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This is a one-shot cartoon produced by Charles Mintz for Columbia. There will be spoilers ahead:

This is a rather strange and bizarrely cute cartoon about children acting as pilot and air hostess(es), with all other characters being very realistic adults, possibly by use of rotoscoping.

The short opens with the pilot (who looks like he's five or six) crashing the plane he's flying. Four little girls dressed as airline hostesses begin laughing at the crash, only to be scolded by an adult, who then launches into a song about their duties and responsibilities.

Meanwhile, our intrepid "pilot" (given the quality of his landing, I have serious doubts about his ability to fly) is acting as a mechanic. His plane looks like he flies better than he fixes things. This plane isn't flying again absent divine intervention! Over the loudspeaker comes the announcement that Plane 6 is leaving in five minutes. Guess which plane is Plane 6? If you guessed laughing boy's, you get a virtual chocolate chip cookie. The passengers all board the plane, seemingly oblivious to the damage and expect it to take off! So does the pilot! He goes to the cockpit, air hostess in the co-pilot's seat, only to realize there's no propeller attached. He goes out and attaches it in his usual "professional" manner. Deciding more repairs are needed, he tells the hostess to entertain the passengers. She sings to them instead.

More "repairs" take place, leaving the plane even worse than it was before. The ending is a foregone conclusion. There are some nice gags here and there, including a caricature of Mae West. It's also a nice looking short.

Worth watching, particularly if the idea of kids flying planes appeals to you.