The Cigarette and the Weed

The Cigarette and the Weed

The Cigarette and the Weed

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The Cigarette and the Weed

1981

0h 2m

4.0(1 votes)

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The Cigarette and the Weed tells the story of a weed growing on a street corner, and a discarded cigarette butt that rolls up to the weed. The two converse before the cigarette rolls into a puddle and is extinguished.

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Ralph Bakshi

Cigarette / Weed (voice)

Ralph Bakshi

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