Betty Boop and Little Jimmy is a 1936 Fleischer Studio animated short film, starring Betty Boop and featuring newspaper comic strip character Little Jimmy. Betty Boop from the opening title sequence of the earliest entries in the Betty Boop Cartoons Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. ... David Fleischer ( July 14, 1894 - June 25, 1979) was a German-American animator, film director, and film producer, best known as a co-owner of Fleischer Studios with his older brother Max Fleischer. ... Myron Waldman (born 1908) is an animator, perhaps best known for his work on Betty Boop and Popeye. ... Mae Questel (September 13, 1908 - January 4, 1998) was an American actress and voice artist. ... Sammy Timberg (1903-1992) was an American musician and composer who was perhaps most famous for the music he wrote for the cartoons of the Fleischer_Studios, such as Popeye, Betty Boop, and Superman. ... Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883–September 11, 1972) was an important pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... Fleischer Studios is an American New York animation company founded by the brothers, Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer who ran the company from 1921-1942. ... Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... Betty Boop from the opening title sequence of the earliest entries in the Betty Boop Cartoons Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. ...

Synopsis

Betty Boop and Little Jimmy are working out in a storage room equipped with 1930's vintage exercise equipment. Betty sings the song "Keep Your Girlish Figure" and Little Jimmy responds with a verse "If you're thin, don't worry over that. Just begin to laugh and you'll grow fat".

Betty starts using a belt exercise machine, but gets into trouble when its control gets stuck. She sends Little Jimmy to get an electrician, but along the way he gets distracted and the object of his search keeps changing - magician, politician, musician etc.

Fortunately, he eventually returns to Betty and accidentally pulls the plug, freeing her from the exercise machine. By this time, she is so thin her figure is like Olive Oyl and she looks so funny that she and Little Jimmy can't stop laughing. In keeping with Little Jimmy's song, the two of them are soon as fat and round as balloons. Olive Oyl in Little Swee Pea (1936). ...

Production notes

External links

• Betty Boop and Little Jimmy at the Big Cartoon Database