- Date: August 16, 1935
- Type: Movie
Betty Boop and Grampy is a 1935 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Grampy in his first appearance. It is also on 50 Classic Cartoons Volume 2. Betty receives an invitation to a party from her elderly relative, Grampy. As she strolls along singing "I'm On My Way to Grampy's", she is joined by two moving men, a fireman and a traffic cop-all who irresponsibly drop everything (including a piano, a burning house and a traffic jam) to go to Grampy's party. Grampy is an eccentric inventor, whose labor-saving devices are of the Rube Goldberg variety. For example, he has a device that moves his entire house to the front entrance whenever the doorbell is rung. The glass shade of his ceiling light is rigged to double as a punch bowl and he has modified an old umbrella to slice a cake into wedges. Grampy entertains his guests by building self-playing musical instruments out of household gadgets (which then play "Hold That Tiger"). Everyone dances until they drop from exhaustion, the exception being the exuberant Grampy. --- I'm on my way to Grampy Oh, he's such good company It's the only place to be (where?) Over at Grampy's house Da-De-De-De-Da-De-De It never is to late Da-De-De-De-Da-De-De He will always wait And when everybody's resting He's always full of pep (wee!) Everybody's gonna be (where?) Over at Grampy's house! Ba ba bum bum bum bum. Da da dee duh duh duh duh. *ring* Oh! Betty Boop. Thank you. Dear Betty, Am giving a little party. Come right over. Bring the gang. hhhh, Grampy! Wooo! Oh, I'm on my way to Grampy's For he's such good company It's the only place to be Over at Grampy's house! Oh, I'm on my way to Grampy's For he always treats me nice Always something on the ice (where?) Over at Grampy's house! Da-De-De-De-Da-De-De It never is to late Da-De-De-De-Da-De-De He will always wait Everybody's gonna be (where?) Over at Grampy's house! Oh, we're on our way to Grampy's, Wait for me, Betty! Oh, He's such good company It's the only place to be Over Grampy's house Oh, We're on our way to Grampy's For he always treats us nice Always something on the ice (where?) Over at Grampy's house! Da-De-De-De-Da-De-De It never is to late Da-De-De-De-Da-De-De He will always wait And when everybody's resting He's always full of pep Everybody's gonna be (where?) Right here at Grampy's house! That must be Betty and the gang. Okay, boys. Come on in. Hello, Grampy, dear. I brought you some company. How you doing? Hi, Grampy. How do you do, Grampy? Hey! Come on, folks. Have some punch. Look at that. What an idea. Thank you. Thanks. Down the hatch. Serve the cake, Betty. I sure will. Mmm, thanks. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Mmm, that's good. Say, Grampy. How about some music? Music, music? I don't know. Let me think. Music. I've got it! Hold the tiger, oo Hold the tiger, ooo Hold the tiger, ooo Hold it Hold the tiger, oo Hold the tiger, ooo Hold the tiger, ooo Hold the tiger now Wa da da dada da da da Oh, I'm getting woozy. Oh, I can't think. Am I tired. Hold the tiger Hold the tiger Don't let him go Hold the tiger Hold the tiger WHERE? Over at Grampy's house! --- Betty Boop Cartoon Adolph Zukor presents A Max Fleischer cartoon Betty Boop and Grampy Directed by Dave Fleischer Animated by David Tendlar and Charles Hastings Dear Betty, Am giving a little party. Come right over. Bring the gang. Grampy Ring Bell, Potatoes The End