In a return to the 'Out of the Inkwell' format, Betty Boop invents a 'pep' formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the 'real world' with rapid results.In a return to the 'Out of the Inkwell' format, Betty Boop invents a 'pep' formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the 'real world' with rapid results.In a return to the 'Out of the Inkwell' format, Betty Boop invents a 'pep' formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the 'real world' with rapid results.
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- Uncle Max
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Betty Boop
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Thomas Johnson(uncredited)
- Writers
- Joe Stultz(uncredited)
- Bill Turner(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA revived Pudgy does a Russian inspired dance. At the time, all things Russian (as opposed to Soviet) were in vogue, from fashionable spots like New York's Russian Tea Room to music, the arts, dance, and clothing. Films like ""Ninotchka" (1939) and "Comrade X" (1940) would further showcase the trend.
- Quotes
Betty Boop: [laughs at Pudgy falling asleep during his act] You seem to be having trouble, Uncle Max.
Uncle Max: Say, Betty, you're just the one I want to see.
Betty Boop: No kidding.
Uncle Max: Come up here and see if you can put Pudgy through this act, would you, please?
Betty Boop: Oh really? Okey-doke. That's easy, you just watch me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: Sleepover at the Studio (2021)
- SoundtracksYa Gotta Have Pep
(uncredited)
Music by Sammy Timberg
Lyrics by Bob Rothberg
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Betty on stage
Fleischer were responsible for some brilliant cartoons, some of them still among my favourites. Their visual style was often stunning and some of the most imaginative and ahead of its time in animation. The character of Betty Boop, one of their most famous and prolific characters, may not be for all tastes and sadly not as popular now, but her sex appeal was quite daring for the time and to me there is an adorable sensual charm about her. The good news is that, she has not lost her charm, she is still cute and her comic timing is good.
'More Pep' returns to the "out of the inkwell" format, which agreed starts off very interesting but feels rather under-explored by the end of the cartoon due to the second half neglecting it.
It is agreed that the content is lacking a little in humour and one does miss the risqué and surreal edge of the pre-production code cartoons.
On the other hand, the animation is beautifully drawn and detailed and the music infectious, toe-tapping and dynamic.
Pudgy is adorable as ever, parts are very cute and the first half with a very entertaining voice over contribution from Max Fleischer and the "out of the inkwell" format inducing much fascination with some creative achival footage. The voice acting is good.
All in all, decent cartoon though with a potentially interesting but under-explored concept. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Feb 10, 2017
Details
- Runtime6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1