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Wacky Blackout

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Wacky Blackout
Directed byRobert Clampett
Story byWarren Foster
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
Narrated byMel Blanc
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation bySid Sutherland
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • July 11, 1942 (1942-07-11)
Running time
7:52
LanguageEnglish

Wacky Blackout is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.[1] The short was released on July 11, 1942.[2]

Plot

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The cartoon, set on a farm during World War II, features a series of disconnected gags:

  • The narrator describes a farmer's preparations for war, including a dog trained to put out fires by spitting.
  • A cow laments her high milk production, which is taken from her daily.
  • A turkey tries to lose weight to avoid being cooked for dinner.
  • Turtle eggs hatch, revealing one turtle claiming to be a jeep.
  • A blackout-loving dog gets lipstick stains during a blackout prank.
  • Glum caterpillars cheer up after one gets a retread.
  • Fireflies practice a blackout, while a turtle is afraid of the dark.
  • A bird wants to be a dive bomber, mimicking airplane sounds.
  • The narrator notes that the famous swallows of Capistrano avoid war, but a telegram reveals they are stranded over the ocean.
  • Elderly carrier pigeons sing about giving their sons to war, while a woodpecker continually pecks a cat's tail.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 131. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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