Yeah. It's so telling of the era that you could make a cartoon about workplace sexual favours. On the flipside, they were obviously self-aware enough, that it makes the guy a villain, and the clown a hero

Yeah, just because someone looks sexually attractive does NOT mean she wants to have sex with just anyone. NO MEANS NO, AND SHE SAID *NO!*

Pretty much all betty boop cartoons were like that

@@pherlong7 exactly

I know I'm late for this :'/ but another episode pretty that show it pretty much and I will never forget about is 'The old man of the mountain' the entire episode is about it.

Yea he's such a W

His name is KoKo

He originated from “Out Of The Inkwell” in 1919 - 1929, he appeared in silent/sound films wrecking havoc on Max Fleischer (who appeared in almost every film). He later started Fleischer Studios, which made this cartoon.

@@kkittycityy thanks for the information and sorry for my english but im speak spanish

He was just trying to get some and saw his opportunity

i read somewhere it wasn't about virginity but about her sensuous approach to life instead !

She was meant to be a Sex Symbol for her time, until 1934, when the Production Code went into effect and banned all sexual content, and completely ruined Boop, and made her kid friendly.

Sigma 100%

she's also 16, not a woman as many think so yeah :c even creepier

@@Alienaddikt that’s facts

Me neither

forrrr real thoo!!!! what the hell did i just watch...

Dude same

I am disturbed.

Same ngl

NO CAP. FACTS. NO PRINTER. COPY. PERIOD 😤😤✋

Rolling a stop sign and driving 5 m.p.h. over the speed limit is illegal too. But, people do it!

@@darrylbradshaw3527 Just because people do it doesn’t mean it’s good, Darryl.

What a massive Giga Chad

It seems like people are more shocked by the fact that this content (i.e. the villain assaulting Betty) was included in a cartoon that could be viewed by children. EDIT: This cartoon was made for adults.

I can't remember what documentary it was, totally not associated with this, but I think those villains portray movie execs etc. This happened back in the day but they didn't care. Probably why they think this is content.

@@z.s.7761 the marylin Monroe documentary admitted to that

It was wrong but it wasn't as unsocialy acceptable for the time to see on tv, Betty boop and Koko were very different for their time. They even remixed songs from black artists and used them the cartoons, and people cheer when betty is a judge,fire fighter, buissness woman. A big part of it was that Betty can do anything cuz she's Betty

@@GabrielleHM cartoons weren't for children back then, or at least not all of them, Betty boop was one of those little shorts before movies started, they were for an adult audience

I hope you're referring to the ringleader because the clown was definitely not disturbing.

@@OscarTheGrouchy well yea

​@Nat Peterson well no shit who would think he meant the clown???

@@meep107 OP edited his initial comment, so maybe you read it after the edit was made.

A si de este cartoono mi canta que muy bonita 🇲🇽

His name is KoKo, and he originated from the Out Of The Inkwell series between 1919 - 1929, starring alongside Max Fleischer, who starred in almost every film, he went on to start Fleischer Studios, which were the makers of this cartoon.

@@kkittycityy And Koko was the first Rotoscoped cartoon character around. Historically, he's a big deal in animation, even though it seems awful simple.

Name is Koko

Even if you wear tiny clothes and garters

THANK YOU for actually having the media literacy to understand that that is the ENTIRE POINT. I see some kids complaining about old betty boop cartoons and completely missing the plot of them. It's ok to have a cartoon with nasty people in it to show that their behavior it's not okay. Especially back then when animation was for adults, not kids.

Yes, you're right.

Yes, I do believe that's the plot of the cartoon 🤔

omg yes

Koko, his name is Koko

@@kkittycityykoko slayed

Is this actually true, because no song writers were credited because U.M.&M removed every single credit, exception for a few cartoons, where everyone was credited properly.

Yes.

I realize that song is the 'headliner', but I really would like the lyrics to the one she sang on the tightrope. I heard "a park and a bench", and her hands (?) were "getting numb "or something. Any help?

I believe so

Shits gone

Yeah she was singing about how he can treat her/talk about her any way he wants just don’t take her virginity away basically saying “don’t rape me”

@FroggieBean@Lili :D Oh lord. I thought she was singing about her spunkiness/spirit. But now i read the lyrics.. and not so sure...

yes, she is.

It's because HE WENT TO COLLEGE 😡

Betty Boop was originally voiced by Marjorie Hines, here's her Wikipedia link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margie_Hines

@@AudioVideoOldies she referring to Esther Jones look her up.

​@@AudioVideoOldies Esther Jones rip off

BLACK POWER

@Monstrous Piratelord the character that is the woman Betty book was based off and voiced the character Betty book. No one called black people dogs wtf

Want to know what's worse? She's was 16 at the time.

@@YourFriendlyViewerMan JAILLL

@@YourFriendlyViewerMan she’s 13 in this ep I think

WRONG! The villain didn't molest her! He merely gave he a leg massage. I just hope she shaved her legs that morning!

@@Imgaezz JAILLLL

Some people speculate it means “Don’t take my virginity away”, while others think it’s something to do with living life.

back in the 1930s it was a “slang term for sex so she when she’s saying “don’t take my boop-boop-ba-doop” she was actually saying “don’t rape me”

It clearly wasn't okay then either.

Cmon, dont be overreacted... She just a cartoon.

They portrayed the ringleader as an evil person so I'm pretty sure it wasn't okay back then

Sus

They're showung that is Bad, clearly

Koko The Clown*

You have some freaky nightmares

It’s a cartoon from the midst of the depression get over it…

@@caribbeantigress This was 1932, and it was meant to follow the trend of Animation Styles of the time, Max Fleischer and his brother were fighting against Disney to rule the Animation Industry, but Fleischer failed miserably, and their studio was acquired by Paramount Pictures 10 years after this film was released

Adult cartoon shows that sexual assault is wrong. Why does that surprise you?

@@OscarTheGrouchy It surprised me because it looked like it was for kids but if not then OK.

There was no Production Code until 1934, so that explains why stuff like that was in these films

The Hayes Code didn't start until mid-1934, so a *lot* of movies got made from 1927 - 1934 that would now be rated R. Though I didn't see it outside clips in a documentary, there's at least one movie in that year range about a woman who has a polygamous open relationship with two men.

​@@lolipkaCartoons were intended for adults back in the day. They didn't become a kid thing until the '70s.

não é fofo ele estava tentando estuprar ela. it’s not cute he was trying to rape her.

Isso não é fofo, ELE ASSEDIOU ELA E TAVA TENTANDO ESTUPRAR ELA!!

@@bigkyozao fr

Oh wait he was fine

@@aomiichi EXACTLY

Yes, they got away with violence with this and the Popeye cartoons, made by the same studio, that was until the 1960s, when content like this would be censored from TV.

Whats her boop boop be doop-

@@Donutteags it means virginity the guy didn’t take it away though don’t worry

It was a different world back then, when men were men and women were women!

@@darrylbradshaw3527 are u okay? like did ur parents love u properly?

@@kaylamason3833 LMAOO😭

His name is Koko

his name is literally "koko the clown"

Sexual harassment was normal in those days! Back then, women enjoyed the attention!

The message was that sexual assault is wrong. It was a jab at how top execs treated women during that time.

@@OscarTheGrouchy it wasn't a jab at all. You really don't know history at all.

Best. comment. ever That’s actually a really good summary of the fat guy in this animation.

Most of the time, it wasn't. They were more aimed as a relaxation humourous thing for adults.

If I recall correctly, a lot of cartoons at this time were aimed at adults. Cartoons targeting children didn’t come until later.

Betty Boop isn't ror children

This cartoon used to be for adults and idk what happened next it was now for children

There was no sexual assault. The ring leader flirted with Betty, and the clown broke it up before the ring leader got that far.

Ike (kyle's brother) from South Park gets raped by his preschool teacher south park literally has an episode where ever man in town has gay sex in a giant orgy pile to scare away visitors from the future

14 in this serie

Man i thought she was 22-

@@I-Dunno- I thought she was 25 😀

I think so

16 is perfectly legal, for cartoon characters!

all my homies love koko the clown

It’s actually Koko The Clown

@Violet L it's not even made for kids. This was made in an era where animation was not seen as a children's thing. Yeah it might not be as vulgar as alot of adult cartoons nowadays but it's still an adult cartoon

@Violet L that's fine. No need for apology lol

There is no problem. The fact that it's in a cartoon just shows you how common this problem was

@@emmaphilo4049 People just weren't seeing this cartoon for what it is (against S.A.) because they were too shocked that it was in a cartoon in the first place.

Baby esther to xd

This is the woman who inspired Betty Boop's Development in 1930.

It's her Brooklyn accent lol

Because Mae Questel was voicing her, and she was born in New York.

You ain't wrong

What why..? this is disgusting

@@Mystikphobe Why do you think fighting against sexual assault is disgusting?

@@OscarTheGrouchy She probably doesn't, and might have just stopped the cartoon without watching the whole episode. Clearly, Koko took a beating to stop the ringleader, and the ringleader was shot out in a cannon.

Calm it, it’s just a short film!

That's Bimbo you dolt

@@kkittycityy I get the feeling it was about one of the characters in the crowd - front row, third from the right. In that case, it does look like Mickey, but he's awful big. "Bimbo's Initiation" did seem to show a Mickey cameo, though.

Just relax! It's only a cartoon. Besides, if I were a cartoon character, I'd chase Betty Boop myself!

@@darrylbradshaw3527 creep😐

@@FREAKOFNATURE-mb8oo That's your opinion, and you're entitled to it.

The Fat Ass is trying to rape her at 7:00, but Betty then sings a musical number how she doesn’t want him to do it, or maybe it’s something else 🤔

Wut…

Koko

@@kkittycityy Yes, Koko.

Esse desenho já está escrito q eh para adultos.

Mas qualquer um assiste, hoje em dia não tem isso de idade, pessoas com 10 anos jogam GTA, então não há oq fazer.

Speak English man

No he didn't!

5:40

5:51

That’s comedy, in 1932. She had to make her point CLEAR

Your comment makes no sense. This video is still being watched today - is any one flipping out? Look at all the comments here. No one is flipping out, but people are surprised by the sexual assault scene. Most cartoons in the 1920's and 30's were intended for adult audiences. I think what you meant to say is if this cartoon were made today specifically for children, yes, people would be concerned (and rightfully so). Context, context, context.

Betty specifically says at the end (when asked by Koko the Clown) that the ringleader *didn't* ... Assault her.

@@MicahBuzanANIMATION you are correct in your assumption.

She means don’t take my virginity cause Boop-Oop-a doop means don’t rape me back in the day