Cartoon Crazys: Goes to War

Cartoon Crazys: Goes to War


Starring:Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Joan Alexander, Noa, Bud Collyer, Jack Mercer, Pinto Colvig, Tedd Pierce, Jackson Beck
Director: Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Dan Gordon
Studio: Winstar
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The 28 cartoons in this collection were made by the Warner Bros. artists for the Army-Navy Screen Magazine during World War II, and were rarely--if ever--seen by the general public. The title character's name is an acronym for "Situation Normal: All Fouled Up" (substitute another "F-word" if you must), and most of his adventures are mildly didactic: Snafu ignores an Army regulation and/or common sense, and pays the price. In "Snafu vs. Malaria Mike" and "It's Murder She Says..." (1945), he goes without insect repellent in the tropics and ignores insect netting--and catches malaria. The stories were written by Ted "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, and the meters and rhymes echo his children's books. In "Gripes" (1943), Snafu begins, "If I ran this army...." The shots of Snafu's bare posterior and the occasional "damn" or "hell" were considered risqué during the '40s, but the depictions of buck-toothed Japanese soldiers are more likely to raise eyebrows today. Although obviously made quickly and cheaply--Snafu's appearance varies from film to film and Mel Blanc essentially reused Bugs Bunny's voice for the character--many of these cartoons are still funny. Unfortunately, Bosko Video disfigures these historically significant films by periodically inserting its logo into the frame. What were they thinking? --Charles Solomon
Cartoon Crazys: Goes to War
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • It was ok
  • a ruined classic
  • Great Cartoon But...
  • Great historical document
  • Great toons, but HOOOORRRRRIBLE dvd
 Cartoon Crazys: Goes to War
Starring: Arthur Q. Bryan , Mel Blanc , Bud Collyer , Jack Mercer , and Joan Alexander
Director: Robert Clampett , Friz Freleng , and Dan Gordon
Manufacturer: Winstar
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 1572523824
Release Date: 1998-11-24

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The 28 cartoons in this collection were made by the Warner Bros. artists for the Army-Navy Screen Magazine during World War II, and were rarely--if ever--seen by the general public. The title character's name is an acronym for "Situation Normal: All Fouled Up" (substitute another "F-word" if you must), and most of his adventures are mildly didactic: Snafu ignores an Army regulation and/or common sense, and pays the price. In "Snafu vs. Malaria Mike" and "It's Murder She Says..." (1945), he goes without insect repellent in the tropics and ignores insect netting--and catches malaria. The stories were written by Ted "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, and the meters and rhymes echo his children's books. In "Gripes" (1943), Snafu begins, "If I ran this army...." The shots of Snafu's bare posterior and the occasional "damn" or "hell" were considered risqué during the '40s, but the depictions of buck-toothed Japanese soldiers are more likely to raise eyebrows today. Although obviously made quickly and cheaply--Snafu's appearance varies from film to film and Mel Blanc essentially reused Bugs Bunny's voice for the character--many of these cartoons are still funny. Unfortunately, Bosko Video disfigures these historically significant films by periodically inserting its logo into the frame. What were they thinking? --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars It was ok.......2006-12-26

this was ok .for ww2 cartoons I was wanting a little more.

2 out of 5 stars a ruined classic.......2006-09-13

These cartoons are part of war memoribilia and gave soldiers something to laugh at when they were being shot at. However, the quality of these transfers is horrible. Instead of being cropped properly and resized, they meerly blotted out alot around the edges. And the logo..please...DO NOT buy this collection, wait until someone does a proper release

4 out of 5 stars Great Cartoon But..........2006-01-04

The Snafu cartoons are very good. They are really unexpected sexual jokes from the 40s era. However, there are few points I have to mention about them.

1- They are very short (3 min each)
2- In black and white (I wished if they were colorized)
3- The DVD doesn't contain any special edition

But I like the cartoons anyway. In conclusion don't miss this collection

4 out of 5 stars Great historical document.......2005-07-25

Yes, there are some transfer problems (mostly cropped images) but the historical value of these cartoons, as well as their comedic value, is immense, and I for one am more than willing to overlook the technical glitches. There's also a lot of surprisingly raunchy humor (since these cartoons were made for adult soldiers, not little kiddies...) and fans of risque or censored art will find a lot to enjoy here. It's a great glimpse into the concerns of the time -- presented by some of the greatest animators of the WWII era.

BTW - I think the featured review, written by Michael Phillips, may not be written about this DVD... It goes on at great length about sound problems and navigational glitches that I didn't experience while viewing this collection. He also refers to a cartoon that is not included in this collection... So, it may be a bad review that was written for another product altogether. Anyway, I'd take the negative comments about this disc with a grain of salt... There are problems with the disc, but they shouldn't ruin your fun while watching these great, long-lost cartoons.

2 out of 5 stars Great toons, but HOOOORRRRRIBLE dvd.......2004-01-07

I just got this dvd today and sweet jesus is this a horrible transfer to dvd. I honestly don't care about the logo, i'm am steamed, if you will, at the boarder that surrounds each of the toons. This really draws me back and makes me feel like this dvd is NOT worth the price tag is holds. This dvd feels really sloppy and underproduced. The least they could've done was make the toons fill out the whole freaking screen!!! Again, the toons are GREAT (and i'm generally not a big Looney Toons fan), but the dvd is really lousy.

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