A series of blackout gags parodying aviation and aviation films. Gags include a parchutist whose parachute reads "Good to the last drop", jokes about LA's expanding city limits, and a satire of test pilot and their bravery.
Direction
Tex Avery's timing—every gag lands like a precision instrument.
Writing
Meta-humor about advertising decades before it was mainstream.
Director
Tex Avery
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released before US entry into WWII, the pilot parody accidentallyCommented on real military heroism mythology that would soon dominate propaganda.
The 'Good to the last drop' parachute mocked Maxwell House's actual slogan—corporate sponsorship satire in 1940!
US
