Wacky Blackout

Wacky Blackout is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.^[1] The short was released on July 11, 1942.^[2]

Plot

The cartoon, set on a farm during World War II, features a series of disconnected gags:

The narrator describes a farmer's preparations for war, including a dog trained to put out fires by spitting.
A cow laments her high milk production, which is taken from her daily.
A turkey tries to lose weight to avoid being cooked for dinner.
Turtle eggs hatch, revealing one turtle claiming to be a jeep.
A blackout-loving dog gets lipstick stains during a blackout prank.
Glum caterpillars cheer up after one gets a retread.
Fireflies practice a blackout, while a turtle is afraid of the dark.
A bird wants to be a dive bomber, mimicking airplane sounds.
The narrator notes that the famous swallows of Capistrano avoid war, but a telegram reveals they are stranded over the ocean.
Elderly carrier pigeons sing about giving their sons to war, while a woodpecker continually pecks a cat's tail.

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 131. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.