I love cartoons made during World War Two. Rather than fighting the usual antagonists like Elmer Fudd or Yosemite Sam, the cartoon characters were fighting the real-live threats that the country was facing at the time. The studios were all at the top of their game, particularly Warner Bros., who had just hit their stride. At this point they were producing one great cartoon after another, and introducing a slew of new characters that would carry them through the next several years. Here's a great cartoon from 1944: Plane Daffy, directed by Frank Tashlin. It's a little unusual, as the first half of the cartoon has very dark, black humor, and Daffy Duck doesn't appear until the cartoon is half over. Enjoy!
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