Rookie Revue (1941)

The animators must have been veterans. The infantry man was eating soup with a fork. Spot on attention to detail.

It's nice to see that the general didn't blame his mistake on the gunner; he's more ethical than any business manager.

"suicide squad" Wow, Looney Toons was darker than I remember.

The machine gunners munching on their meals was the best part in my opinion.

Prior to Pearl Harbor troops actually WERE training with trucks with TANK signs and 2x4’s for machine guns. The U.S. wasn’t at war but Britain was and lend lease was in full effect.

This cartoon was made to tell the American people that their soldiers Are not war ready and should not join WWII in Europe but the sad part is that in a couple of months Pearl Harbour happened and they end up in the war anyway.

I love that this cartoon absolutely roasts the US Army for no reason at all

Holy crap. That bugle player near the beginning was such a let-on. As a trumpet player, the way he exhales perfectly resembles how one would blow into a trumpet mouthpiece while playing. Makes it seem like he's a pro at it if he is doing it in his sleep. So assumptions start flowing once he wakes up. Is he going to blow down the tent? Knock down every other tent nearby? Is the cuckoo bird gonna just stuff its horn in his still sleeping face? But no, in true Looney Toon fashion they completely upend expectations and hit you with a curve ball from left field. Absolutely love this stuff.

Good to see the gunners understood he meant longitude when he said lattitude

Wasn't this cartoon to kinda nake fun of the fact that the United States was not at all ready for another war?

How I miss these cartoons

5:21 When you buy an "early access" game.

Been almost 50 years since I have seen this! I cannot believe I remember so much of it! WoW a Classic...

7:16 of course, you aimed at the general hq, that map was upside down the whole time! That one person: you'd be sooorryy! 163 likes?!?!?! Thx so much😭😭

........ "Parachute" being just a banner that says "Parachute".... Oooof. Yup. As the Grandson of a bomber technician, I was told one too many stories about men falling from high places, with a failed chute. And at the family BBQ no less.

I love how the Machine Gunners rapidly put beans or something in their mouth while the suicide squad eat Hash

5:00 they even showed the Gustav cannon

In the mess hall the Infantry from left to right is Tex Avery, Henry Binder who was Leon Schlessinger's secretary and I believe the other one is Bob Clampett. As for the the bombers the one with black hair is Bob McKimson and the one with blonde hair is Chuck Jones, I'm not quite sure who the one with red hair is.

5:30 R. I.P poor guy...

good old days of cartoons so happy i still manage to see a few of classic on tv in early years of 98