Fantastic find; thank you for posting this clip. There's actually an entire Wikipedia entry devoted to this joke (rightfully so), which suggests that its' origins might be in Vaudeville. Seems like a likely beginning to me, if not well before then. But this is as early a piece of media as I've found, too.
Betty Boop cartoon in 1932 (33?) had it.
watch?v=x0M-GJCTsBU at index 1:44.
banana1971 4 months ago
Fantastic find; thank you for posting this clip. There's actually an entire Wikipedia entry devoted to this joke (rightfully so), which suggests that its' origins might be in Vaudeville. Seems like a likely beginning to me, if not well before then. But this is as early a piece of media as I've found, too.
jawsquid 1 year ago
a hoot
ladyvolsfans 3 years ago