What's Buzzin' Buzzard?

Entertaining, lively, over the top, breakings of the fourth wall –- yes, a typical Tex Avery cartoon, but this is one of his better productions.

Aimed at the male audience of the war years -- there is short wolf-whistle sequence -- the cartoon is made more interesting by its references to food rationing and the war:

• The juicy steak at the start and end -- an expensive commodity during the war

• A sign that says "No Points", referring to a particular food (a rabbit in this case) requiring no points

• Meatless Tuesday -- a reference to President Wilsons call during World War 1 for every Tuesday to be meatless.

• One of the buzzard's mouths is "Closed for the Duration" – a reference to the WW2 poster that people's mouths should be closed because loose talk can cost lives.

A informative short called "Point Rationing of Foods", explains the rationing system, and is worth a look.