Bimbo's Initiation: Max Fleischer's darkest cartoon

What’s up with Betty’s earlobes – the early Betty was a French poodle; she turned human (and the ears became earrings) later.

Micky locking the manhole cover – yep, that’s what I’ve always seen it as. Quiet nod/dig at the competition? However, that isn’t the first Fleisher cartoon the mouse appears in; he dates back at lest to Dizzy Dishes, which was Betty’s first appearance.