Private SNAFU

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Kitty
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Private SNAFU

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Private SNAFU was a series of 26 cartoons created for the troops to boost morale with a message attached. They're kind of racy.
Mel Blanc was the voice of SNAFU. My first thought was "Hey, he has Bugs Bunny's voice!" :lol:
Booby Traps
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It's amazing how a lot of these ideas made their way into the later Bugs Bunny cartoons, like the "Annnnnnnhh, could be" and the booby-trapped piano key with the character missing the note. I think I remember reading that Dr. Seuss was in on the creation of these, too.

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Yes, Dr. Seuss was one of the writers. I can't remember how many of the Looney Tunes directors were involved, but definitely Chuck Jones and probably Bob Clampett. There was a Snafu about mosquitoes which had some animation colored and reused later in an Elmer Fudd cartoon.
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This must be the one you mean. This cartoon raises one question. Were soldier's naked an unusually abnormal amount of time? 😂
Malaria Mike
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I felt sorry for the tree. :cry:

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