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Little Johnny Jet

6.8Apr 18, 19530h 7mAnimationComedy

Directed by Tex Avery

Written by Heck Allen

A veteran B-29 propeller plane, struggling to find work after WWII, is upset after his wife gives birth to a little jet. When he tries to compete with modern planes in an around-the-world race, Junior comes to his aid. This short is virtually identical in plot to One Cab's Family (1952), but this time around, it concerns a family of airplanes, and the problems Mom and Pop have with Junior, whose been born with a jet engine.

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Cast

Daws Butler

Daws Butler

Father Jet (voice-uncredited)

June Foray

June Foray

Mary (voice)

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