Betty Boop's Ker-Choo

This short spoofs the very popular sport of auto racing. At the time this short was made, Barney Oldfield, an auto racer, was one of the more notable and famous celebrities of the day. This is auto racing, Fleischer style. Bizarre gags and excellent animation highlight this one and it's charming to watch. Fans of Late Night Black and White, the old Cartoon Network show, will recognize this as the cartoon footage is taken from for the "Groovie" (a series of fillers used to fill out the hour) titled, "Rollin'". Well worth watching. In print and available. Most recommended.

Betty is entered in an auto race. She is late for the start because she has a cold. She sings a song about a cold in her nose which goes on forever. When the race starts, she holds her own, even if she doesn't feel well. The race is entertaining with Betty doing her best. The real hero of this is Betty's sneezing. It's well done early animated cartooning.

"Betty Boop's Ker-Choo" is almost like watching a 1930s version of Mario Cart! The film begins with several racers (including Bimbo and Ko Ko) waiting for Betty Boop to get in her car so they can start the race. It seems he has a cold and proceeds to sing about it. I personally wish they hadn't included the song, as the rest of the cartoon was great and the song only seemed to slow things down a bit. What follows is a super-crazy race as you'd only see in a cartoon or video game! And, in the end, Betty's cold turns out to be a big advantage. Overall, it's cute, clever and very watchable even 80 years after its debut. Not the best cartoon by Betty but better than average.

In this cartoon, one of the first things we see is a unique and fast way to fill the grandstands at any sporting event. It might be impractical and a little rough on the customers but it was an original idea and fun to watch.

Betty quickly gets into a song, probably titled "Ker-Choo," since she has a cold, it's the title name of the movie and it's said at the end of most verses. It's cute and catchy as most of her numbers were. However, it went on a little too long in relation to the rest of the story, which was about an auto race.

Betty has to be the only race-car driver in history, by the way, to power her nose in the middle of the race! The race, which lasts about two minutes is extremely entertaining with all the goofy sights you'd except to see, and more.

In all, a fun movie that would have been rated a star or two higher had the race been another minute longer and the song a minute shorter. Still, a typical cute and funny Betty Boop cartoon that leaves you with a smile on your face.

This was the very first Betty Boop cartoon I ever saw. I was not in

the least bit disappointed. This film was fast paced, ingeniously

animated and absolutely hilarious. In the world of Fleischer,

everything is flexible. Animals talk and formerly inanimate objects

come to life. When Betty puts a cough drop into her mouth, she

more-or-less inserts it, along with her entire hand, and then pulls it

back out. She sneezes, and the bearded men on the cough drop

box excuse her. She sings a song, as always, quite well, and

looks very sexy in that little white motoring outfit. The best bit

comes at the very end, but I won't give that away. I'll just say that it

involves how she is the only one to actually cross the finish line.

Yes, a great comedy, sexually suggestive, as usual, but good

clean fun for those who don't know the difference.