfortunately the movie Spare the Rod is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Jack Hannah | Director |
| Writing | Nick George | Story |
| Production | Walt Disney | Producer |
| Sound | Oliver Wallace | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Dan MacManus | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Bob Carlson | Animation |
| Directing | Yale Gracey | Layout |
| Art | Ray Huffine | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Volus Jones | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Bill Justice | Animation |
| Visual Effects | George Kreisl | Animation |
| Writing | Roy Williams | Story |
