''Brother Brat'' is a 1944

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'' theatrical cartoon short, directed by

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. The short was released on July 15, 1944, and stars

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Plot

When a mother goes to work in a factory during

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is hired to baby-sit. He quickly finds out that the baby is a violent-tempered infant. He tries to use a

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book to control the baby, to no avail. Eventually, the mother returns and uses the book to discipline the baby—by

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* Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films 1944 films 1944 animated films Short films directed by Frank Tashlin American World War II propaganda shorts Fiction about child care occupations Films about babies Porky Pig films Films produced by Leon Schlesinger Films scored by Carl Stalling Films set in 1944 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films {{LooneyTunes-stub