Cartoon: Going Home, 1944 – Private Snafu

Going Home is part of the Private Snafu series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Made in 1944, the 4 minute cartoon features the vocal talents of Mel Blanc and was directed by Chuck Jones. The screenwriters for the Snafu cartoons were typically uncredited, though some animation historians believe that the writer of this short was Dr. Seuss.

Completed by May or June 1944, Going Home was never released. The rationale behind the decision is unknown, though there are several theories on the subject: