This article is about the 1938 animated cartoon Sally Swing. See Sally Swing for the character. See Sally Swing for the song.
Sally Swing
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While auditioning bandleaders for a college swing dance, Betty Boop discovers a cleaning teenage girl who resembles Betty Grable.[2]
Quotes
- Betty Boop: "Err, shall we try an Acrobat?"
- Betty Boop: "A song! That's it a song!"
- Betty Boop: "How about you? Can you swing it?"
- Betty Boop: "Can you boys lead a band?"
- Betty Boop: "No, I'm sorry I want someone who can lead a swing band for the dance tonight."
- Betty Boop: "I know you're going to love this little swingster and singer of songs--introducing for your enjoyment, the lovely, delightful and talented Sally Swing!"
- Betty Boop: "Hit it, Sally!"
- Sally Swing: "Okay!"
Characters
- Betty Boop
- Sally Swing
- Riley
- Kenny
- Professor
Cast & Crew
- Margie Hines as Betty Boop
- Rose Marie as Sally Swing
- Jack Mercer
- Max Fleischer (Producer)
- Dave Fleischer (Director)
- Adolph Zukor (Executive Producer)
- Willard Bowsky (Animator)
- Gordon Sheehan (Animator)
Music
- "Sally Swing"
- "Goodnight Ladies"
Gallery
Trivia
- Was released on the 14th of October in 1938.
- This episode was the "pilot" episode for the potential spin-off series, in which Betty discovers Swing. 6 out of 12 cartoons were made, however were not released to the public and are considered lost media.[3]
- Sally Swing was proposed as replacement for Betty Boop. Sally was described as a "modernized", streamlined version of her predecessor. The character however didn't catch on.
- The Fleischer Studios asked slapstick comedian Martha Raye for her permission to use her mannerism for the character.
- Sally Swing was revived in the 2016 Dynamite Comic series as Betty's gal pal.
- Joe Penner's famous catchphrase "Wanna buy a duck?" is referenced in the cartoon.
- A small clip of Sally singing was uploaded on Rose Marie's official YouTube account in 2014.
- Had this series been successful, Betty would have died. As Betty had been officially announced deceased by Paramount, Betty possibly would have passed away, after having introducing Swing.
- Toot Braunstein's costume in the adult cartoon series Drawn Together is based on Betty's attire from this very cartoon.