George Pal's Puppetoons #14

When Jasper brags that being a fairy princess with a magic wand sounds like easy work, a real fairy princess appears and calls his bluff—handing him the wand to prove it. As Jasper discovers, granting wishes isn't nearly as simple as it seems in storybooks; each wish he fulfills creates unexpected chaos that forces him to clean up the mess. By the time he's learned what true magic requires, Jasper has gained a newfound respect for the job.

Sgt. Jan attempts to drill his troops through a series of marching commands, but his recruits have other ideas about following orders in this 1947 Puppetoons romp. When the soldiers refuse to cooperate, the sergeant finds himself on the receiving end of some well-deserved resistance. It's a quick lesson in what happens when a drill instructor meets troops with minds of their own.

Sgt. Jan arrives late to headquarters once again, and Capt. Mean demands an explanation for his chronic tardiness. Jan's excuse? He's followed his superior's advice so well—never to watch the clock in the office—that he's stopped watching it everywhere else too.

Punchy earns top marks on his chemistry exam and wins permission to use the school laboratory after hours—but when a jealous classmate tries to sabotage his work and frame him, things go explosively wrong. Watch as the truth bubbles to the surface and justice finds the real culprit in this charming lesson about honesty and hard work.

Sgt. Jan learns a harsh lesson about military hierarchy when he complains to Captain Mean about stomach trouble—only to be sternly corrected that enlisted men don't have "abdomens," they have bellyaches. This one-page humor story from George Pal's Puppetoons pokes fun at the absurd formality and class distinctions of military life through a simple but effective comic setup.