ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . conveying the message that "Loose lips sink ships." However, frame-by-frame scrutiny of this World War Two Era "Private Snafu" Warner Bros. animated short reveals that CENSORED is ACTUALLY promoting a "Loose lips jinx Nips" message. Bare Nips appear on many of the Pin-ups plastering the walls of Snafu's South Seas Quonset Hut. They later are featured prominently when Snafu's loose-lipped gal back home, Sally Lou, greets her mailman totally topless. Bare Boobies are even used as a camouflage screen by the Japanese troops acting upon Sally's Brazen Braless Baring of American Invasion plans for "Bingo Bango Island." This atoll is drawn as an apparently welcoming but actually Nit- or Nip-infested portal for the entry of clueless U.S. Seamen. Snafu then crows about catching someone with "their pants down," but it's awfully hard to tell just whose panties are in a bunch. CENSORED is pretty much five minutes of non-stop sexual innuendo. Warner Bros.' subliminal marching orders urge U.S. servicemen to instigate a Baby Boom by servicing American Ladies ASAP. This strategy of eventually overwhelming the Japanese through a sheer U.S. numerical advantage was, of course, short-circuited by the atom bombs. However, by then the flood of babies already were in the pipeline (no more able to be returned to the Tube than excess toothpaste).

slymusic "Censored" is a funny Private Snafu cartoon made at Warner Brothers during World War II. Snafu repeatedly tries to write a complete letter to his girl Sally Lou, but because soldiers need to be careful of what they write during wartime, all of Snafu's letters get severely censored.Highlights: When an electric eye catches Snafu's butt, all hell breaks loose. One shredded letter turns into paper dolls, and I love Snafu's angry facial expression. Although it's wrong, I laugh at the stereotypical Japanese communications (thanks to voice actor Mel Blanc) via telephone and radio regarding Snafu's whereabouts, after which Japanese submarines surround Bingo Bango Island within a matter of seconds.One surprise we can find in "Censored" is a TOPLESS Sally Lou! Clearly this cartoon was not meant for a general audience, but the GIs could accept a little bawdy display now and then.

phantom_tollbooth Frank Tashlin's 'Censored' is a so-so Private Snafu short which aims to teach the importance of the Censor in stopping military secrets from leaking out. Snafu attempts to get word out to his girlfriend that he's to be stationed in the South Pacific but the Censor foils each attempt he makes to send the letter. These early scenes are the best, with the unseen Censor plucking the letter out of the sky with long mechanical arms, nets and even a specially employed eagle! The second half of the cartoon, in which Snafu manages to send the letter with the aid of Technical Fairy, First Class (who is actually teaching him a lesson), is less funny and climaxes with a disappointing only-a-dream finale. The main point of interest in this part of the cartoon is the appearance of Snafu's extremely scantily clad girlfriend who is even seen bare-breasted, albeit with strategically placed limbs at all times! Aimed at the military, the Snafu shorts were often characterised by a heightened bawdiness but these scenes, crowbarred in as they may be, are by far the most erotic I've come across in any of these shorts thus far. Despite all this, I prefer the Snafu shorts that go for the jugular a little more, usually resulting in the death of the main character. For great examples of this, seek out Tashlin's 'The Goldbrick' or Chuck Jones's 'Spies'. 'Censored' is fairly weak by comparison.

emasterslake Private Snafu is determine to mail his letter to Sally Lou and tell her what he's been doing in the army.Only problem is he's unable to pass the censored center. Which they edit out all the Military Secrets that shouldn't be heard in outside the premises.No matter how many times Snafu tired he just can't manage to send his letter uncensored to his girlfriend. But when all luck seemed lost. Technical Fairy First Class appears and will delivery Snafu's letter uncensored.But little does Snafu know is that he just made a mistake.This one has some laughs and the usual Looney Tune gags. Also has a lesson in be careful what you write.