A Lecture on Camouflage

One of 26 Private SNAFU (Situation Normal, All F*cked Up) cartoons made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps to educate and boost the morale of the troops. The SNAFU character was created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, and most were animated by Warner Brothers Animation Studios. They were voiced by actors including Mel Blanc and scored by Carl Stalling.

Credits

Directed by
Chuck Jones
Written by
Dr. Seuss
Produced by
Dr. Seuss, Leon Schlesinger
Music
Carl W. Stalling
Edited by
Treg Brown

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Transcription

[Applause] [Music] technical fairy voice class at your saus now uh gentlemen the purpose of camouflage is to conceal things you do not wish to be seen now the voice man in history to use camouflage was Adam uh back in the Garden of [Music] Eden but gentlemen the Fig Lea today is not enough modern camouflage is an art and a science if used intelligently [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] take cover stupid take cover uh-oh them tracks they reveal your [Music] position hey what about them tracks what about that [Music] track Duna [Music] [Applause] [Music] of course the enemy sometimes uses camouflage too [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] get in the shadow get in the shadow [Music] of course nefu Shadows sometimes move [Music] [Music] you may fire when ready van [Music] [Applause] [Music] gley so gentlemen if you want to fool him remember this just make yourself part of the natural [Music] surroundings see what I mean

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