Dizzy Dishes (1930) | First Betty Boop Appearance
Channel: Screen Prism
Date: 2024-04-05

DIZZY DISHES is an animated cartoon created by Fleischer Studios. It's apart of the Talkartoon series. It's famous for being the first cartoon in which Betty Boop appears. Betty Boop was modeled on Paramount starlet Helen Kane. It was release on August 9, 1930.

Chef Bimbo (who's a recurring Fleischer character) waits on a hungry gorilla and then goes to the kitchen to prepare the order. When he is about to bring it to the gorilla's table, he sees Betty Boop performing on stage and falls in love at first sight. Betty Boop is shown with a more dog-like image here.

Directed by Dave Fleischer and Grim Natwick who's uncredited
Produced Max Fleischer
Starring Margie Hines as Betty Boop / Singing Cat, Billy Murray as Bimbo, William Costello as Gus Gorilla, and Walter Scanlan as Customers
Animation is by Grim Natwick, Ted Sears, Rudolph Eggeman, and Al Eugster
Music is by Manny Baer and Lou Fleischer who are uncredited

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Chapters
0:00 - Credits
0:32 - Cartoon
2:45 - Betty Boop Appearance
3:50 - Sing And Dance
6:08 - The End

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