Lucky Junior

★★★ · Junior Chose His Ancestors Wisely · Christine Hennig · 2006-06-20

In this 40s film, sponsored by the Michigan Medical Society, John Rogers Jr. has just been born, and his doctor remembers that he also delivered his father, John Rogers Sr., years ago. This causes the doctor to marvel at how much easier it will be to protect Juniorâs health than it was his dadâs, given that many infectious diseases such as whooping cough and diphtheria can now be controlled with immunization, and that prenatal care has improved. This was most likely a profound relief to parents and doctors of the time; those of us who were born when such immunization was routine can only…

★★★ · And then they drove off in a Chevy Automobile! · Spuzz · 2003-11-22

Child care and Jem Handy are not really what you could a usual pairing, yet here is his name sponsoring this film about how helath care has improved and therefore reducing the risk of kids coming down with whooping cough, dipheria, and other harmful diseases. Although quite patronizing and repetitive at times ("He's a lucky boy, John Junior, and so was John, his father.. he was lucky too!" but this provides a very interesting time capsule of how lucky WE are.