Little Johnny Jet
Directed by Tex Avery
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Cartoon Studio
A lighthearted animated short about a vintage B-29 learning to accept his modern jet-powered son, built on warmth, family bonds, and gentle comedy.
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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