Wanna Be a Member?

Wanna Be a Member? is the fifth Lil' Brother Ben theatrical cartoon short, starring Andy Richards as Ben Higgenbottom in a remake of the 1931 Talkartoons short Bimbo's Initiation, in which Ben takes the Bimbo role.

Plot
Ben is seen enjoying a walk throughout San Francisco until accidentally falling into a manhole, He lands in the underground clubhouse of a secret society. The leader asks Ben if he would like to be a member, but Ben refuses and is sent through a series of dangerous events. He is repeatedly asked by the leader to join their society, but keeps refusing. Ben is brought through a series of mysterious doors that lead him into yet another sub-basement. Ben flees through various death traps before landing in front of the mysterious order's leader again, the leader soon transforms into an attractive girl, finally accepts the invitation and follows the girl Harpo Marx style, only to reveal it was a trap as the girl transforms back into the leader and gang up on Ben, beating him up, the short ends with Ben waking up on a street all beaten up and bruised, addressing to the audience "This is the last time I'm going in a manhole cover".

Home Media
Wanna Be a Member? is available on Blu-ray and DVD in the Olive Films release The Mighty B!: Volume 2, 1937-39.