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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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The hilarious 'Private Snafu' cartoons hold a unique and unusual place in the history of American animated films. Originally produced during World War 2 as part of the Army/Navy Screen Magazine, they remain the most entertaining series of shorts never intended for general audience. The series was idea of Frank Capra, with many of the early entries written and supervised by Ted Geisel (Dr. Suess). They feature some of the finest work produced by the Warner Brothers/Schlesinger Studios in the early/ mid 40's by directors Chuck Jones, Friz Freling, Frank Tashlin and Bob Clampett. Over 60 years since the last of the series was produced they remain fresh and entertaining.

Thunderbean presents a this special collector's edition, beautifully restored and remastered almost entirely from the original 35mm elements! All 30 'Snafu' cartoons are included, counting his four appearances in the 'A Few Quick Facts' series.

Special Features include a four page illustrated booklet about the films and their creators, still galleries featuring rare original production art, and commentaries by cartoon historians Mike Kazaleh, Jerry Beck, Eric Goldberg, Mark Mayerson and John Kricfalusi.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For All Warner Bros./Snafu Fans!, December 13, 2010

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This review is from: Private Snafu Golden Classics (DVD)

Here it is! The ultimate, definitive, end-all Private Snafu collection! These cartoons were made to teach our troops during WWII with hilarious results. The cartoons would help troops learn about not to spread rumours, zipper your lip when you learn a secret, camoflague, and much more. The cartoons were written by Theodore Geisel (known to many as Dr. Seuss) and P.D. Eastman (who, like Seuss, also made a career writing childrens books) and directed by the great WB directors of the 40's; Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, and Frank Tashlin. Now, the fine folks at Thunderbean proudly present the ultimate collection of Private Snafu shorts. You get all 26 shorts plus all 4 A Few Quick Facts shorts featuring Snafu all brilliantly restored and remastered from the original 35mm negatives (the transfers are like on the same scale as the Looney Tunes Golden Collections) and audio commentaries with Jerry Beck, Eric Goldberg, John Kricfalusi, and more. Since reading this news on the Golden Age Cartoons forums in July, I couldn't have been more excited! Throw your old DVD release from Image Entertainment in the trash, cause this is the only release of Private Snafu you'll ever need!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What you need to know about this SNAFU, January 9, 2011

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Paul F. Penna (Santa Rosa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Snafu Golden Classics (DVD)

Private Snafu Golden Classics

1. The SNAFUs are Warner Brothers cartoons from the peak of the studio's classic, golden age period. If you're a fan of Warner cartoons from the 1940s, you'll be a fan of these.
2. You've never seen them look as good as they do in this set by a long shot, and will probably never see them looking better.
3. If you enjoy delving more deeply, the supplementary materials, especially the commentaries by animators and animation historians are a treasure trove, and highly entertaining in their own right.
4. In case this review gets misapplied to another, inferior SNAFU collection at some point, I'll reiterate that I'm talking about "Private SNAFU Golden Classics" from Thunderbean Animation.
5. What do you mean you haven't bought it yet? Get with it!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't make a Snafu--buy this DVD!!, January 10, 2011

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This review is from: Private Snafu Golden Classics (DVD)

First of all, I would like to commemerate Eric Goldberg (worked on The Genie in Aladdin and The Crocodile in The Princess and the Frog) for coming up with the best DVD cover I have ever seen.
Steve Stanch gave his heart and soul into this DVD project. He wanted these cartoons looking their very best, he knew the right people to help him along the way, and he presented it mighty finely.
The shorts have had the first class treatment in restoration, and the ones I could really tell are Goldbrick and Fighting Tools. I had seen Goldbrick before in The Looney Tunes Golden Collection series, but it was majorly slowed down. And John K. (Ren & Stimpy) really shows his appreation in his commentary for Fighting Tools.
The Private Snafu cartoon series packs alot of variety from different art styles in directors and studios, the many voice talents of Mel Blanc, favorable moments (i.e., a very amusing run cycle in Fighting Tools) and not only work from your favorite WB directors (Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, and Frank Tashlin) but also writing by rhyming master Dr. Suess. with influencing, too! So, it's like a big Easter basket chocked filled with goodies!
But that's not all! If you know very little about Snafu and his history, Mr. Stanch made sure you could tell others about him with commentaries from John Krifalusi, Jerry Beck (historian & cofounder of cartoonbrew.com), Eric Goldberg, Mark Mayerson, and Mike Kazaleah. They range on informative, fun, and excited on their commentaries. There's ton of model sheets, magazine covers, stills, and even title cards for The Army/Navy Screen Magazine inwhich Snafu showed his debut!
These shorts were most important cartoons of their time (even including ours!) They were highly enjoyable to the soilders and fighting men and women of US Army. Not only enjoyed, but also listened to.

Thumbs Up, Doc! Thumbs Up!