" TARGET SNAFU " 1944 WARNER BROS. WWII ANTI-MALARIA AWARENESS CARTOON DIR. FRANK TASHLIN XD31632
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One in the series of "Private SNAFU" cartoons produced during WWII, "Target SNAFU" (1944) was directed by Frank Tashlin and features the voice of Mel Blanc, and a script by Phil Eastman and Theodor Geisel aka Dr. Seuss. Here, an ill-prepared Private Snafu is up against an air armada of malaria-infected mosquitoes. The cartoon uses "The Toy Trumpet" by Raymond Scott as part of the score. This cartoon was part of an awareness campaign aimed at informing troops about the dangers posed by the insects. During the Pacific War, the lack of effective mosquito control measures caused malaria to reach epidemic status. Early in the war, it was estimated that malaria caused eight to ten times as many casualties than the battlefield. In 1943, James C. Magee, Surgeon General of the United States Army, created special units to plan and carry out malaria control. The same year, Douglas MacArthur issued orders concerning malaria control measures. Among them was raising the shipping priority of anti-malaria supplies, providing troops with prophylactic drugs (quinine and atabrine) and mosquito repellents, and training troops in the importance of malaria. Soldiers were reluctant to take antimalarials (particularly Atabrine, which had worse side-effects than quinine) because of the side-effects, and Private SNAFU vs. Malaria Mike was an attempt to challenge this aversion.
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When it comes to conscription, the politicians don't care who gets called up as long as it isn't one of them.
My father, who got malaria during World War II, should have watched this more attentively! Thanks!
Directed by Friz Freleng, not Frank Tashlin; portions of this would later be re-used in the civilian cartoon "Of Thee I Sting," also directed by Freleng.
LOL very clever. Love the old cartoons.
Love me some Private Snafu.
Love these!!
Okay everyone this is a type of propaganda though humorous and patriotic. ❤ Never forget those that fought and died. May 27 is Veterans Day. Honor.
One small correction: May 27 is Memorial Day. November 11 is Veterans Day.
Propaganda? Negative on that
Why does it look like I'm watching a black & white version "Of Thee I Sting"? Many scenes were identical!
Likely the short was commissioned for the war, then in 1946 Warner Bros decided to use the concept of the short for Looney Toons?
That Snafu guy was a real embarrassment to the uniform.
Porque demorarao tanto pra animar os vingadores
Both sides in the Pacific were heavily impacted by malaria. While a great propaganda film for getting mosquitoes to enlist, malaria is like rabies - it hijacks the host bug’s nervous system.
Cute
Only female mosquitoes bite …
Aun desde 1944ya lo tenian plan ..
The real enemy were the politicians.
Which politicians? Hitler, Mussolini or Hirohito?