
Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The character was created by director Frank Capra, chairman of the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit, and most were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, Philip D. Eastman, and Munro Leaf.[1]
4.0Animated cartoon from the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Animated U.S. Army Signal Corps film from World War II.
5.5Disney short. Part of the "A Few Quick Facts" series.
6.0Pvt. Snafu suffers the consequences of not keeping his equipment and weapons properly maintained.
6.5A fairy encourages Snafu to duck out of his training regime for his own reasons.
6.7Private Snafu learns the hard way about the need for military dicipline and procedures to maintain an effective army.
6.2A homesick Pvt. Snafu learns that his family are almost as committed to the war efforts as himself.
5.3Pvt. Snafu complains about being assigned to the infantry only to learn that other branches have their own problems.
5.5Snafu learns hard way the consequences of not protecting himself from malaria infection.
5.5An armada of malaria-laden mosquitoes seeks human targets and finds Private Snafu, who fails to protect himself adequately against their onslaught.
5.3Dissatisfied with being assigned to shoe consignment detail, Snafu learns about the true value of his responsibilities
4.7Private Snafu (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) presents his brother Tarfu (Things Are Really Fucked Up) who was a carrier pigeon keeper and has joined the Navy
5.8As the Devil watches Pvt. Snafu and his unit stationed in Iran, he talks about the hazards of working in the heat.
5.0A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value.
4.2Private Snafu is stranded on a tiny island with a Japanese officer; he must depend on his wits to defend himself against his sword-wielding foe.
5.5Private Snafu steals secret Japanese war plans, is captured and tried. He escapes and rows out to sea.
6.0Pvt. Snafu thinks he's too smart to get caught by an enemy booby trap, but he soon finds that the traps are alluring and that he is every bit the booby.
