First Occurence of Who Dat? (1 Viewer)

[Bleu Raeder]

I had mentioned in another thread that MBR and I watched Holiday Inn (1942) as part of the Christmas movie marathon. My ears were amazed to hear "who dat!" shouted by Bing Crosby his own self. Around the 3:34 mark;

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[DadsDream]

As you know, we've done some research on this a few times before.

Here's Swing Wedding, 1937 MGM Harmon-Ising cartoon featuring Ethel Waters, Stepin Fetchit, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller and the Mills Brothers.

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[superchuck500]

I think there's documentation of it in 1919 or so.

 

[DadsDream]

I think there's documentation of it in 1919 or so.

I've found references to it as far back as the late 1850s in literature.

The bulk of the current Wikipedia entry on the subject was posted from SR.com threads.

 

[Bleu Raeder]

Hmmmm, I must have missed those threads on the etymology.

 

[parlorcitysaint]

You mean that Shrek 3 wasn't the first?!