For other uses, see Little Johnny (disambiguation).
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Little Johnny jokes are about a small boy who naively poses questions and makes statements that are very embarrassing to his "grownup" listeners (such as parents and teachers), and has a very straightforward way of thinking. At times he is well educated in the terminology of sex, while at others he is all too innocent.
Around the world
Joke characters similar to Little Johnny are known in many countries.
- Argentina: Jaimito [es] (diminutive of Jaime)
- Germany: Kleines Fritzchen (Little Fritzie); see German humour and East Germany jokes
- Italy Pierino [it]: The character became famous in Italy between the 1970s and 80s, in the period of Italian zany and erotic comedy on cinema. Four movies about Pierino were made, all starring Alvaro Vitali.
- Pierino contro tutti (1981)
- Pierino medico della SAUB (1981)
- Pierino colpisce ancora (1982)
- it:Pierino torna a scuola (1990)
- India: Tintumon in Malayalam
- Netherlands, Flanders: Jantje, a stereotype of the average little Dutch boy, a diminutive of Jan
- Sri Lanka: Amdan (Emden)
- Russia: Vovochka (diminutive of Vladimir)
- Romania: Bulă, Alinuța
- Turkey: Hüdaverdi
See also
References
- Barzellette – Pierino / Risate On Line – Il portale dell'umorismo Archived 14 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Rajan, Jeena. Tintumon Jokes (I Love You Tintu). DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-2636-2.
- Paper Augsburg Archived 14 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Tracing Amdan and finding Emden
- "hüdaverdi - uludağ sözlük".