''Whoops! I'm a Cowboy!'' is a 1937

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film starring

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Synopsis

Betty's short weakling boyfriend Wiffle Piffle proposes to her. Betty turns him down, saying/singing she's only interested in a "bronco-busting" he-man cowboy. Wiffle sets off for a

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to learn how to become a real cowboy. It doesn't work out so well.

Notes and comments

The film includes the first of only two appearances by Wiffle Piffle in the Betty Boop series. His second was in ''

The Hot Air Salesman ''The Hot Air Salesman'' is a 1937 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Wiffle Piffle. Synopsis Wiffle Piffle is an annoying door to door salesman, selling a variety of useless gadgets. As he cheerfully walks ...

'' (1937). Otherwise, Wiffle Piffle appeared only in the Screen Songs series.

References

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* ''Whoops! I'm a Cowboy'' o
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* * 1937 short films Betty Boop cartoons 1930s American animated films American black-and-white films 1937 animated films Paramount Pictures short films Fleischer Studios short films Short films directed by Dave Fleischer 1930s English-language films American animated short films 1930s Western (genre) comedy films American Western (genre) comedy films {{BettyBoop-animation-film-stub