Coming!! Snafu | 1943 | Animation Comedy Instructional

Title: Coming!! Snafu | 1943 | Animation Comedy Instructional Series: Private Snafu | Episode 1 Director: Chuck Jones Studio: Warner Bros. Cartoons / U.S. Army Air Forces Starring: Mel Blanc, Frank Graham Release Date: June 28 1943 Runtime: Approximately 4 minutes Format: Black and white, sound Country: United States Language: English Genres: Animation Comedy Instructional --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Opening and title card 00:00:30 Introduction of Private Snafu 00:01:30 Snafu’s antics begin 00:02:30 Chaos and military mishaps 00:03:30 Lesson and ending --- Summary: Coming!! Snafu is the first animated short in the Private Snafu series, introducing the clumsy and undisciplined soldier created to educate U.S. military personnel during World War II. Through exaggerated mistakes and slapstick humor, Snafu demonstrates what not to do in military life, using comedy to reinforce discipline and awareness. The short establishes the character’s tone and purpose, blending crude humor with instructional storytelling to make training messages memorable for wartime audiences. --- Background: Produced by Warner Bros. for the U.S. Army Air Forces, the Private Snafu series was developed by leading animation talent including Chuck Jones and writer Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel. These shorts were designed to communicate military procedures and security principles in an entertaining format for enlisted soldiers. Coming!! Snafu served as the introduction to the series and set the standard for all subsequent episodes. --- Trivia: Coming!! Snafu was the first cartoon released in the Private Snafu series. Mel Blanc provided the voice of Private Snafu, along with many other characters in the short. The character’s name comes from a military acronym meaning Situation Normal: All Fouled Up. Because the series was produced as U.S. government training films, it entered the public domain. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: June 28 1943 Original Studio / Distributor: Warner Bros. Cartoons / U.S. Army Air Forces Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: #PrivateSnafu #ComingSnafu #WWIIAnimation #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #PublicDomain #WarCartoon