Little Johnny Jet

Little Johnny Jet

7 mins | Animation | April 18, 1953

A veteran B-29 propeller plane, struggling to find work after the war, 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 terms and other items to One Cab's Family (1952), but this time around, it concerns a family of aeroplanes, and the problems Mom and Pop have with Junior, whose obsession with speed leads him to acquire a jet engine.

Little Johnny Jet

7 mins | Animation | April 18, 1953

Little Johnny Jet
A veteran B-29 propeller plane, struggling to find work after the war, 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 terms and other items to One Cab's Family (1952), but this time around, it concerns a family of aeroplanes, and the problems Mom and Pop have with Junior, whose obsession with speed leads him to acquire a jet engine.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Cartoon Studio
Original title Little Johnny Jet
Directors Tex Avery
Writers Heck Allen

Cast

Daws Butler

as Father Jet (voice-uncredited)

June Foray

as Mary (voice)