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Jerky Turkey (1945)

1945 · 7 min · Free · No sign-up

This cartoon was directed by Tex Avery, who is well-known for his work with Warner Bros. and MGM. It is also the only short which Tex Avery directed to be in the public domain, as well as one of two MGM cartoons to fall into the public domain. Plot: In 16207⁄8, Pilgrims, riding a caricatured Mayflower with a number of World War II-era anachronisms (such as a navy gunnery deck, a Henry J. Kaiser nameplate and a fuel rationing card) land at Plymouth Rock and establish a colony, where they quickly separate into "Ye Democrats" and "Ye Republicans." The Pilgrims all stand in line for cigarettes (so

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