Edgar Allan Pooh . . . are BOTH acronyms, too. SNAFU, of course, is U.S. Military shorthand for Some Normal, Average Fellow, Usually. THREE BROTHERS introduces SNAFU's two siblings in the Army, That Aimless, Really Fowl Usher (TARFU), and Frankly Under Bad Alternate Reality (FUBAR). While SNAFU must spend World War Two sorting combat boots (he specializes in size 9 1/2, mostly "B" or "C" width, with an odd "D" thrown in every now and then), TARFU has to sit on the Army's carrier pigeon eggs whenever the moms fly off to deliver a message, as FUBAR is charged with impersonating Japanese sappers for the training of the Army's attack dog canine corps. Each of the brothers imagine their siblings to be living the "life of Riley" while enjoying fun adventures at the Front, while they themselves fester in menial stateside assignments. Probably the morale of the story the Army is trying to get across (through the use of American taxpayer dollars, no less), is that "The grass always looks Bloodier on the other side of the fence."

utgard14 Another entry in the Private Snafu series made for use by the US Army during World War II. This one's directed by Friz Freleng and features a cameo appearance by Bugs Bunny. The focus in this short is on valuing the job you do, even if it isn't glamorous. In this short we also meet Snafu's brothers Tarfu and Fubar, who are also in the service. Technical Fairy, First Class, once again tries to teach Snafu a lesson. When Snafu is complaining about his assigned duty of boot sorting, the Fairy shows him how much worse it could be by letting Snafu see the jobs his brothers have. Good black & white animation. Nice voice work from Mel Blanc. Funny short, even if it's far from the best of the series. My favorite bit was a background gag where a lady pigeon has a photo of a guy pigeon on her wall and its signed "Sincerely, Walter Pigeon."

TheLittleSongbird Three Brothers may not be one of the very best of the Private Snafu series like Spies and Booby Traps are, but it's in the better half and well worth tracking down. If a Private Snafu entertains while also getting its message across effectively it does its job well, Three Brothers does both well.For Private Snafu, a series of cartoons that contained some material that was daring and ahead of its time (i.e. The Home Front for instance), it is pretty tame which some may feel on the bland side in comparison to others in the series. The pacing occasionally lacks crispness too and it's a touch routine story-wise.However, the animation is very good indeed and holds up well. The characters move smoothly, the backgrounds show some meticulous detail without being simplistic or too complicated and the black and white is crisp. Carl Stalling was a remarkably consistent composer whose music always breathed life into any cartoon it appears in, the music in Three Brothers does nothing to change that. It's very vibrantly orchestrated and rhythmically it's very energetic and lively. A music score for a cartoon is even greater when it not only synchronises effectively with the action but also enhances that, the music does that brilliantly and in a way that only Stalling could do.The cartoon is very funny and wittily written, no surprise seeing as Dr Seuss was at the writing helm, with sharp, playful dialogue that is enough to make one smile and well-timed visual gags. The story structurally is not the most exceptional, which is forgivable as the cartoon is very short even for a short film, but the charm and general energy is infectious, there is a great important message that is handled in a way that makes its point without feeling heavy-handed, and the characters carry Three Brothers beautifully. Snafu is still endearing regardless of how inept he is, his brothers Tarfu and Fubar are nice additions who are no less sweet and amusing, Technical Ferry-First Class is a blast and there's a delightful cameo from Bugs Bunny. Mel Blanc as always does a great job voicing the characters, very few voice actors could voice multiple characters in the same cartoon and give them each an individual personality, something that Blanc was pretty much an unparallelled master at.All in all, funny, well-made and makes its point just fine. It is pretty tame and not one of the very best of the series, but that certainly does not stop it from being well worth tracking down. 8/10 Bethany Cox

emasterslake Snafu couldn't take all the K.P. he's been doing. He wished he had a better possession in the army like his brothers do.Technical Fairy First Class appears out of nowhere like always. And shows Snafu how his Borthers are doing.His 2 Brothers are Tarfu(Things Really Fouled Up) and Fubar(Fouled up Beyond All Repair). As you may guess they are as dimwitted as Snafu himself.They too hate they're own possessions in the army and wish they had better possessions from where they are.To make a long summary short it's another good Snafu short. Tarfu and Fubar look like Snafu only with different hair cuts.