Dizzy Dishes


Dizzy Dishes is an animated cartoon created by Fleischer Studios in 1930, as part of the Talkartoon series. It is noted for being the first cartoon in which Betty Boop appears. Under United States copyright law, the short entered the 2026 [in public domain|US public domain on January 1, 2026].

Plot

The cartoon begins with four anthropomorphic flapper cats singing "Crazy Town". Chef Bimbo waits on a hungry gorilla and then goes to the kitchen to prepare the order, roast duck. When he is about to bring it to the gorilla's table, he sees a female French poodle performing on stage and falls in love at first sight. He forgets about the hungry gorilla and dances on stage with the duck. The gorilla, furious, goes after Bimbo, who escapes on a wooden train.

Cast

  • Billy Murray - Bimbo, Gorilla
  • Margie Hines - Flapper Cats, Betty Boop
  • Walter Van Brunt - Customers

    Home video releases

In the 1990s, this cartoon was released as part of the Betty Boop - The Definitive Collection laserdisc set. Olive Films released this cartoon in September 2013 as part of the Betty Boop: The Essential Collection - Volume Two DVD and Blu-ray sets.