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Wiffle Piffle

Wiffle Piffle

Wiffle Piffle

 

Name

Wiffle Piffle

Gender

Male

Species

Human

 

 

Voiced by

 Jack Mercer

First Appearance

Whoops! I'm a Cowboy

Last Appearance

Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery

Wiffle Piffle is a character that the Fleischer Studios attempted to develop out of the Betty Boop series. Piffle is an Egghead-type character whose only distinguishing feature was a funny walk. The Fleischers were unable to do much with him, and he proved to be very unpopular to the general audience, whom found him to be annoying.

In a majority of his appearances he can be seen pestering Betty, by trying to make her his girlfriend or sell her items.

His first appearance was in a Screen Song titled I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze, which released in 1936. He appears as a waiter in the opening.

The animation of the character's walk sequence was animated by Tom Johnson. Two follow-up films were made with this side character in Betty Boop shorts. The first, released in February 1937, was Whoops! I’m a Cowboy, and the second, in March 1937, The Hot Air Salesman. The opening scene features an expensive multiplane shot behind him.

Quotes

  • Wiffle Piffle: "Betty will ya marry me?"
    Betty: "No!"
  • Wiffle Piffle: "Why?"
    Betty: "I want a cowboy for a sweetheart!"

Filmography

Gallery

Trivia

  • Wiffle Piffle makes a cameo appearance in The Betty Boop Movie Mystery as a telegram messenger, in which he can be seen giving a telegram written by Diner Dan to Betty.
  • In Whoops I'm a Cowboy Wiffle shows a romantic interest for Betty.
  • Makes a cameo appearance in the 1936 Popeye cartoon short Brotherly Love as a street brawler.
  • Wiffle Piffle also makes a brief cameo in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

See Also