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Name |
Old Man of the Mountain |
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Gender |
Male |
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Species |
Human |
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Family |
3 Children |
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First Appearance |
Old Man of the Mountain |
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Last Appearance |
Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery |
The Old Man of the Mountain, makes an appearance in the eponymous cartoon The Old Man of the Mountain. He lives atop the mountain.
He impregnated a Hippo lady, through whom he had three children; when Betty asks her "what's a matter?" the Hippo responds, "The Old Man of the Mountain!" as she walks down the mountain in tears, holding her three bearded, snaggle-toothed children.
He is later challenged by Betty Boop, and they both sing "You Got To Hi-De-Hi" together. After their duet, he pursues Betty while singing a scat song.
When he finally grabs Betty, her dress comes off, leaving her in her undergarments. He tries to bring Betty down after she hits him in the face and gets her dress back.
Betty then climbs a tall tree. He gropes her breast after bringing her down. The creatures of the forest unite to oppose the Old Man and save Betty Boop. They then tickle his feet and tie knots around his arms and feet.
Slightly caricatured of Cab Calloway is the cartoon character.
His speaking and singing voice was provided by the famous Cab Calloway. In the original Cab Calloway song "The Old Man of the Mountain" by the same name, the old man himself is described as a harmless eccentric. But, for the purposes of the cartoon, the song was changed to make the character seem more malevolent.
He can be seen in the Boop! the Betty Boop Musical stage design.
Quotes
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "I'm gonna do the best I can!"
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "You got to Ho-De-Ho!"
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "Ya got to Hi-De-Hi!"
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "Ya gotta He-De-He to get along with me!"
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "You got to learn my song."
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "If you do me wrong!"
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "You gotta kick the gong, to get along with me!"
- The Old Man of the Mountain: "I'm gonna do the best I can!"
Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery
The Old Man of the Mountain makes a cameo in the 1989 film The Betty Boop Movie Mystery.
Betty Boop Dance Card
The Old Man of the Mountain is a playable character in Betty Boop Dance Card.
Gallery
Trivia
- His quote is referenced in the Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas by Oogie Boogie.
- The Miser[1] from Betty Boop Big City Adventures: The Ultimate Game of Pursuit is similar to the Old Man of the Mountain.
- Despite his well-known persona as a villain from the Betty Boop series, the character is essentially an outdated "racial stereotype" of Black men.