Donald Duck In The Spirit Of `43

Video Title :	Donald Duck In The Spirit Of `43
Description :	The Spirit of '43 is a World War II propaganda cartoon created by Walt Disney Studios in 1943 and starring Donald Duck. It is a sequel to The New Spirit. Arguably, it contains the first appearance of the character of Scrooge McDuck, although Scrooge is not named in the film. In the cartoon, Donald Duck is portrayed as an ordinary American who gets his pay at the factory each week, and is reminded that in order to support the war effort against the Axis powers, he needs to remember to pay his income tax every quarter (in the 1940s, income taxes were paid directly by workers every three months, and not directly removed from employee paychecks as is done today). The purpose of the film was to encourage patriotic Americans to file and pay their income taxes faithfully every 3 months, in order to help the war effort. At one point, Donald Duck is faced with the classic "good angel on one shoulder, bad devil on the other shoulder" dilemma that was so common in cartoons of that era. The bad side is a zoot suit wearing hipster duck who urges Donald to spend his money at a tavern. The good side is represented by the "thrifty saver," who appears as a slightly elderly duck with a Scottish accent and wearing a kilt and Scottish cap and urging him to be thrifty and save so he can make sure to pay his taxes. "Taxes To Burrie The Axis"
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Keywords, Tags :	Donald Duck The Spirit Of `43 WW2 American Propaganda Cartoon 1943 War Taxes Amerika Germany Japan Hirohito Hitler Adolf
Video Length :	5 : 48

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GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS TO KILL

You would never see this on children's television today.

wow, that was funny. Sarcasm never got s sarcastic. That was just a brainwashing thing, not a comedic cartoon. How can a child, being the target audience, pay taxes? Anyway, love the ending shot, that was clever.

omg i loved this

awesome upload!! remeber watching this video back when I was younger and not having a clue what it all meant except down with Nazis and the AXIS!!

God, I remember this. Thanks so much for uploading it!

that's right! take down the Nazi duck!

Dude this is a great video keep up the good work!

Hahahaha this is actually a cute propaganda...

Haha, there is nothing better then good old fashioned transparent propaganda.