- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Music, Short
- Release: 1935-08-17
- Director: Lloyd French
- Writers: Lloyd French (script)
- Language: English
- Stars: Lew Pollack , Charles Carlile , Helen Ware , The Cavaliers Quartette
- Runtime: 12 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: What's the Idea? , Pepper Pot (1934-1935 season): What's the Idea? (United States of America) , What's the Idea? (United States of America)
- Plot: One of the standard entries in Vitaphone's "Pepper Pot" series in which a leading songwriter officiates at the piano as the accompanist while leading through a repertoire of his songs. Lew Pollack is the songwriter and singers Charles Carlile, Helen Ware and the Cavaliers Quartette take turns singing Pollack-written songs.
- IMDB:tt1585278
What’s the Idea? Cast

Lloyd French
Director
Lew Pollack
Song Writer
Charles Carlile
Singer

Helen Ware
Singer
The Cavaliers Quartette
Quartette