Snafuperman
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Snafuperman is a 1944 animated short comedy produced by Warner Brothers Pictures and directed by Friz Freleng. It is one of a series of black and white "Private Snafu" cartoons created for the Army-Navy Screen Magazine and shown only to American soldiers. The "Private Snafu" cartoons were not released commercially.
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[edit] Synopsis
Technical Fairy, First Class - a miniature, shirtless, gravel-voiced G.I. with wings, who appears in nine of the shorts - grants Private Snafu the powers of Superman in order to fight the Nazis. But Snafu is still Snafu. Even with his new powers, he screws things up by refusing to read his training manuals.
[edit] Availability
The "Private Snafu" cartoons have fallen into the public domain and are widely available in free downloads and on unofficial VHS and DVD releases. Many have also been released officially. Snafuperman is a bonus feature on Warner Home Video's Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 and The Ultimate Superman Collection.
[edit] Private Snafu shorts — 28 titles
Abbreviations
- X:Y = Released in Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume X, Disc Y (s if unrestored and/or included only among special features.)
- The following directors are listed by just their last names:
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[edit] References
Leonard Maltin, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, NY, 1987, p. 254
