Release Date:

July 11, 1942

Main Character(s):

None

Summary:

Spot gags on how the war effort has affected farm animals.

That’s Not All, Folks:

This is the first Warner cartoon to reference Red Skelton.

The baby bird who wants to be a dive bomber resembles the early version of Tweety (who would debut a few months later in “A Tale of Two Kitties”).

Porky is featured in the intro, despite not appearing.

What I Like About This One:

A farmer has trained his dog a “regular Spitz” to put out fires- the dog extinguishes the flames by spitting at them.

A running gag involving a very old cat being tormented by a mischievous woodpecker who speaks like Red Skelton.

A turkey is shown eating food to be fattened up for Thanksgiving but upon hearing the narrator mention that he’ll be ready for the oven upon reaching 20 pounds, the turkey immediately starts exercising to lose weight while reading “18-Day Diet”.

A newly hatched turtle thinks he’s a jeep and starts zooming around like one.

A goofy dog only gets kissed by his girlfriend during a blackout and shuts off the light in the doghouse to get more kisses (animated by Rod Scribner).

Caterpillars are seen looking depressed- except for one who is very happy because he got a retread.

A large turtle refuses to go into his shell during a blackout due to having a fear of the dark.

Fireflies had turned off their lights during the blackout and they light back up when the blackout ends. One of them doesn’t light up, however, due to another firefly having snatched his light (“Who’s the bulb snatcher?”, he demands).

The old cat eventually manages to turn the tables on the woodpecker by swallowing him.

An old carrier pigeon couple appears to be decrepit before enthusiastically singing “We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again” and then proudly watching their descendants fly off into the distance (animated by Scribner). The cartoon ends with a live action shot of the US flag.

Where Can I Watch It?

At archive.org!

Carrot Rating:

🥕🥕🥕 ½