History WesternAnimation / PrivateSnafu

The ''Private Snafu'' shorts were largely sealed away after the end of the war, never to be seen again...until Creator/CartoonNetwork aired some as part of two ''Series/ToonHeads'' specials: one about Warner Bros.' lost and rare works and another about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons. A few shorts appeared as extras in the ''Looney Tunes: Golden Collection'' [=DVDs=] (and there's even a documentary on how the shorts were made and what impact they had on the history of animation). Some of them are available for viewing on [[http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Amore_animation%20AND%20subject%3A%22SNAFU%22 the Internet Archive]].

* MsFanservice: When the story calls for it, the female characters could be sexy in a way that UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode would never allow

* PantyShot: In "Going Home", a couple of ladies have this. One being a dark-haired lady seated next to Pvt. Snafu in a movie theater, there's a dark void under her skirt before it switches to her undies being revealed to be white in another frame. The other is his blonde dance partner's white undies being revealed from behind as they do the jitterbug.

* PolkaDotDisease: In "The Goldbrick", Goldie paints Snafu's face with [[PolkaDotPaint 'measles paint']] to cover him in spots so her can [[PlayingSick feign illness]] and get out of drill.

* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag:
** Snafu in "Operation Snafu". In defense of the poor short-sighted Japanese gentleman it must be said that Snafu passed the [[EekAMouse Eek, a (Mechanical) Mouse!!]] test.
** [[spoiler: Actually, the Japanese officer ''knew'' it was Snafu, and soon after getting close to him, reaches down his dress in search of the intelligence he had stolen. [[HilarityEnsues Snafu slaps him, of course.]]]]

* LetsMeetTheMeat:
** "The Chow Hound." Not only does the steer ''want'' people to eat him, but after seeing all the brave men volunteering to serve, he leaves his blushing bride on the wedding night in order to volunteer as food for allied soldiers.
** Since the episode is [[AnAesop a warning to soldiers not to waste food]], the end of the episode features the ghost of the steer eagerly watching as Snafu eats a plate of him, and actually becoming dismayed and angry when Snafu leaves half his meal unfinished.

* Few quick Facts: GI Bill of Rights (1946)

* FamilyThemeNaming: In "Three Brothers", it's revealed that Snafu has two brothers serving in the army too: Fubar [[note]]Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition[[/note]] and Tarfu [[note]]Totally And Royally Fucked Up or Things Are Really Fucked Up[[/note]].

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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The ending of "Fighting Tools".

* Few Quick Facts about Inflation (1945).

* Few Quick Facts: Diarrhea and Dysentery (1945)
* Few Quick Facts: Weapons/ USS Iowa (1945)

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* BoobyTrap: Has an entire cartoon on the subject, including one [[GagBoobs very]] [[ActionBomb literal]] example.

* CivilizedAnimal: The bull and his cow girlfriend/wife in "Chow Hound"

* {{Fanservice}}: Being made specifically for the enlisted men, these were more risque than the regular Looney Tunes series. In particular, "Censored", which features Sally Lou in just 1940s-era panties, garters, and stockings. There's no actual nudity, but pretty close.

* GrassIsGreener: "The Infantry Blues" has Snafu griping about how difficult being in the infantry is and wishes he was in the Tank Corps, Navy, or Air Force where they have it easier. Technical Fairy First Class shows up to show Snafu that the other branches are just as difficult and everyone needs to work hard to achieve victory.

* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: Snafu in "Operation Snafu". In defense of the poor short-sighted Japanese gentleman it must be said that Snafu passed the [[EekAMouse Eek, a (Mechanical) Mouse!!]] test.

* LetsMeetTheMeat: "The Chow Hound." Not only does the steer ''want'' people to eat him, but after seeing all the brave men volunteering to serve, he leaves his blushing bride on the wedding night in order to volunteer as food for allied soldiers.

* LooseLips: The essential Aesop to the short, ''Spies'', in which Snafu inadvertently blabs bit by bit all the spies around him need to know about his ship's departure time. It results in the Axis literally blowing him to hell.

* ShoutOut: Carl Stalling makes one to his early Disney work by reusing a musical score he composed for the WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies short "Hell's Bells" in the opening of "Hot Spot".

* WheresMyGun: Happens several times to Snafu as a result of his general ineptitude. In "Fighting Tools", he has trouble finding his rifle (although given everything else he has done to his weapons, not knowing its whereabouts is the least of his problems). In "Gas", it is his gas mask that he can't locate.

* WheresMyGun: Happens several times to Snafu as a result of his general ineptitude. In "Fighting Tools", he has trouble finding his rifle (although given everything else he has done to his weapons, not knowing where its whereabouts is the least of his problems). In "Gas", it is his gas mask that he can't locate.

* MsFanservice: When the story calls for it, the female characters could be sexy that UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode would never allow

* {{Jerkass}}: It's understandable since it's a military instructional cartoon, but Snafu is an arrogant and rather nasty, singleminded solider who brings his own fates on himself due to his incompetence.