Bimbo walks down the street, falling into a gully hole. The cartoon is indeed very dark and bizarre but only minimal knowledge of masonic symbolism is required to realize that the cartoon is all about secret societies and the ordeals an initiate must go through to be accepted. While i do think that it isnt necessary the most surreal of the fleischer animations whatever that term may entail, it definitely is one of the weirder ones. In it, betty boops dog, bimbo, is trapped in an underground. A strange, cocky, decidedly urban character, bimbo went through many character designs and voices during his early films. Bimbos initiation is a 1931 fleischer studios talkartoon animated short film starring bimbo and featuring an early version of betty boop with a dogs ears and. Bimbos initiation is a 1931 fleischer studios talkartoon animated short film starring bimbo and featuring an early version of betty boop with a dogs ears and nose. Last appearance, the betty boop movie mystery 1989. Plot synopsis bimbo is walking down the street when he suddenly disappears down an open manhole. Bimbo s initiation is a downright classic, in every sense of the word and a personal alltime favorite of mine. Publication date 1931 topics animation, comedy, family, fantasy, short publisher fleischer studios. The 1929 silent film desert nights describes a wealthy female crook as a bimbo and in the broadway melody, an angry bessie love calls a chorus girl a bimbo.
Bimbo the dog is initiated into a secret society in a sadistic fun house. Bimbo is a slang term for a conventionally attractive, sexualized, naive and unintelligent woman. Although this largely instrumental disco track solely credits bimbo jets claude morgan as the writer, theres apparently a dispute over whether this or afghanistan singer ahmad zahir and his song tanha shodam tanha a vocal version that has the same melody came first. Betty boop bimbos initiation 1932 hd grim natwick fleischer.
Bimbos initiation fleischer studios members only 1931 personally, i dont think anything says halloween better than old scary cartoons, so without further delay, lets get this countdown to halloween 2014 underway with a fantastical release from 1931 called bimbos initiation. This is huggies bimba bimbo by trip multimedia group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Bimbo s initiation is a 1931 fleischer studios talkartoon animated short film starring bimbo and featuring an early version of betty boop with a dogs ears a. Bimbo s initiation 1931 synopsis bimbo s initiation 1931 titolo originale. The first use of its female meaning cited in the oxford english dictionary is dated 1929, from the scholarly journal american speech, where the definition was given simply as a woman. Bimbo now find himself in the hands of a strange cult, whos members are trying to get bimbo to join them. Betty boop and bimbo bimbos initiation original version.
Jun 29, 2017 this is an old cartoon about a dog joining a cult, or something. Mickey mouse than appears and locks the gullyholecover with a big iron lock. Bimbo is then sent through a series of dangerous events. Bimbos initiation is a 1931 fleischer studios talkartoon animated short film starring bimbo and featuring betty.
The term was originally used in the united states as early as 1919 for an unintelligent or brutish man as of the early 21st century, the stereotypical bimbo appearance became that of a brute and stupid, attractive woman, often blond and with a curvaceous figure and large breasts. Betty boop and bimbo jack and the beanstalk 1931 allan. Bimbos initiation film by fleischer brothers britannica. Officially jim reeves third album, bimbo was released in 1957 and was produced by chet atkins. In a 1993 interview, jim woodring, one of my favorite contemporary cartoonists. This is an old cartoon about a dog joining a cult, or something. May 04, 2012 this short video from the 1930s features beloved cartoon characters and is described on youtube as creepy and disturbing. Bimbo the dog is initiated into a secret society in a sadistic. Feb 14, 2017 bimbos initiation is a 1931 fleischer studios talkartoon animated short film starring bimbo and featuring betty boop. Bimbos initiation 1931 synopsis bimbos initiation 1931 titolo originale. This short video from the 1930s features beloved cartoon characters and is described on youtube as creepy and disturbing.
Bimbo jets version was a big hit, especially in france, but id argue that it sounds more like an easy listening arrangement in comparison to zahirs exotic and more compelling rendition. Bimbo is walking down the street when he suddenly disappears down an open manhole. It was the final betty boop cartoon to be animated by the characters cocreator, grim natwick. It was the final betty boop cartoon to be animated by the characters co. Bimbo is a tubby, black and white cartoon dog created by fleischer studios. May 10, 2010 bimbo s initiation 1931 stars bimbo the dog and betty boop in a dark, surreal tale of a creepy secret society. Bimbos initiation is a 1931 fleischer studios talkartoon animated short film starring bimbo and featuring betty boop. I dont mean to diss the bimbo jet take too much because its perfectly listenable and hell, maybe it really was the original song. The short bimbos initiation 1931 is a prime example of the fleischers quirky perverseness. He lands in an underground clubhouse of a secret society. Already jims sound was beginning to change, moving from the loud style of his earlier recordings to a softer approach, lowering the volume and the pitch, even though there were several at rca against such a style. Rod crawford bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organization. Bimbo, walking down the street, gets pushed into a manhole by mickey mouseand falls into clutches of the the mystic order of goom gooma hotcha.
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