Minnie the Moocher defined Betty's character as a teenager of a modern era, at odds with the old world ways of her parents. Her popularity was drawn largely from adult audiences, and the cartoons, while seemingly surreal, contained many sexual and psychological elements, particularly in the "Talkartoon", Minnie the Moocher, featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra.
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The series was popular throughout the 1930s, lasting until 1939.īetty Boop is regarded as one of the first and most famous sex symbols on the animated screen she is a symbol of the Depression era, and a reminder of the more carefree days of Jazz Age flappers. From that point on, she was crowned "The Queen of the Animated Screen". Betty also made a cameo appearance in the feature film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), in which she appeared in her traditional black and white and was voiced by Mae Questel.īetty Boop was the star of the Talkartoons by 1932 and was given her own series that same year, beginning with Stopping the Show. In the film, she was depicted with red hair as opposed to her typical black hair.
Betty appeared in the first "Color Classic" cartoon Poor Cinderella, her only theatrical color appearance in 1934. There are at least 12 Screen Songs cartoons that featured Betty Boop or a similar character. Even though the song may have led to Betty's eventual christening, any reference to Betty Co-ed as a Betty Boop vehicle is incorrect although the official Betty Boop website describes the titular character as a "prototype" of Betty. Today, Betty is voiced by Tress MacNeille, Sandy Fox and Cindy Robinson in commercials.Īlthough it has been assumed that Betty's first name was established in the 1931 Screen Songs cartoon, Betty Co-ed, this "Betty" is an entirely different character. Questel, who began voicing Betty Boop in 1931, continued with the role until her death in 1998. In individual cartoons, she was called "Nancy Lee" or "Nan McGrew" – derived from the 1930 Helen Kane film Dangerous Nan McGrew – usually serving as a girlfriend to studio star, Bimbo.īetty's voice was first performed by Margie Hines, and was later performed by several different voice actresses, including Kate Wright, Bonnie Poe, Ann Rothschild (also known as Little Ann Little), and most notably, Mae Questel. Betty Boop appeared as a supporting character in 10 cartoons as a flapper girl with more heart than brains.
Her floppy poodle ears became hoop earrings, and her black poodle nose became a girl's button-like nose. Max Fleischer finalized Betty Boop as a human character in 1932, in the cartoon Any Rags. The character was originally created as an anthropomorphic French poodle. Although Clara Bow is often given as being the model for Boop, she actually began as a caricature of singer Helen Kane.
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She has also been featured in comic strips and mass merchandising.Ī caricature of a Jazz age flapper, Betty Boop was described in a 1934 court case as: "combining in appearance the childish with the sophisticated - a large round baby face with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat careful coiffure, with a very small body of which perhaps the leading characteristic is the most self-confident little bust imaginable." Despite having been toned down in the mid-1930s as a result of the Hays Code to appear more demure, she became one of the best-known and popular cartoon characters in the world.īetty Boop made her first appearance on August 9, 1930, in the cartoon Dizzy Dishes the sixth installment in Fleischer's Talkartoon series. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures.
Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.
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