The Real Inspiration And Evolution Of The Betty Boop Cartoon

Minnie the Moocher

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Another Betty Boop short featured a guest appearance from a highly esteemed jazz musician. Bandleader/singer Cab Calloway sang a song called “Minnie the Moocher” in an episode of the same name, which was ranked the 20th best cartoon episode of all times in a 1994 poll of animation critics and artists. In “Minnie the Moocher,” Betty fights with her controlling parents and runs away from home. On their journey they encounter some scary characters like skeletons, ghosts, and cats without eyes. All of the ghouls follow Betty and her boyfriend Bimbo back home when they get scared and decide to return.