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#4493841 - 10/20/19 11:05 PM Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs  
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Looney Tunes is timeless and all of these shorts are absolutely great! smile

World War I



American Civil War



American Revolutionary War

https://vimeo.com/129627993





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#4493845 - 10/21/19 12:03 AM Re: Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Thanks for the links!
I watched BB every chance I got back in the day.
Completely "triggering" and "problematic" today of course.
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#4493885 - 10/21/19 12:16 PM Re: Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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DUMB patrol : ah ah !


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#4493886 - 10/21/19 12:19 PM Re: Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs [Re: kaa]  
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Originally Posted by kaa
DUMB patrol : ah ah !



I love how the French briefing officer in the beginning has the stereotypical Gallic nose. biggrin


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#4493910 - 10/21/19 02:59 PM Re: Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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YUP. Great stuff BB and Monty Python would be so "offensive" today lol smile


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#4493911 - 10/21/19 03:01 PM Re: Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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They won't ever show the BB cartoons involving the Nazis or the Japanese soldiers anymore.
Too insensitive. hah.


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#4493921 - 10/21/19 03:45 PM Re: Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs [Re: Bill_Grant]  
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Originally Posted by Bill_Grant
They won't ever show the BB cartoons involving the Nazis or the Japanese soldiers anymore.
Too insensitive. hah.


AFAIK those remain on YouTube but I suspect that won't last long.


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#4494376 - 10/24/19 03:30 PM Re: Why Looney Tunes is great for history buffs [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Come on, now. They're at least as historically accurate as pretty much any based-on-real-events movie made. They just don't pretend to be more than the simple entertainment they are.


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