A Quick Look at the Role of Gutters in Pop Culture

Rain gutters are pretty important to a home when the rainy season comes. These implements direct the flow of water neatly and efficiently, moving it away from areas of the house you don’t want getting wet. Gutters are so important that it simply common sense to install one when purchasing a home.

Gutters, however, rarely take the spotlight in popular culture due to their function (which, to be honest, isn’t as exciting as that of a car). There are several things in pop culture, however, that use gutters as part of the story:

1. The Tom and Jerry cartoon Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life had Tom climb a rain gutter to get to Jerry after falling 50 stories down a building. Tom’s attempt fails, however, as he falls down into a manhole.

2. The DreamWorks animated film Over the Hedge had the cast of animals connect a rain gutter to a tree in order to avoid a lawn booby-trapped for them.

3. David Gray used the gutter in his song Gutters in the Rain to symbolize the need to let go of the past and of the pain.

Like all the things in the world, the gutter can be used to tell a compelling story. All it needs is the right time and the right person who will utilize it.