Betty Boop Minnie the Moocher

ancient banned video of Betty Boop featuring the Cab Calloway song Minnie the Moocher

[@TiagoMendonca8591]

Don't leave home kids, because if you do, Cab Calloway will go after you as a ghost walrus.

[@angrylilsquirrel4082]

and no one wants that

[@Cizziphant]

*immediately runs away from home*

[@mertcoskun7382]

Cizziphant You are an intelligent human being

[@uraniumrock8381]

I decided I was too punk rock to live at home when I was 16; spectral walrus Cab Calloway made short work of that.

[@KacperSobierajVargskeletor5421]

I wasn’t scared of no spectral walrus, I always remain part of the Punk Subculture, and thus as a duty of being so Punk Rock, me and my friends went to fight The Evil Spectral Walrus Cab Calloway, who was the one fought by many, and was the one who literally made Betty Boop so scared she ran back home to her ABUSIVE PARENTS (bad choice there, Betty Boop), and was hated for scaring and threatening Betty ever since, ‘cuz LITERAL DEATH THREATS AND BLACKMAIL WON’T GET YOU FAR, and thus, The Spectral Walrus Demon was beaten again and again by every hero that could defeat him and completely destroy his violent plans as well as keep him from KILLING any more victims. Me and my Punk Rocker Friends celebrated the 56th defeat of that demon creature, and my parents finally understood me, making them immune to brainwashing and propaganda.

[@emcvideoproductions500]

No wonder this was put as number 20 on the 50 greatest cartoons of all time. It's got jazz, it's got bizarre visuals, it's got Cab Calloway as a walrus singing Minnie the Moocher. How can no one get intrigued by it all?

[@jfilesgraphics]

They used a method of animation called "Rotoscoping" to similate Cab Calloway's moves. At the time, it was cutting edge.

[@ShadySadie29]

I'm not entirely sure I understood the 1930s

[@XxHaTeRsFaDiN]

It's actually really interesting

[@ShadySadie29]

i know, i love it, particularly since i know a lot of the 20s-30s slang, but still...what?!

[@XxHaTeRsFaDiN]

I just came for the song ha

[@SteveFlanigan]

It wasn't as bad as you think. I was there...or so it seems sometimes!

[@megangreathouse4311]

The clown from the inkwell was, I believe, a reference to another well-known cartoon. Beyond that. Uhm...

[@simonpurist4499]

You can see the similiarity between Bimbo and Betty, and it shows how the odd shape of Betty's head came from the fact that she was also originally drawn as a dog.

[@kimiakiooyama6149]

Nope! My friend In the small screen , to be recognised as a leading lady and draw attention of audience , needs to make Betty 's head big and as the result she looked cute.

[@Caffeinated_Bard]

That is true She did used to be a dog

[@101Volts]

@@Caffeinated_Bard Yes, but only for the earliest 8 or so episodes. Her design changed pretty rapidly early on, even from episode to episode, before they settled on actually making her human.

[@amaliefjord]

i love how Cab Calloway dancing, so unique

[@mafiacat88]

I would say the best sign that it's time to head home, is when there is a semi-rotoscoped ghost cab calloway chasing you.

[@CosmosTheMouse]

People might think it's odd, but if you really went looking, almost every neighborhood has a ghost walrus cave somewhere.

[@16Nire61]

And the moral of the story is: Cab Calloway was secretly a ghost-walrus.

[@arbiter320]

16Nire61 He's also an old man who lives in a mountain

[@danyk5516]

+arbiter320 he's secretly coco the clown as well

[@lancesteel1475]

16Nire61 ...especially when he was "kicking the gong around"

[@justinjacquez9321]

And I thought Courage the Cowardly Dog was disturbing

[@TheLugiaSong]

Hahah. Old cartoons are scary!

[@suffrage4dogs]

+Mint Mochi man 1910 times were ScARrEyy

[@gdb1020]

I love it. It’s so creative.

[@Termite30]

Those old cartoons were originally intended for adult audiences.

RETURN THE SLAB

[@clementines8282]

I am thoroughly disturbed and this my third or fourth time watching this.

[@JHaru777]

Sorry but I just LOVE the rotoscoping on the walrus. XD

[@Bluebonnett52]

I'd have given anything to have seen these guys perform live...they are simply incredible. Betty's no slouch, either...

[@TitusSviatoslav]

Great Betty Boop cartoon. Thanks for postin' it. I used to watch these all saturday morning in the late 50 back when the cartoons were cool!

[@Didi-wq8hw]

HOW DID I GET JUMPSCARED BY A CARTOON WITCH

[@wantsomecoffe]

U and me both haha. That was a hell of a creepy witch =S

[@sashakumar6507]

Diderino

[@solouno2280]

Well, the only time I saw a head like Betty one, was with that freakshow Luna Elva Ramírez. But she is still an icon despite how awful she looks, also pretty popular with women

[@TrelliaChan]

Mmmm... smokin' hot Cab Calloway and his smokin' hot singing and dancing.. And this cartoon is so hallucinatory and eerie!! I love it!

[@LeStryfe]

Thanks for inspiring 1000's of Japanese artists with those big eyes, Betty!

[@professorrosenstock5026]

Drunken Divinity That was actually Disney

[@solouno2280]

It was Donald Duck from Disney. The mirror in the USA was "pin ups" made by people taking inspiration from Nintendo cards. Ironic knowing what both companies are known for nowadays.

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

God bless whoever posted this one, damn fine work.

[@liamswanton4029]

I'M THE HIGHWAYMAN AND I MAKE ENDS MEET.

[@Battlefieldfan146]

Liam Swanton We were looking for- I'M THE HIGHWAY MAN

[@Harajukafist]

I love it. so special. I don't think many children would watch this today.

[@solouno2280]

Considering the best of recent years produced by actual studios (not counting independent ones) has been the new fairly odd parents. It's sad and true... I miss the 20th century

[@JimJamFlim]

So the moral is "If you leave your abusive home a ghost walrus Cab Calloway will come after you with his band of musicians who also happen to be ghosts, skeletons etc." seems legit.

[@fotzegamingandmedia1840]

Doesn't seem so bad when you put it like that

[@Kpopexpert2703]

Ikr

[@mcgewglertims9577]

Cool lol

[@robbiefarabee6954]

This is my favorite Betty Boop cartoon.

[@Zetton199198]

The flower part in the begining makes me laugh so much. Especially his high voice and when he tries the food.

[@alisbuus6]

I am fan of Betty Boop, and an old lady from the 30ths and I just love the old music and songs.

[@impaledratajczyk]

IM THE HIGHWAYMAN

[@arielbattle7224]

I MAKE ENDS MEET

[@veronicaviolet3398]

JUST LIKE ANY MAN

[@KjellBoeije]

I WORK WITH MY HANDS

[@domj1797]

YOU CROSS MY PATH

[@DemonKingMidas]

DRAG YOU OFF THE ROAD

[@123argaet]

I have this on DVD, the Betty Boop version, and all the episodes. LOVE IT!!

[@flexploit]

1. which drugs 2. where buy

[@Invad3r]

+Max Wagner (Jacksohn) Cocaine. Source: 5:09 - "she loved him though he was cokey" & "kicking the gong around"

[@michaelbundy5554]

+Invad3r its actually opium but they say cocaine instead and the song is based off a true story of a girl whom had abusive parents and left with a man and did drugs as they eloped and eventually died of overdose.

[@BeorhtFrognostic]

Fantastic stuff, love this old Betty Boop cartoons.

[@chinesefood2222]

Man. Such talented black artists, I'll never see why we were hated so much back then...I wonder what else blacks would've came up with and entrepreneured if they hadn't been so badly repressed and hated for simply existing.

[@wager0113]

Are you talking about Cab Calloway or the animators of this short?

[@chinesefood2222]

dominic garcia Cab Calloway if i understand your question (musician artists). Blacks didn't do much in the way of animation, and what we did do we never received credit for.

[@chinesefood2222]

Coming from a black community, i can assure you when white people come we REALLY don't give a fuck, i've walked into all latino communities and no, FYI they arent hostile, they welcomed me with open arms and were genuinely interested in me as a person not me as a black female. Maybe before you speak for entire ETHNICITY'S (there is no such thing as "race" outside of the human race), you could stand to do a little research. And you people fail to realize because you're not critically thinking when you read, should back to college for that btw (or if you're in high school, pay more attention), i'm talking about BACK THEN, back in the 20's and 40's and 50's and so on.

[@NicanTlacaWarrior1]

When one of you comes into a community where there's non-whites, we couldn't give a shit. We're not like you guys who look to pull out your guns and murder us for no reason other than our skin color is different than yours if we walk into one of your suburban areas.

[@chinesefood2222]

***** PLEASE! Speak the truth! #amen people of color see white people in their neighborhood and they keep goin about their business. White people see people of color in THEIR neighborhood and suddenly it's "LOCK YOUR CARS AND YOUR DOORS!" "GET THE CHILDREN INSIDE" "HONEY GET YOUR 12 GAUGE!!" and we get watched until we leave and hopefully never go back. And God forbid one of us move into their neighborhoods.

[@Vaninasanta]

Absolutely AMAZING!! 1932, completely ahead of its time! That´s not only a beautiful piece of art work, but also a social critic, a kind of reflection and very insightful view on family dysfunction which is very familiar for us now, but very hidden and taboo at that time. So many thanks for sharing!

[@strawberrymolk]

Remember kids, if you're chased by a ghost-walrus named Cab Calloway, always go hide in a dog house,,,,

[@TheHeater90]

This never gets old!

[@giserkevermeulen167]

first emo girl in cartoon

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Giserke Vermeulen she even has black hair.

[@Zeratul723]

MAN...... why doesn't popular music on the radio sound good like this anymore?

[@cagedlemp5184]

Noticing that the walrus ghost appears at 420

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

You stay the f**k away from me, demonic walrus.

[@alanpritchard4894]

Brilliant. One of the best BB films

[@chairmanwario]

I wonder if, back then, they considered this slightly disturbing.

[@solouno2280]

I find it impressive, not disturbing

[@gdb1020]

I’m really digging this Betty boop cartoon it’s so morbid. This is my first time watching any Betty boop

[@luckdragongirl]

Anyone else remember part of this cartoon playing on the television in...I'd like to say..."Look Who's Talking, Too" Maybe the original "Look Who's Talking"...

[@weidenkatzchen6064]

Yes it was in Look Who's Talking Too. It happened before the mom and the dad got in an argument.

[@JG-bu2qj]

No in the song toe

[@analgorilla4609]

Cab's dancing in the beginning... I have never seen anything so smooth. I doubt I ever will.

[@armandoserna9515]

Ya! Cause a walrus is going to pop out of nowhere and start singing to you! Astonishing!

[@lindawang1422]

I watched this when I was 3... Find this just now. Almost cried.

[@yungsimmmie9835]

Holy shit. I wouldn't recommend watching this on acid.

[@nkanova4468]

+Lord Jaraxxus Lmaooo

[@yungsimmmie9835]

Lord Jaraxxus I would

[@innerichzigegek1076]

Nice profile picture, brother.

[@pappymcdamnit]

This is by far, one of the coolest things Ive ever seen

[@samuelakenova8065]

That walrus was both awesome and TERRIFYING.So that's why nobody rotorscopes anymore...Who else came from TVTropes?

[@CibelesSanz]

This was so cool. I sang this song at school last year. Everyone helped and it was so easy and so funny... Thank you for uploading it!

[@haileymarie8475]

The fuck was happening in the 1930's. ._.

[@MistahBradley]

+Billy Mays cocaine, sir.

[@Reapous]

Shut up, Billy Mays, you're dead. You have no say or opinion in the matter.

[@minecraftTIME82]

Billy Mays the depression

[@darkpeltdeputy9568]

Ominously Anonymous Obviously you have no maturity. You could've expressed with sophistication.

[@phils1014]

Drugs, of course, either that or bootleg liquor.

[@designermite]

Max Fleischer brought us such notable cartoons as Betty Boop (1932-1939), Koko the Clown and Fitz the dog (1919 -1921), Popeye (1933-1942), and Superman (1941-1942)

[@GraemeW]

Betty and Cab were pure classics who could hold their own against anything modern.

[@tapetedepadaria]

The best cover of all covers! EVER!

[@liahansen6896]

WHY THE HELL DID THEY MAKE THESE THINGS SO NIGHTMARISH OH MY GOD

[@NeeNeechan13]

This is such a classic! I really love the song--it always leaves me with such an unsettling feeling. I love it~

[@misterguts]

I notice the garter belt switches legs occasionally...

[@TheZenCircus]

This makes me cry... Thank you Cab, thank you Mr. Fleischer, thank you all ancestors. Always remember: they came before of you on hearth, they created art back from scratch and finally they died before all of us. I mean, we came later and we are all here cause of them. Respect, love and laters, we'll meet again (don't know when), maybe in the cave....

[@misspinkpunkykat]

Betty Boop was originally going to be a n anthropomorphic poodle dog, that's why here boyfriend, Bimbo is a dog.

[@PatrickRsGhost]

+misspinkpunkykat I think she was a dog-human hybrid in the very early cartoons, but her appearance changed, I think at the request of the studio execs.

[@R26HMATZORILEY]

+PatrickRsGhost In My Opinion anyone who dates Brian Griffin in Family Guy is a Furry

[@Kiraelectra]

Fantastic, I love old cartoons but this one is fab xxx

[@Akriashi]

I'm confused, where's the terrifying part? The ghosts being executed? The ghost-walrus having legs?

[@cagedlemp5184]

everything about this video is terrifying, just take mushrooms and think outside of the box then watch this.

[@ah0ycassysws]

Caged Lemp I would NEVER consume psychedelics and watch this video. nope. hell no.

[@thewanderingmistnull2451]

@@cagedlemp5184 You are weak if you need drugs to watch this.

[@cagedlemp5184]

@@thewanderingmistnull2451 yea well fuck you too

[@solouno2280]

I neither find it terrifying, I find it out terrifying. Maybe la llorona cameo was a slight jump scare, but it was so slow to hit

[@newts2usatiera]

Thank you for a video that is both audible and clearly visible. Extra thank you for Not putting up a colorized version !

[@EmperorKaleido]

undertale looking a bit fucked up then the last time I saw it

[@Grouchy2day]

This cartoon was originally released in 1932 and did quite well. In fact, Cab Calloway and his orchestra returned in 1934 to do the soundtrack for another Betty Boop cartoon "The Old Man Of The Mountain". It wasn't "banned" until they were pulled off tv in the 1970's.

[@swapnilkarmakar7473]

man all of Betty Boop is weird as fuck

[@julesl6910]

With education you'd understand what you're seeing, it's a show of archetypes related to being a teenager and the sacrifices parents make.

[@swapnilkarmakar7473]

I guess? It's weird nonetheless.

[@nicholasramsey5331]

It's weird to us for sure. Comes from a by-gone era where society was far different than today. Only my grandparents (who are deceased) and great grandparents were there to witness it. I heard that it was a very liberal era, however where individuality, mind-expanding drug use, etc was encouraged.

[@nicholasramsey5331]

Very true. Also combine this fact to the other fact that society was quite different during that era, which makes it hard for many of us to really understand many of these cartoons.

[@ManticoreFire]

Cab Calloway is a good canidate for the coolest guy ever. He never does anything that's less than awesome!

[@BigCSmooth]

Cab kills this sh**

[@66LifesMistress77]

I was amazed at how easy it was to find this on here! I hadn't even thought of it for such a long time! But I could have sworn it had a different ending, and it went into even more detail with the ghostly looking things dancing and singing all over the place. It was a longer cartoon. Still, very glad to have stumbled onto this. What a trippy piece of film! Truly ahead of it's time! Right up there with Alice in Wonderland in terms of being really OUT THERE!! I love it! thx!

[@jimena7724]

hello *bimbo* I'm leaving home Lol get me

[@Termite30]

Kawaii Unicorn I laughed at that too, lol. That's a loyal friend right there. ☺

[@yvesgennadi91]

betty boop is amazing

[@tootoolafroo]

This is vaguely horrifying xD

[@MissingInAction8]

this is my favorite betty boop clip, i have it on dvd :) beautiful

[@julesl6910]

Synopsis: German immigrant girl in USA, unhappy with her uncool immigrant parents. Takes off with a cool black man to live free, and ends up in the ghetto (Manifested through Cab Calloway's music). She realizes the horrors, runs back home.

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Jules L Clearly it's a message not to date black people.

[@TheGoldenEagle1000]

wow you're a miserable bitch aren't you. also its Jewish, Jewish immigrant girl was what you are looking for

[@pika23]

when I was little...I used to love buying those cheap VHS casettes of 5 hours worth of old BettyBoop and max fleischer produced cartoons and Terry Toons(the company that did casper, baby huey little audrey and I forget who else). Just sit me on a couch and pop them in the vcr and I was good to go for an entire afternoon.

[@necelticsox]

i don't think this was supposed to really teach anything

[@sillygrl23]

Just looking at Cab Calloway's feet during his dance moves and how fast they seemed to go made me appreciate thier rotoscoping skills even more.

[@briangriffin8652]

6:10 why is there a skull in the background

[@thislullaby96]

And to think this was my first cartoon I started watching as a young child. Thanks mom...

[@brownwrap]

Doesn't Betty's voice remind you of Cindy Lauper?

[@myndnsoul]

Cindy once admitted in an interview that Betty Boop was an influence on her. So, there is a reason.

[@annieofalderaan]

Tim Quinn Cyndi Lauper actually talks like that, though. I think she did a few Helen Kane covers at some point, and Helen Kane was one of the inspirations for Betty Boop. :)

[@vampiroangelico]

Brilliant cartoon and music. Cab Calloway is a great!

[@drmax9375]

Is it me or is this cartoon really disturbing and almost nightmarish!!

[@poughkeepsiejohn1]

Even in a cartoon, Cab Calloway can steal the show!

[@ellemcroberts6793]

Is her dad wearing a Yamaka? Are they Jewish?

[@rexmaynard]

+Elle McRoberts It could be a bald spot, since he has a single hair rising up on the top of his head. The Fleischers were Jewish though, so it might well Betty is as well.

[@ellemcroberts6793]

+rexmaynard are they really? I didn't know. Interesting. I guess they do have a bit of a Jewish name

[@Sydni2003]

it's a bald spot and if you listen closely, the actions and words to use clue you into them being German 😎

[@cherryapple6469]

Yes, Betty and her family are confirmed to be Jewish. Her mom was speaking Yiddish.

[@professorrosenstock5026]

Thinking of it there should have been more Jewish cartoons back then.

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally released in January 1932 {Cab and his band were under contract to Paramount for appearances in features, one-reel shorts, and several of Fleischer's cartoons}. This was the only cartoon that featured Betty living with parents. Because of the popularity [or notoriety] of cartoons like this, Betty soon graduated from the "Talkartoon" series into her own by the fall of '32...

[@Horicert]

This cartoon makes no sense.

[@annieofalderaan]

I remember watching this when I was a kid! I used to love Betty Boop...oh, the nostalgia. :)

[@NellieKAdaba]

I love the song Minnie the Moocher and even more the Blues Brothers movie version.

[@Mrbonedaddy]

This only reinforces my notion that cartoons used to be absolutely terrifying. I really love how they rotoscoped Cab Calloway into a very funky walrus.

[@richchambers2471]

classics. theyre the best toons out there

[@Bizarronumber4]

This is a true classic! I love the surrealism of the Fleischer cartoons of this era.

[@coolnamug357]

This was the coolest and funniest thing when I was a kid...now it's just distrubing. I love it!!!

[@susiecherry9891]

That was great! I remember watching this one when I was a bitty girl!

[@GeneralMoron]

You mean a little.. BETTY girl..?

[@polexiaaphrodisia8838]

Oh wow - the song that plays while she's writing the "goodbye" letter is Mean to Me by Annette Hanshaw - never thought I'd hear that outside of Sita Sings the Blues!

[@Yinyanga]

The parts that creeps out the most is the ghost in the well, the ghost cats, and the ghost prisoners going to the electric chair. Love this stuff!

[@Bluebelle9289]

There should be more cartoons on this like TV. They're so simple and not over the top like most cartoons are today. Plus the animation is so much better.

[@rem41]

I remembered watching this on vhs as a kid

[@moonbear3000]

i love old cartoons, the characters were so expressive

[@lilixn3042]

this is literally my fav betty boop ep

[@monicaloveless1055]

I Am A Betty Boop Fan

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Wannagohome430, yes there is a live, nonanimated (noncartoon) film of the 1930s or '40s of Cab performing this song, a live lady dancer (as Minnie)nearby, in shadow, doing the slow rhythmic walk. Likely there is other film footage of him doing variations. Can Google this.

[@shmutzman]

This cartoon is one of the only things that can amaze me and be wildly fun and at the same time, scare the living heck out of me...

[@SharpieTheBlack]

I watched this some years ago when I was like 9, really creeped me out.

[@firej]

The opening song by Cab and his orchestra is "St James Infirmary", for all who want to know.

[@stentorasdimitriou]

So beautifully "sick"...Love it.