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"Little Johnny Jet" is a cartoon directed by Tex Avery, though its style is much more conventional than most of the films he made for MGM....though the characters are far from conventional!

The film stars a cartoon propeller-driven airplane. It claims to be a B-29 bomber but looks absolutely nothing like one. Apparently, this cute cartoon airplane is now considered obsolete in the jet age. But when the airplane's wife(?) has a baby, it's a lightning fast jet plane. What's next? See the short film.

This film is essentially a re-working of the previous year's cartoon short, "One Cab's Family"...also by Tex Avery. If you like anthropomorphic planes or taxis, then these films are for you. As for me, I just thought it was okay...mostly because although the characters were unconventional, the humor was very conventional and lacks the weird Tex Avery touches. Worth seeing but very far from Avery's best.

A retired air force plane can't get a job to support his expanding family, because everyone wants jets these days. When his child is born and proves to be a jet.

Like Avery's earlier ONE CAB'S FAMILY, it uses the basic premise as a framework to string a lot of gags on. Fortunately, he has his best writer, Heck Allen, to work with.