Private SNAFU Coming!!

Snafu has an object lesson on the value of complete and accurate regular reports when he discovers and reports evidence of the enemy's presence at his assigned area.

Technical Fairy First Class shows Snafu the consequences of frittering away his pay.

Snafu learns hard way the consequences of not protecting himself from malaria infection.

Pvt. Snafu becomes a superhero, only for him to become the world's dumbest one because he won't study his field manuals.

An armada of malaria-laden mosquitoes seeks human targets and finds Private Snafu, who fails to protect himself adequately against their onslaught.

Dissatisfied with being assigned to shoe consignment detail, Snafu learns about the true value of his responsibilities

Private Snafu learns about fear

Private Snafu learns about inflation

As the Devil watches Pvt. Snafu and his unit stationed in Iran, he talks about the hazards of working in the heat.

A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value.

Private Snafu (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) presents his brother Tarfu (Things Are Really Fucked Up) who was a carrier pigeon keeper and has joined the Navy

Private Snafu is stranded on a tiny island with a Japanese officer; he must depend on his wits to defend himself against his sword-wielding foe.

Private Snafu steals secret Japanese war plans, is captured and tried. He escapes and rows out to sea.

Pvt. Snafu suffers the consequences of not keeping his equipment and weapons properly maintained.

A fairy encourages Snafu to duck out of his training regime for his own reasons.

Private Snafu learns the hard way about the need for military dicipline and procedures to maintain an effective army.

A homesick Pvt. Snafu learns that his family are almost as committed to the war efforts as himself.

Pvt. Snafu complains about being assigned to the infantry only to learn that other branches have their own problems.

Introducing Private Snafu, the nation's worst soldier and his various versions in different branches of the armed forces. The cartoon, ironic and humorous in tone, was created during World War II and it was designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and also to improve troop morale. The main character's name is a play on the military slang acronym SNAFU, "Situation Normal: All Fouled Up."

Pvt. Snafu thinks he's too smart to get caught by an enemy booby trap, but he soon finds that the traps are alluring and that he is every bit the booby.