Little Johnny Explained

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. The jokes may also include a female counterpart, typically named Susie.

Around the world

Joke characters similar to Little Johnny are known in many countries.

• Argentina: Spanish; Castilian: {{ill|Jaimito (character)|lt=Jaimito|es|Jaimito (diminutive of Spanish; Castilian: Jaime)
• Brazil and Portugal: Portuguese: Joãozinho (diminutive of Portuguese: João) or Portuguese: Juquinha^[1]
• Czech Republic: Czech: Pepíček (diminutive of Czech: Pepa, itself diminutive of Czech: Josef)^[2]
• Germany: Latin: Kleines Fritzchen (Little Fritzie); see German humour and East Germany jokes
• Greece

Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τοτός (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Totos – French: Toto) and Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αννούλα (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Annoula – Annie)^[3]

• Italy : 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.^[4]
  • Italian: [[Pierino contro tutti]] (1981)
  • Italian: [[Pierino medico della SAUB]] (1981)
  • Italian: [[Pierino colpisce ancora]] (1982)
  • Italian: [[:it:Pierino torna a scuola]] (1990)
• India: Malayalam: Tintumon in Malayalam^[5]
• Netherlands, Flanders: Dutch; Flemish: [[Jantje]], a stereotype of the average little Dutch boy, a diminutive of Dutch; Flemish: [[Jan (name)|Jan]]^[6]
• Sri Lanka: Sinhala; Sinhalese: Amdan (Sinhala; Sinhalese: Emden)^[7]
• Russia: Russian: [[Vovochka]] (diminutive of Russian: [[Vladimir (name)|Vladimir]])
• Romania: Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: [[Bulă]], Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Alinuța
• Slovenia: Slovenian: Janezek^[8]
• Turkey: Turkish: Hüdaverdi^[9]

See also

• Little Erna
• Little Audrey
• Little Willie

Notes and References

1. http://www.maispiadas.com.br/categoria/joaozinho/ Piadas do Joãozinho
2. http://vtipzavtipem.wz.cz/pepicek.htm Vtip Za Vtipem
3. Web site: Ανέκδοτα με τον Τοτο και την Αννούλα. el.
4. http://www.risateonline.it/mostrabarze.phtml?c=pierino&p=1&stats=homebarze Barzellette – Pierino / Risate On Line – Il portale dell'umorismo
5. Book: Rajan, Jeena . Tintumon Jokes (I Love You Tintu) . DC Books . 978-81-264-2636-2.
6. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/medewerkers/theo.meder/augsburg.html Paper Augsburg
7. http://sundaytimes.lk/110306/Plus/plus_10.html Tracing Amdan and finding Emden
8. Web site: Humor . Sloport . 2009-03-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724070605/http://www.sloport.net/index.php?action=humor&kat=janezek . 24 July 2011 . dmy-all .
9. Web site: hüdaverdi - uludağ sözlük.