So Much for So Little is a 1949 American animated short documentary film directed by Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng.

[2] In 1950, it won an Oscar at the 22nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject, tying with A Chance to Live.

[5] Produced during the Harry S. Truman administration, it attained renewed relevance during the modern Medicare for All movement in the United States, nearly seven decades later.

[6] The cartoon begins by stating that, annually, 118,481 babies — out of well over two million born — will die before reaching their first birthday.

Before the film ends, it rewinds and returns to John as a baby, reminding the audience about the importance of proper, ongoing care availability to ensure he enjoys a robust, full life.