Swat the Fly

Betty is happily baking something in her kitchen at home when a pesky fly interrupts things. It won't let her or her little dog alone, tormenting both - especially the dog.

I found this to be a very un-entertaining Boop cartoon because (1) it wasn't funny; (2) the fly was so irritating - going in little Pudgy's ear twice and torturing him; (3) it was frustrating as nothing could be done about it.

Sorry, I just didn't see any humor in this one. I was almost as aggravated as Betty and her dog! This was not the usual fun Betty Boop cartoon.

This film makes "unfunniness" a way of life: we're supposed to be laughing our behinds off at the cute antics of the (very nondescript) fly and roaring at Betty flinging her cake batter at the little pest (CAN'T have too much room for facial expression with such a miniscule character). About the only thing remotely funny is the way Pudgy unknowingly invents breakdancing, and even that wears thin after less than a half a minute. This cartoon makes "The Impractical Joker" and "Buzzy Boop" seem like works of pure comic genius. "Swat The Fly" is an absolute masterpiece in comparison only when compared with "We did It".

"Swat the Fly" is a great example of a cartoon that is very well made but which, after a while, becomes irritating--to the point where you are happy when it finally ends.

The plot to "Swat the Fly" is simple. Betty and her dog, Pudgy, are home where a fly keeps irritating them. Again and again, this demonic fly keeps causing them to almost go berserk. In fact, ultimately Betty DOES go insane and begins destroying her home--all to try to stop that dang fly. The problem is that after a while, it stopped being funny and just started to be annoying. Too thin on plot and the plot it has is tough to endure for eight minutes! By the way, if you LIKE being annoyed by Betty Boop cartoons, also try "Stop The Noise"--one that also finds Betty battling bugs (among other things).

Betty is making piecrust (I think) and an annoying housefly interrupts her work. It also tortures her little dog. The entire cartoon is an effort to kill the fly, mostly by throwing dough at it. The fly is persistent as houseflies usually are. There is nothing very imaginative about this one. It seems to go on and on.

'Swat the Fly' is a nice cartoon featuring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Pup. While Betty (voice of Mae Questel) is baking a cake and Pudgy is sleeping a fly enters their lives. They are both distracted and even annoyed by the little creature so they will not rest before they get him. Especially Betty keeps throwing stuff at him.

Like I said, this is a nice cartoon but nothing more than that. The animation looks quite normal and actually the whole story does. Therefore it is not very original, in story or animation, and that is too bad. It is one of the things I always like with the Betty Boop cartoons. Still, I had fun watching this and that is the most important thing.