It's November - Vote First, Movies Later

In the "time flies when you’re having fun or not" department, it's November 2022 and another election is here.

While the preference here is to stick to subjects we actually possess knowledge about - classic movies, silver screen and TV comedy, animation, jazz and rock music, silent films - the gang here feels strongly that voting is important.

Is it really, really important that all of us, after swilling a generous slug for courage, vote in the midterms? Yes!

And, if you happen to live in one of those states where giving water to those who wait 8+ hours in line to vote is illegal, bring a thermos full of generous slugs! Glenlivet, Tres Generaciones Tequila and Crystal Head Vodka will do nicely - after all, they're NOT water.

Indeed, voting in both midterms and presidental elections is important. The candidate in your local race could be Edgar Kennedy!



Or, worse yet, Clark & McCullough could be working for one of the candidates!



With the ballot now in the mail box or drop box, even though this is not a presidential election, it's time to celebrate with some classic cartoons, starting with Popeye's campaign as candidate for The Spinach Party. Credited for story on Popeye For President: none other than the funniest and most prolific of all the Popeye voices, Jack Mercer.

In this 1937 entry from the Betty Boop series, The Candid Candidate, ever-cheerful inventor Professor Grampy wins his mayoral race and offers his constituents cool Rube Goldberg style contraptions. While that's often not quite enough for a ticked-off and disgruntled populace, there are worse election outcomes than public works created by a genius inventor.



This was not Betty's first election cartoon. While yet to find any specific midterm election videos, clearly Betty Boop cannot and will not be outdone. Here, produced for the 1932 campaign, no doubt betting on the queen of the animated screen's spunk and charisma to beat that Great Depression is Betty Boop For President.

Bugs Bunny invariably gets the last word, in this election-themed cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

Have immense respect for everyone who got off their derrieres, knocked on doors, did phone banking, letter writing and on-the-ground organizing, as well as driving people to the polls this election cycle. Big time kudos, bravos and huzzahs to all the intrepid individuals who, this election cycle, got up, got into it and got involved!