Take Heed Mr. Tojo is a 1943 short created for the US Navy featuring Mr. Hook.
Plot[]
The cartoon starts ten years in the future, in 1953. Hook tells his son about the time that he was a sailor ten years prior. In a flashback, Hook receives a message about a Japanese air raid. He quickly informs his superiors. Several American planes take off in the sky and leave the ship unprotected. Then a Japanese pilot, who was hiding in a cloud, attacks the ship. Hook runs away, but finds a huge collection of war bonds, which he literally uses as ammunition for his plane.
After a few chase scenes, Hook defeats the Japanese soldier by throwing the war bonds at the pilot who crashes down on an island, leaving only his clattering teeth behind. Back in 1953 Hook tells his son that thanks to the war bonds we won the war and it paid for their home, their new furniture and their new plane. He tells his son: "As a matter of fact, if it weren't for the war bonds, you wouldn't be here." The son remarks: "That ain't the way I heard it." Thereupon, the cartoon ends with a close-up of Hook's startled face.
Characters[]
- Mr. Hook
- Mr. Hook's Son
- Mr. Tojo
Notes[]
- This is the only known Hook cartoon produced by Walter Lantz for the United States Navy during World War II, as well as the only one produced in color. The other known cartoons in the series were done by Warner Bros. Cartoons and were produced in black and white.
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