The Impractical Joker
| The Impractical Joker | |
|---|---|
| Betty Boop series | |
| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Voices by |
Mae Questel Jack Mercer Pinto Colvig |
| Animation by |
Frank Endres Thomas Johnson |
| Studio | Fleischer Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 18, 1937 |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
| Running time | 6 mins |
| Language | English |
The Impractical Joker is a 1937 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop.
Synopsis
Betty Boop is baking a cake, when Irving the practical joker comes for a visit. Betty becomes the victim of such pranks as shaking a false hand and getting squirted in the face. Betty calls on Grampy for help and he quickly rigs his apartment to counteract Irving's pranks and send him on his way. Irving gets the last laugh, when Grampy lights the candle on the cake. Irving replaced the candle with a firecracker before he left.
Pinto Colvig (the voice of Goofy) provides the voice for Irving.
In other media
A short clip from this cartoon can be seen in the opening credits of the Futurama episode My Three Suns.
Notes
Some clips of the redrawn colorized version were used in the compilation movie Betty Boop For President: The Movie (1980).