So Much for So Little
So Much for So Little is a 1949 American animated short documentary film directed by Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng. In 1950, it won an Oscar at the 22nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject, tying with "A Chance to Live". It was created by Warner Bros. Cartoons for the United States Public Health Service. As a work of the United States Government, the film is in the public domain. The Academy Film Archive preserved "So Much for So Little" in 2005. Produced during the Harry S. Truman administration, it attained renewed relevance during the  modern Medicare for All movement in the United States nearly seven decades later. Plot. The cartoon begins by stating that, annually, 118,481 babies — out of well over two million born — will die before reaching their first birthday. From there, we are shown John E. Jones, a baby who, unless good oversight of the environment is maintained and John himself is provided consistently good healthcare, may potentially add to this statistic. Most of John's life is depicted: his school years, marriage, later life (as a father), and his golden years. Along the way, health service information is detailed. Before the  film ends, it rewinds and returns to John as a baby, reminding the audience about the importance of proper, ongoing care availability to ensure he enjoys a robust, full life. The viewers are informed that it costs each American just three cents a week to safeguard John's, and all babies', well being. Home media. This documentary short appeared as bonus features in "" and "". It was remastered in "Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners" and "Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection".