Private Snafu wants to tell his sweetheart, Sally Lou, that he thinks his unit will be sent to the South Pacific. But every effort he makes to get his letter through uncensored is thwarted by a resourceful (and unseen) censor with an array of contraptions and booby traps. Not even Snafu's carrier pigeon can avoid the censor -- not when he has a hawk for an assistant. Technical Fairy, First Class, comes to the rescue and agrees to deliver the letter -- but he has good reason to say that he'll hate himself in the morning.
Writing
Mel Blanc voices a fairy who regrets his life choices. Perfect.
Director
Frank Tashlin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frank Tashlin directed this between stints at Warner Bros., before becoming a live-action director known for Jerry Lewis comedies.
Private Snafu shorts were classified 'restricted' and only shown to military personnel—making this one of the earliest adult-oriented American animation franchises.
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