Wacky Blackout Explained

Director:	Robert Clampett
Producer:	Leon Schlesinger
Story:	Warren Foster
Music:	Carl W. Stalling
Animator:	Sid Sutherland
Studio:	Leon Schlesinger Studios
Distributor:	Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Color Process:	Black-and-white
Runtime:	7:52
Language:	English

Wacky Blackout is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.^[1] The short was released on July 11, 1942.^[2]

Plot

The cartoon, set on a farm during World War II, features a series of disconnected gags:

• The narrator describes a farmer's preparations for war, including a dog trained to put out fires by spitting.
• A cow laments her high milk production, which is taken from her daily.
• A turkey tries to lose weight to avoid being cooked for dinner.
• Turtle eggs hatch, revealing one turtle claiming to be a jeep.
• A blackout-loving dog gets lipstick stains during a blackout prank.
• Glum caterpillars cheer up after one gets a retread.
• Fireflies practice a blackout, while a turtle is afraid of the dark.
• A bird wants to be a dive bomber, mimicking airplane sounds.
• The narrator notes that the famous swallows of Capistrano avoid war, but a telegram reveals they are stranded over the ocean.
• Elderly carrier pigeons sing about giving their sons to war, while a woodpecker continually pecks a cat's tail.

See also

• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940-49)
• List of animated films in the public domain in the United States

Notes and References

1. Book: Beck . Jerry . Friedwald . Will . Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons . 1989 . Henry Holt and Co . 0-8050-0894-2 . 131.
2. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 100–102.