90 Day Wondering

90 Day Wondering is a jointly produced Warner Brothers/United States Army animated short, directed by Chuck Jones. It is an instructional short aimed at encouraging discharged soldiers to re-enlist.
== Plot ==
Ralph Phillips, a young American soldier, is ecstatic to finally be able to leave Fort Itude, spinning out of the base like a tornado. He makes a stop to buy some civilian clothes and eventually returns to his hometown of Spooner — Ralph and his family are happy to be reunited after so long and have a joyous reunion.
Unfortunately, readjusting to civilian proves to be a lot tougher than Ralph thought:
* All of his old friends from before he enlisted in the military appear to be gone, because when Ralph tries going to his old hangout spots, are filled up with teenyboppers, making Ralph feel like an old man.
* When he tries hooking up with an old girlfriend from his little black book, it turns out that all of Ralph's exes have long since moved on with their lives and are unavailable for one reason or another—in fact, it seems that practically all of his ex-girlfriends have gotten married (with some of them even having kids).
Later that night, Ralph's on a park bench and is lamenting how different civilian life seems compared to how it was from before he enlisted. Ralph starts wondering what his GI-buddies are up to and even starts to consider re-enlisting—he's soon approached by Pete ("The Civilian's Friend") and Re-Pete ("E-5¼"), a pair of imps who give presentations to Ralph.
* Pete's presentation tries convincing Ralph not to re-enlist in the Army, making points of how workers in the military tend to not make as much as civilians who have the same jobs as well as being forced to wear uniforms.
* Re-Pete's presentation is about why Ralphs should consider re-enlisting in the Army—while Re-Pete's presentation acknowledges that while people military might not make as much money as civilians working the same (or similar) jobs, but some of the benefits include things like receiving many services for free (whereas civilians would have to pay for them), having more financial security and getting things like automatic raises and promotions. And there's also plenty of benefits that would extend to Ralph's family as well.
Ultimately, Ralph's convinced to re-enlist and Re-Pete helps him race back to the base to "re-up."
== Availability ==
LTGC Vol.4.jpg|(2006) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc Three (restored)
51LA0AzTVqL. SL500 AA300 .jpg|(2011) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Disc Three (restored)
== Notes ==
* The MPAA logo appears on the credits, but not its number.
* As this short was created for the United States government, it was never copyrighted, thus it is in the public domain in the United States.
* While not directly touched upon in the short, it's possible that Ralph was also having a hard time finding a job after leaving the military and returning home, especially since one of the incentives that Re-Pete gave him to re-enlist was financial security.
== Gallery ==
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Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:1956
Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons animated by Abe Levitow
Category:Cartoons animated by Richard Thompson
Category:Cartoons written by Chuck Jones
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Daws Butler
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by June Foray
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Public domain films