Oscar-Nominated Cartoons of 1942

Der Fuehrer’s Face
Walt Disney Studio
Available on YouTube

This might just be the rudest cartoon Disney ever put out and very, very funny.  Donald Duck is subjected to short rations and forced labor in Nazi Germany, all the while heiling Hitler like mad.  Very deserving of its Oscar win for Best Short Subject, Cartoon.  You really should give it a try but don’t blame me if you can’t get the music out of your head for days.

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All Out for ‘V’
Terrytunes/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Available on YouTube

When their forest home is bombed and war declared, the animals all do their bit for victory. They produce munitions, food, and wool, donate money, enforce the blackout, and even launch an attack on Japanese Beetles.  Moderately amusing, if a bit heavy-handed.

All Out for V

Blitz Wolf
Directed by Tex Avery
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Available on YouTube but only with non-English dubbing

The Big Bad Wolf (AKA “Der Fewer”) doesn’t stand a chance against the heavily armed and fortified Three Little Pigs.  Almost equal to the Disney cartoon in rudeness and hilarity.

Blitz Wolf

Juke Box Jamboree
Walter Lantz Productions

I’ve been unable to find this cartoon online anywhere that does not require downloading something or other. Would love to hear from those who have seen it!

JUKE BOX JAMBOREE

Pigs in a Polka
Directed by Friz Frelang
Warner Bros.

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Tulips Shall Grow
George Pal

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The following Disney cartoons were nominated in the category of Best Documentary.

The New Spirit
Walt Disney Studios

new spirit 1

This was the best I could do in terms of quality

The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
Walt Disney Studios

grain that built the hemisphere

 

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