BOOBY TRAPS

Year Published: 1943

Format: 16mm

Description: "Booby Traps" is one of a series of "Private Snafu" short cartoons produced between 1943 and 1945. The Snafu character (the name is an unofficial military acronym for "Situation Normal, All F*cked Up") was created by famed director Frank Capra, who served during WWII as chairman of the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit. Most of the shorts were produced by Warner Brothers with Mel Blanc supplying the voice of Snafu. Some of the shorts were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel and directed by animation superstars Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, and Frank Tashlin. The plots of most Snafu cartoons are straightforward, with the title character showing through his irresponsible behavior what NOT to do in the Army. The plot of "Booby Traps" revolves around tripwires, snares and booby traps -- which were a menace for front line soldiers in the war. Here, Private Snafu is shown on patrol in North Africa, where he manages to find a hookah of TNT, a shapely harem girl with bombs for thighs, and a booby-trapped piano which seals his fate.

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[Music] the enemy has fled abandoning the area as our forces move up they must exercise great care every object is a possible booby trap some booby traps are more alluring and ingenious than others if you are a boob you will be trapped here wish the hell you'd shut up I ain't no boob and I won't be trapped [Music] one attempted booby traps [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] and the hell with it I never could get that last note anywho you know I ain't had a good smoke in years [Music] something no one's been added [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] last [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] well at least up here I don't have to worry about little booby traps [Music]

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