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|Musician = [[Carl Stalling]]
 
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'''Three Brothers '''is part of the [[Private Snafu]] series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Screened for troops in September 1944, the cartoon was directed by [[Friz Freleng]] and features the familiar voice of [[Mel Blanc]].
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'''Three Brothers '''is part of the ''[[Private Snafu]]'' series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Screened for troops in September 1944, the cartoon was directed by [[Friz Freleng]] and features the familiar voice of [[Mel Blanc]].
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==Plot==
 
==Plot==
 
Private Snafu is seen performing the tedious task of sorting boots. Driven to madness by boredom he is taken to visit his brothers [[Tarfu]] and [[Fubar]] by the gruff Technical Fairy, First Class, somewhat in the spirit of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Scrooge Ebenezer Scrooge] and the Ghosts of Christmas. Brother Tarfu is seen tending to the every need of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_pigeons carrier pigeons] while brother Fubar is the unlucky dummy used in training attack dogs. After seeing his brothers' terrible jobs Private Snafu returns to work with gusto, exclaiming that his job is important.
 
Private Snafu is seen performing the tedious task of sorting boots. Driven to madness by boredom he is taken to visit his brothers [[Tarfu]] and [[Fubar]] by the gruff Technical Fairy, First Class, somewhat in the spirit of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Scrooge Ebenezer Scrooge] and the Ghosts of Christmas. Brother Tarfu is seen tending to the every need of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_pigeons carrier pigeons] while brother Fubar is the unlucky dummy used in training attack dogs. After seeing his brothers' terrible jobs Private Snafu returns to work with gusto, exclaiming that his job is important.
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*The short contains a brief cameo by [[Bugs Bunny]] as Private Fubar seeks a hiding place from a pack of dogs.
 
*The short contains a brief cameo by [[Bugs Bunny]] as Private Fubar seeks a hiding place from a pack of dogs.
*Three Brothers briefly appears as a training video in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_in_film 2001] film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_Down_(film) Black Hawk Down].
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*Three Brothers briefly appears as a training video in the 2001 film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_Down_(film) Black Hawk Down].
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
*Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0810813963 ISBN 0-8108-1396-3].
 
*Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0810813963 ISBN 0-8108-1396-3].
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155269/ ''Three Brothers (short)''] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database Internet Movie Database]
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*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155269/ "Three Brothers"] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_dVXS5ukQU Watch ''Three Brothers (short)''] on YouTube
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_dVXS5ukQU Watch "Three Brothers"] on YouTube
 
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[[Category:1944]]
 
[[Category:Bugs Bunny Cartoons]]
 
[[Category:Bugs Bunny Cartoons]]

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Three Brothers
Three Brothers
Directed By: Friz Freleng (uncredited)
Produced By:
Released: September 1944
Series: Private Snafu
Story:
Animation: Ken Champin
Gerry Chiniquy
Manuel Perez
Virgil Ross
Layouts:
Backgrounds:
Film Editor: Treg Brown
Voiced By: Mel Blanc (uncredited)
Music: Carl Stalling
Starring: Private Snafu
Preceded By: Target Snafu (WB)
A Few Quick Facts: Inflation (UPA)
Succeeded By: In the Aleutians - Isles of Enchantment
Private_Snafu_-_Three_Brothers_(1944)

Private Snafu - Three Brothers (1944)

Three Brothers is part of the Private Snafu series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Screened for troops in September 1944, the cartoon was directed by Friz Freleng and features the familiar voice of Mel Blanc.

Plot

Private Snafu is seen performing the tedious task of sorting boots. Driven to madness by boredom he is taken to visit his brothers Tarfu and Fubar by the gruff Technical Fairy, First Class, somewhat in the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas. Brother Tarfu is seen tending to the every need of carrier pigeons while brother Fubar is the unlucky dummy used in training attack dogs. After seeing his brothers' terrible jobs Private Snafu returns to work with gusto, exclaiming that his job is important.

Trivia

  • The short contains a brief cameo by Bugs Bunny as Private Fubar seeks a hiding place from a pack of dogs.
  • Three Brothers briefly appears as a training video in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down.

References

  • Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. ISBN 0-8108-1396-3.

External links