Truly Dreadful Film

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

. . . on the U.S. Taxpayer Dime during the height of World War Two, as evidenced by this mood adjustment cartoon commissioned by the U.S. Army, PRIVATE SNAFU: GRIPES. Snafu, supposedly a representative average Joe, is revealed as being Gay by Warner's Looney Tuners through multiple means. In this GRIPES episode, the Black-Bra-and-Pantied "Girlie" tattoo on Snafu's upper left arm faces away from the viewer, flaunting "her" butt as the Business End. "She" lets out an orgiastic yelp when a "doctor's needle" pokes "her" in this alluring butt. Then Snafu himself is "doctor butt-poked." Besides butt-poking, Snafu's "GRIPES" focus on solitary potato-peeling, featuring a repetitive hand motion that looks a lot like Onan's Sin. THEN, when Onan--oops, I mean, when SNAFU--is surrounded by three harem gals (2:38 to 2:44), the left one being totally bottomless to ease his access, he flees the scene to face a highly improbable attack by German (long-range!) bombers on his U.S. training base. Add to all of this evidence the fact that Snafu is always pictured by Warner with what they label as his (imaginary) "fairy" friend, and you have a Strong Case that Warner's taxpayer-funded "Every Soldier" is Gay. That American "Military Intelligence" and the U.S. War Censor Board swallowed Snafu's bone of contention shows how "thinking outside the box" enabled America to whip the Axis Powers.

Another fun entry in the Private Snafu series of shorts made for the U.S. Army during WWII. The purpose of these shorts was to instruct soldiers on the dos & don'ts of various subjects by using comedy. Because they were not made for public viewing, they did not have to pass the Production Code, which means they could often use humor and images that were more risqué than what was allowed in theaters at the time. This particular short tackles complaining. Snafu gripes about having to do things like peel potatoes when he signed up to fight, so he's shown what it would be like if things were the way he wanted. Suffice it to say, an army run the way Snafu would like is not any army we would want protecting us! It's an amusing short with nice black & white animation and plenty of funny moments. It's directed by Friz Freleng with, according to IMDb, a script co-written by Dr. Seuss. I can kind of see that as the rhyming dialogue throughout the short is very Seussian.

The Private Snafu films were clearly made to be seen by soldiers and not by the general public. The dirty jokes, sexual innuendos and language is relatively tame today but never would have been allowed in the regular theaters due to the Production Code. But, such off-color remarks went over very well with the enlisted men and helped to illustrate important information in a humorous and memorable fashion.In this film, Snafu spends too much time griping about life in the military--in particular all the discipline. So, in an odd twist, his fairy godfather (of sorts) shows him what life would be like if Snafu was in charge. Next, you see the soldiers running amok and all discipline is out the window...with very predictable results.This film manages to convey the message to troops in a very funny yet effective way. However, it is still great viewing today--even if you aren't a soldier.

This starts out with Snafu telling that he was hoping to start fighting the Germans and Japanese. But he ends up doing the cleaning and community Service at the Army Base.He hates the way the army is, and the way it's treating him.He wished to make the army different if he were in charge.Luckily his wish came true with the help of Technical Fairy First Class. Who gives Snafu more Ranks to make him the boss of the Army Base.It's the greatest thing that happened to Snafu. But being the boss isn't as great as it seems.This is one of the best Friz Freleng Snafu cartoons next to "Fighting Tools".Recommended to all the fans of Friz Freleng's toons.