Ration Bored (1943) [NR]

Release Date:
July 25, 1943

Original Title:
Ration Bored

Genres:
Animation

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures
Walter Lantz Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 7

"Is this trip really necessary?" asks a road sign. "Sure, it's necessary," replies Woody Woodpecker. "I'm a necessary evil." Patriotic gestures are evidently not Woody's strong suit. When he goes to the gas station for a refill, he doesn't even know what a ration book is. The attendant thinks Woody is a wise guy and takes a large mallet and knocks him and his car into a junkyard several miles away. What luck! The old cars still have a bit of gas in them. Woody takes a rubber hose and siphons the gasoline from some of them. Unluckily, one of the cars he picks is brand new. And it's a cop car. Woody is soon at odds with a bulldog police officer.

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  • Mel Blanc
    Woody Woodpecker (archive sound)
  • Kent Rogers
    Woody Woodpecker
    Gas station attendant
    Police officer

Animation:
Bob Bentley

Director:
Emery Hawkins
Milt Schaffer

Original Music Composer:
Darrell Calker

Producer:
Walter Lantz

Story:
Ben Hardaway

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