Any Bonds Today?

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Any Bonds Today? is a 1942 animated propaganda film directed by Bob Clampett.
== Title ==
The title is taken from the song written by Irving Berlin, which is featured in this short.
== Plot ==
Bugs Bunny sings a portion of Berlin's song against a patriotic backdrop, at one point going into a blackface parody of Al Jolson. For the song's last refrain, he is joined by Porky Pig, in Navy uniform, and Elmer Fudd, in Army garb.
==Song Lyrics==
Bugs Bunny: The tall man with the high hat and the whiskers on his chin
Will soon be knocking at your door and you ought to be in
The tall man with the high hat will be coming down your way
Get your savings out when you hear him shout "Any bonds today?"
(Turns into the bonds guy) Come on and get 'em folks, come on, step right up and get 'em.
Any bonds today?
Bonds of freedom
That's what I'm selling
Any bonds today?
Scrape up the most you can
Here comes the freedom man
Asking you to buy a share of freedom today
(Turns face into Al Jolson's)
Naw, many stamps today
Give kiddies
We'll be blest
We all invest
In the U.S.A.
Sammy, mah, my uncle Sammy
Elmer Fudd: Here comes the freedom man
Porky Pig: C-C-Can't make tomorrow's plan
Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig: Not unless you buy a share of freedom today
Any stamps?
Any bonds today?
== Availability ==
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 4.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 4, Side 1: Bugs Bunny
LT Golden Collection 1.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1, Disc 3 (part of Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons, edited)
== Censorship ==
This cartoon was part of the "Twelve Missing Hares" that were barred from airing on Cartoon Network's June Bugs marathon in 2001.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHNTv3oQoE8 As with the other members of the "Twelve Missing Hares" as described in the unreleased ToonHeads episode, it was originally intended to air in the marathon, but was pulled due to executive backlash from AOL Time Warner.
However, this short has aired on Cartoon Network's animation history show, ToonHeads, as part of a special episode showcasing lost and rare animated pieces (and some live-action, such as "Crying for the Carolines", a clip from My Dream is Yours, and some clips from the Termite Terrace gag reel showing a "typical" workday for the Warner Bros. animation staff) from Warner Bros. Studios. The version that aired on ToonHeads, however, had the part with Bugs Bunny in blackface, imitating Al Jolson, edited with a page-turning wipe effect; this was also the version shown when ToonHeads: The Lost Cartoons was released on the first volume of The Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD set.The Censored Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Page: A http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-a.aspx
The full, uncut version of this short was released officially on The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 4 LaserDisc set and is available on most video websites since it is a public domain short. However, it has yet to be restored.
When this cartoon appeared on Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars, the blackface scene was replaced by new animation, with Daffy commenting that Bugs makes it look like he won the war single-handedly, and looks for his old World War II cartoons, leading up to "We're in to Win" from "Scrap Happy Daffy" after the short concludes.
== Notes ==
* The film started production in late November 1941 and was completed eight days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
* The 90-second cartoon, commissioned by the U.S. Treasury, was designed to encourage movie theater audiences to buy defense bonds and stamps.
* Since the short was commissioned by the U.S. government, there was no copyright. Because of this, the short is in the public domain in the United States.
* This is the only Bob Clampett short animated by Gerry Chiniquy.
* An introductory card reads, "Leon Schlesinger Presents Bugs Bunny", but there is no title card. However, the short is widely known as "Any Bonds Today?"
* The "Mammy" impersonation has been adopted by the infamous alt-right movement in 2012 as an internet meme on 4chan.
== Gallery ==
== References ==
Category:Bugs Bunny Cartoons
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Elmer Fudd Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Bob Clampett
Category:Shorts
Category:Public domain films
Category:1942
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger