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Wow, now that I look back we had some strange Saturday morning toons.
Pvt. Snafu's voice is from Mel Blanc, which famous cartoon character does it sound like? Who recognizes it?
Oh and: Horton hears a SNAFU
Private Snafu imagines the good times his family is having back home while he's stationed in the Arctic. Technical Fairy First Class shows that even his family is helping with the war effort - his dad building tanks, his mom planting a Victory Garden, Grandpa riveting battleships, and his girl joining the WAC's and even the family's horse is pitching in.
This is one of 26 Private SNAFU ('Situation Normal, All Fouled Up) cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps to educate and boost the morale the troops. Originally created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, most of the cartoons were produced by Warner Brothers Animation Studios - employing their animators, voice actors (primarily Mel Blanc) and Carl Stalling's music.
The belly dancer's pelvic thrust is what caused the controversy and caused it to be banned from TV broadcast in later years
Directed by
Frank Tashlin ... (uncredited)
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Phil Eastman ... (uncredited)
Dr. Seuss ... (uncredited)
Cast ... Mel Blanc
Pvt. Snafu / Narrator / Sally Lou's Lover / Technical Ferry - First Class / Cat / Horse / Grandpa (voice) (uncredited)
Produced by
Leon Schlesinger ... producer (uncredited)
Dr. Seuss ... supervising producer (uncredited)
I had one of these, from another firm though, as a pre-teen(my father gave me his).
And about 5 tapes for it, including Righteous Brothers, Petula Clark(Downtown), and a few others I cannot remember.