Of Thee I Sting

1946 film
  • August 17, 1946 (1946-08-17)
Running time
7 minutes 6 secondsLanguageEnglish

Of Thee I Sting is a 1946 Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese and narrated by Robert C. Bruce that is a parody of World War II documentaries.[1] Material was reused from the Target Snafu cartoon.[2] The short was released on August 17, 1946.[3]

The title is a play on Of Thee I Sing.

Plot

In Target for Tonight-style (a diagram of the target is actually stamped "Target for Tonight" by an officer mosquito), a narrator briefs the audience on a mosquito attack upon a hapless man enjoying a day on a screened porch. It goes from (under)ground school to field training against "enemy" countermeasures such as insecticides and swatters, takeoffs from improvised "aircraft carriers" made from a sardine can with a cigarette lighter as its superstructure and other military weapons.

References

  1. ^ Shull, Michael S.; Wilt, David (2004). Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945. McFarland & Co. p. 78. ISBN 978-0786415557.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 170. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

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