Bill Dana created the Jose Jiminez character as a popular radio skit, but even Shamus Culhane admitted that whatever humor the skits had were lost once they were made into cartoons. They just weren't funny. Jose IS kind of a bad stereotype.
Another thing--the white colonialist character got what he deserved at the end for not respecting native traditions. And the native chief speaking a British accent is a sharp jab at racist preconceptions of brown-skinned races. A sign of the times during which this cartoon was released.
Guy Lombardo and hsi brothers fouyght to keep louis Armstrong ina resturant in the pre-integration thirties, even Louis prima [Italian, easily mistakble for black [and was popular with BLACKS
So it shows some of the most "white-bread", performers were just as sensitive to civil rights as anyone and this short actually was one (as I said) as a '66 one, one of the last "racist" ones [the illfated Speedy Gonzales, as if the Daffy teaming was not back enough, came at a late time]
This stinks. Watch clips of Bill Dana on Steve Allen.
yr2square 3 weeks ago
i love that show
ofeliazick 2 months ago
Jajajajajjajajajajaja thats my freaking name Jose Jimenez
JJJimenez160 8 months ago
Wow! As long as I've known of Bill Dana's Jose Jimenez (Which has been a LONG time!) I never knew these existed.
These cartoons never captured Jose the way he was on TV. They really weren't funny.
They needed Jonathan Harris as the foil!
Actionguy1 1 year ago
Bill Dana created the Jose Jiminez character as a popular radio skit, but even Shamus Culhane admitted that whatever humor the skits had were lost once they were made into cartoons. They just weren't funny. Jose IS kind of a bad stereotype.
katinaanimator 1 year ago
@knockout13
Look, these are old cartoons.
1aundulxaldin 1 year ago
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RonaldS10 2 years ago
@SteveCarras - for whatever it's worth, I thought Louis Prima was black for almost 30 years.
2005dave 2 years ago
Another thing--the white colonialist character got what he deserved at the end for not respecting native traditions. And the native chief speaking a British accent is a sharp jab at racist preconceptions of brown-skinned races. A sign of the times during which this cartoon was released.
shadejford 2 years ago
Guy Lombardo and hsi brothers fouyght to keep louis Armstrong ina resturant in the pre-integration thirties, even Louis prima [Italian, easily mistakble for black [and was popular with BLACKS
So it shows some of the most "white-bread", performers were just as sensitive to civil rights as anyone and this short actually was one (as I said) as a '66 one, one of the last "racist" ones [the illfated Speedy Gonzales, as if the Daffy teaming was not back enough, came at a late time]
SteveCarras 3 years ago