GOING HOME
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Year Published: 1944
Format: 16mm
Description: This cartoon "Going Home" is part of the Private Snafu series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Here, the bumbling title character returns to the USA on leave, and manages to divulge restricted information to enemy spies, which then results in the destruction of his Army unit. Made in 1944, "Going Home" was never released, possibly because its portrayal of the home front was deemed too negative by the powers that be. Like other "Snafus", this cartoon features the vocal talents of Mel Blanc and was directed by Chuck Jones. The screenwriters for the Snafu cartoons were typically uncredited, though some animation historians believe that the writer of this short was Theodor Seuss Geisel aka Dr. Seuss.
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[Music] [Music] a soldier turns from the Global Grind home is ahead the front is behind a soldier returns and his hometown is proud look at that Brass Band look at that [Music] [Applause] crowd our returning Hero has no doubt a million things to talk about safe at home away from Battle restricted stuff makes hard less prattle our outfit's number 999 now we hold the center of the line the British hold the hills just west a pill box here Machine Gun Nest 200 medium tanks the best now you've got that off your chest why not go out and blab the rest our Landing field boy is that sweet it measures 15,000 ft with nine new runways all conrete those new tanks sure pack a punch they knocked out batter B if those nips ever start to push they'll shove Us in the sea flashing to you the news of the day our new secret weapon did this to the foe what hit you Tojo wouldn't you like to know I know what did it what made the big hole our new flying Booka with radar control you see I know all about it I was right there I seen it with my own eyes the propelling charge attached to the tail cus and the booster adaptor activates the BARC which sets off the fuse the trail Fest therefore given the bore a casual stroke pending on the setting of The cation which is time with thehc Spar plugs which en time clampet our very next move well this is straight from the boss attacks remov Gore a new prank of stifles I'll just to the sh naturally it concerns not only without a what would we have indubitably and by the way speaking of convoys do you know that when I sailed with a 999th without a single ship to protect us why the things we saw root and the places we went H now this is strictly confidential and you'll treat it so I hope but strictly confidential here's the latest dope now coming in at 74° we placed our guns in the major artillery around here and besides that you might just as well write it all over the sky [Music] ladies and gentlemen the war department regrets to announce that due to recent leaks in restricted military information our entire 999th division has been annihilated by the enemy the 999th my own outfit some guy shot his mouth off any joint that it do that ought to be run over by your street [Music] car
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