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Looney Tunes: Wacky Blackout (1942)

Name: Wacky Blackout
Genre: Animation
Released: 1942
Duration: 8 min

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Looney Tunes: Wacky Blackout (1942) is an 8-minute animated cartoon that airs free on Starlite TV's Laugh Track (CH 3) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below).

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About Looney Tunes: Wacky Blackout (1942)

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

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.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Wacky Blackout (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Rights & source

Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia "List of animated films in the public domain in the United States" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States), which cites Film Superlist / copyright renewal records (not renewed). Character names/designs may remain trademarks; no character art used in site branding.
Credit: Content note: This cartoon contains ethnic and racial stereotypes and/or wartime propaganda that were wrong then and are wrong now. It is presented as a historical document.
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs not individually cleared.
Source: Internet Archive

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