Fighting Tools

Another fun Private Snafu short made for use by the U.S. Army during World War II. One of the purposes of these shorts was to instruct soldiers on the dos & don'ts of various subjects. The hope was that by using comedy it would help the men better understand what they were being told, as many of them were not well-educated. The subject of this short is proper vehicle and weapon maintenance. Snafu spots a Nazi but can't shoot him as his gun is full of sand. Repeatedly Snafu gets the drop on the Nazi but his weapons and jeep malfunction due to the fact that lazy Snafu didn't take care of them properly. It's a fun cartoon, directed by Bob Clampett, that uses the word 'damn' a lot. They got away with this at the time because the shorts did not have to pass the Production Code since they weren't meant for public viewing. Nice black & white animation. Wonderful voice work from Mel Blanc. Keep your eyes peeled for a duck that looks quite a bit like Daffy.