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PRIVATE SNAFU CARTOONS
Private Snafu was created for American Armed Forces during World War II. The 28 Snafu cartoons have languished in film vaults during the second half of the 20th Century.
Private Snafu was originated by Colonel Frank Capra In 1942. Capra was placed in charge of the Armed Forces Motion Picture Unit (with Ted "Dr. Seuss" Geisel in charge of the animation branch). He was ordered to devise a format for informational entertainment films that could be shown to all branches of the armed services. To fit this need, Capra came up with the idea for Private Snafu--with SNAFU representing a commonly-used expression in the military: "Situation Normal, All F------ Up."
Because these cartoons were intended for a strictly adult audience, the material is frequently spicier than you'll find in other Warner Bros. cartoons. In "Censored," for example, Snafu dreams of his girlfriend receiving and reading his letter. She's naked from the waist up. In "The Home Front," he imagines what's happening on the home front and he envisions his grandfather at a hoochy-coochy show where the dancers bump and grind. In addition, Snafu appears buck naked in several of the cartoons, frequently as the target of mischievous mosquitoes who delight in targeting his bare butt.
The main intent of these cartoons may have been instructional, but that doesn't mean they are any less entertaining. Directed by many of the greats from Warner Bros., including Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Frank Tashlin, and Bob Clamplett--these cartoons are frequently as witty as any Looney Tunes or Merry Melodies.
COAL BLACK AND DE SEBBEN DWARFS

This cartoon by Bob Clampett featuring a jazzy parody of "Snow White" is circa 1943. It was banned for its racist depictions of African Americans and salvaged from poor quality copies and digitally restored for Historical and Educational purposes.
This classic cartoon will likely never be seen on television. It is considered rascst by today's standards which is such a shame because it features gorgeous animation with brilliant music of the era.
Coal Black was originally made to play in the era when there were segregated theatres only for African Americans. This cartoon was made for an African American audience and played in these special theatres. Like many nationalities in cartoons, the characters are exaggerated and spoofed. It is a shame that it can not be shown as a film indicative of its time. Coal Black should be appreciated for it's quality of creativity and not for the idea that it was made during a dark period of American history. Please watch this brilliant piece of animation and enjoy it for it's animation value and history.

 ALL THIS AND RABBIT STEW

This is a famous Tex Avery cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny. Circa 1941. Banned for its racist depictions of African Americans. Salvaged from poor quality copies and digitally restored for Historical and Educational purposes.
This is one of the rare Bugs Bunny classic cartoons that will likely never be seen on television. These do show up occassionally on some pay cable stations only. It is considered rascst by today's standards which is such a shame because this cartoon has wonderful animation.
The centeral antagonist to Bugs in this cartoon is a sterotypical character portrayal of African Americans during this time period. This type of portrayal was also used in many live action films of the time. Whether they are ofensive or not they are historical and should be viewed as such. When children see these films or cartoons we suggest parents explain to their kids about the period. Enjoy this one for it's humour and historical value.
Heckle & Jeckle in their first appearance before they were known by their soon to be famous names. So enjoy the famous magpie duo in... THE TALKING MAGPIE
SCRUB ME MAMA TO A BOOGIE BEAT

This is the extremely rare Chuck Jones cartoon featuring the character 'Inki' circa, Walter Lantz directed this 1941 cartoon which is a politically incorrect as you can get. It is filled with blackface sterotypes but the animation and music is great.
"Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat" is a 1940 hit boogie-woogie song written by Don Raye. A bawdy, jazzy tune, the song describes a laundry woman from Harlem, New York whose technique is so unusual that people come from all around just to watch her scrub. The Andrews Sisters and Will Bradley & His Orchestra recorded the most successful pop versions of the song, but it is today best recognized as the centerpiece of this cartoon.
A beautiful urbanite woman comes to a lazy, laid back town where she shows a mammy how to scrub her clothes to the rhythm of the title song. This is a wonderful cartoon aside from the obvious.

RED HOT RIDING HOOD

This 1943 cartoon was directed by Tex Avery. Red hot Riding Hood was made to appeal to the older audiences.
The story begins with the standard version of Red Riding Hood until the characters suddenly rebel at this cliched staging and demand a fresh approach.
The annoyed narrator cedes to their demands and starts the story again in a dramatically different arrangement. Now, the story is set in a contemporary urban setting where Red is a sexy adult nightclub entertainer, the Wolf is a debonair skirt chaser, and Grandma is an oversexed man-chaser.
The most famous element is the musical scene where Red performs and the Wolf reacts in highly lustful wild takes. Those reactions were considered so energetic that the censors demanded cuts in this scene and others.
The actual released ending is almost as scandalous by today's standards, and is usually edited on television rebroadcast today. It features the wolf getting away from Grandma and returning to the nightclub. There, disgusted with women because of the experience he had with Grandma, he proclaims that he will kill himself before he looks at another babe. When Red comes back out, the wolf, true to his word, blows his brains out. His ghost then gets back up and continues with the same catcalling as he did when he first saw Red. The character of red hot riding hood also closly resembled one of the top pin-up girls at the time, Betty Grable.

Donald Duck deals with income taxes and their benefit to the American war effort in this inspirational documentary short animated film.
This helps Donald Duck battle The Axis of WWII.
This short marks the appearance of what could be considered the precursor to the Scrooge McDuck character. A money-saving, kilt-wearing Scottish version of Donald Duck appears, and his character design is very similar to Scrooge McDuck, which would be added as a character in the Disney universe many years later in other shorts and comic books
Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge star in... THE SPIRIT OF 1943
INKI AND THE MINAH BIRD

This is the extremely rare Chuck Jones cartoon featuring the character 'Inki' circa, 1943. Sometimes banned for its unintentional racist depictions of African Americans and salvaged from poor quality copies and digitally restored for Historical and Educational purposes. Inki and the Minah Bird is sometimes incuded with the infamous Censored Eleven list.
This is a classic Merrie Melodies animated cartoon - with a worm, a lion, a hunter, and a minah bird. It also offers some racial stereotyping. Still all in all this remains a pretty disturbing cartoon that I've always loved but still found it a bit disturbing.
Animator Chuck Jones first used Inki in the 1939 short "Little Lion Hunter". The character's look was designed by Disney veteran Charlie Thorson. The plot of the cartoon focuses on little Inki out hunting, oblivous to the fact that he is being hunted himself by a hungry lion. As such, it is very similar to "Little Hiawatha", a Silly Symphonies cartoon Thorson had worked on in 1937.
They do not make creative cartoons like this for television anymore. Now, too many cartoons are not for entertainment as much as they are for eductional purposes.

LITTLE BLACK SAMBO

This is another of those banned cartoons. This 1935 Ub Iwerks cartoon from Castle Films is another of those politically incorrect cartoons for the present day. These cartoons showing stereotypical characters are not something you will see on television nowadays but as historical pieces they should be seen for there beautiful hand drawn animation
Mammy gives Little Black Sambo a quick scrub on the washboard, then pats him down with baby powder, black baby powder, before sending him off to play. She warns him about the tiger. "That ol' tiger sure do like dark meat!" The family dog has brushed up against a freshly painted fence and now fancies himself to be a scary tiger. Sambo mistakes his dog for the tiger and is chased right up a tree. Then the pair meet a real tiger. Sambo is scared white. They run home and lock themselves in, but the feline sneaks in the back way. Sambo sets a molasses trap for the tiger, then burns him with a red hot frying pan. Mammy and Sambo dance in their delight at ridding themselves of the tiger.
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