This early Fleischer cartoon isn't one of my favourites of theirs and really isn't one of the most interesting or memorable shorts ever produced by the studio. I get that everyone has to start somewhere but the sound is really rough and grating on the ears, and the animation is just dull as heck and for me it's just a bit of a depressingly drab little effort. It's not fluid with its animation or as wildly inventive as the terrifically surreal animations that would later be put out, and it's clear that they were still honing their craft at the point of this short. Oh and Betty Boop more or less puts in her first ever very brief appearance in a bizarre form that's very different from what she'd look like by the time of her twelve cartoon or so. She has a hideous flappy mouth, an enormous bouncy behind, noodle arms, piggy snout, and drooping gross ears - suffice it to say that in her animated debut, Betty was most-definitely a dog! Some of her famous traits were there right from the start though, like the lilting voice and big eyes and shapely feminine legs. For the most part though it's hard to believe that the sassy ugly mutt that appears in this short would soon evolve into a wildly popular character that would at one point be america's sweetheart and an endearing icon of early animation to this day. That her first appearance is probably the most noteworthy aspect of this short really doesn't say too much for it.. There were far better Fleischer works yet to come, and this early stepping stone is probably of main interest to Fleischer and/or fans of vintage animation historia, only!

Fleischer were responsible for some brilliant cartoons, some of them still among my favourites. Their visual style was often stunning and some of the most imaginative and ahead of its time in animation.The character of Betty Boop, one of their most famous and prolific characters, may not be for all tastes and sadly not as popular now, but her sex appeal was quite daring for the time and to me there is an adorable sensual charm about her. 'Dizzy Dishes' is a very early cartoon for her, and as well as being nowhere near her best there is the sense that Betty was evolving still, meaning that what made her famous doesn't come through enough and she is not particularly well drawn, pretty weird actually.Most of the animation is pretty good, the detail and use of black and white is rich and attractive enough and apart from Betty the cartoon is drawn well. The music is infectious and beautifully and cleverly orchestrated, putting one in a good mood and enhances the action wonderfully.'Dizzy Dishes' does have some cuteness and charm, and the waiter is a lively character. The voice acting is serviceable, but did get better later on.However, along with Betty underwhelming somewhat, like the post-introduction of production code, if anybody enjoyed the pre-code Betty Boop cartoons for being creative visually, wonderfully surreal and for its daring risqué content that was ahead of the time back in the 30s and wouldn't be seen a lot now in cartoon, they will be disappointed in 'Dizzy Dishes'. Because all of those are missing here, so in comparison to what came later everything feels very safe, tame and dare one say it...bland.Judging it on its own entity too, the content is thin and only has the odd minor bit of amusement. The story is not just not much of one.In conclusion, has historical value but there are much better Betty Boop cartoons around. 6/10 Bethany Cox

At pretty much exactly 6 minutes, this is one of the shortest Betty Boop short films. This one is from 1930, so over 85 years old already and it was the very first on-screen appearance by Betty and as she was not an established star at that point yet, she has to share her screen time with several other characters in here and is just as supporting as these are. Also physical appearance is very different. Just like Tom from Tom and Jerry changed dramatically over the years, it is probably even more extreme with Betty. In this one here, she is a chubby creatures that is still much more dog than human and the sex appeal of the character they relied on so heavily in the years to come is missing entirely in here. The film is basically a collection of individual scenes that were intended funny, but rarely deliver in terms of comedy. It is not working as a film with a coherent story, just as a collection of individual sequences I would say. But it's okay. You cannot launch a character like Betty with perfection already. Still good they introduced her at all. Only worth seeing for huge cartoon lovers though.

...Never in my life have I watched a Betty Boop cartoon - until today. I thought I could give this one a go, as this was Betty's debut and I wanted to see what she would be like.Betty Boop only appears in this odd and old episode for a little bit of it, but seems to be an important character. In this appearance she has dog ears, to attract the dog waiter who is the main centre of the episode. He is catering for a pub-type place with a stage for dancers (Betty Boop is a dancer and the waiter seems to dance for her later because he loves her so much). The main plot-line of the episode is the fact that the waiter is incredibly slow and everyone is waiting for him. The most stressed out customer is a rather big dog who wants roast duck. The waiter is just about to bring the roast duck to him until he is distracted by Betty Boop and dances with the duck (cooked and prepared).Anyhow, that's pretty much the plot of the episode. I thought it was cute, entertaining and one that I would watch again. As for Betty Boop, she was not a character to interest me enough (partly because she was not the main character), so I think I'll have to watch some newer episodes with her to have a better idea of her.I recommend this episode to people who like lots of arbitrary dancing and music in a short cartoon episode and to people who want to see Betty's first appearance - with dog ears. Enjoy "Dizzy Dishes"! :-)7 and a half out of ten.