Betty Boop Cartoon "I Heard" (1933)

The year is 1933. The animation is hand drawn. The result is far more impressive, more imaginative, far FUNNIER and far hipper than anything coming out of the CGI studios in the year 2008. Compare this to "Ratatouille" and tell me which one you'd rather watch with your kids. Nothing against "Ratatouille" which is probably the best of the modern crop, but the Fleischer Studios just blows Dreamworks away. What a sad commentary on the current state of American animation.

I think Don Redman was the hip-est entertainers of his era, his whole thing,and what a great band, and Redman is so cool, and dig, Horace Henderson chart on" I heard" is pretty much intact, to say nothing of the very hip Betty!!!!

thank you for posting, this is amazing!!

Betty Boop sure runs into ghosts a lot. That and her little black dress almost makes you want to consider this the first hint of a gothic cartoon. Minnie the Moocher is the best example. That one is deliciously dark and red hot.

God these older cartoons were freaking genius. XD

Yeehaaaaaa what fun! Swingin music and high wierdness. What a combination. "YOU" heard: "Chant of the Weed"-Don's Theme Song ; "How'm I Doin?"-sung by Don & Betty; and "I Heard". All done on records by the band, as well.

Nothing is Wrong! She is Wonderful.

Sweet baby jesus that is nice!

You can hear Don Redman and a lot of other great early jazz at redhotjazz dot com

i love whenever bimbo dances