“Rationing assures everyone of his fair share.”
Yes, this is not technically a Looney Tune. But it was made by Warner Bros. so that is close enough for me.
Interestingly enough, this is what taught me about point rationing. For those of you who don’t know, we’ll start at the beginning. The short tells us that since it is WWII we need to save as much food and tin for our soldiers as we can. That leaves less food for us. How do we share it fairly, so we don’t create our own side war? Point Rationing!
A family would be given a book of stamps that could be exchanged for edible material. Everyone would get 48 points to use for a limited amount of time. Obviously enough, the less scarce the product was, the less points it would cost. And vice versa. Blue stamps could be exchanged for soup and produce, while the red ones could be exchanged for meat. Every store will charge the same number of points to be fair.
The short also shows us an example. A woman is going grocery shopping. Two of the items on her list are peas and dried fruit. The narrator suggest that she substitute green beans for the peas and fresh fruit over the dry kind. The beans can be obtained in a bigger size and the fresh fruit costs no points at all. I’m proud to say that most of what i know about WWII is from Looney Tunes.
Personal Rating: Seeing as how it’s nothing more than a historical curiosity, it’s a 1.