Tokyo Woes

Tokyo Woes
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Airdate:	1945
Series:	Mr. Hook
Starring:	Seaman Hook
Crew
Voice Characterizations:	Mel Blanc Sara Berner Frank Graham Arthur Lake (all uncredited)
Director:	Bob Clampett (uncredited)
Written By:	Hank Ketcham (uncredited)
Producer:	Eddie Selzer (uncredited)
Animated By:	Robert McKimson Manny Gould Rod Scribner Bill Melendez (all uncredited)
Layout Artist:	Thomas McKimson (uncredited)
Background Artist:	Michael Sasanoff (uncredited)
Film Editor:	Treg Brown (uncredited)
Musician:	Carl W. Stalling (uncredited)

Tokyo Woes is a 1945 Mr. Hook short directed by Robert Clampett.

Plot

"Tokyo Rose" broadcasts a message encouraging servicemen not to bother with war bonds. The Sad Sack, a fake U.S. POW with a voice resembling Porky Pig, explains that life is so wonderful in Japan that he intends to move there permanently with his family.

To the proposition "What good will bonds do?" Mr. Hook responds with a missile shell containing a reply from a "talking bond," along with a number of explosive devices. Post-war, another shell lands on Hook, this time containing what is known as the "talking bond" giving all the benefits to his investments.

Availability

(1997) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 5, Side 8

(2007) DVD
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc Three

(2012) Blu-ray
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc Three

Notes

• This is the final Mr. Hook short to be made by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
• The fake U.S. POW, The Sad Sack, is a reference to the actual comic book character of the same name. Mel Blanc had previously played the role of Sad Sack in multiple radio appearances, mainly in the radio show G.I. Journal.
• The Sad Sack says he is "Drinking rum and Coca-Cola." This is a reference to the song "Working for the Yankee Dollar," which was introduced by the Andrews Sisters.