Betty Boop
Animated Character
Designed by Max Fleischer for Paramount Studio's Talkartoons, Betty Boop began as dog. By 1930 she had evolved into a coy flapper whose innocent skirt-lifting and trademark line "boop-boop-a-doop" were sweetly suggestive of more than just singing and dancing. She starred in over 100 cartoons from 1931 to 1939, getting increasingly less saucy (and less popular). She continues to have strong merchandising power.Extra credit: Mae Questal, the voice of Olive Oyl, also did Betty's.
Betty was one of the first in a long line of sexy cartoons. Read all about her, Olive Oyl, Jessica Rabbit and others in our loop Animated Babes.
Four Good Links
The Official Betty Boop Site
King Features presents a filmography, biography, images and games
A Tribute to Betty Boop
Well done page from a devoted fan
Betty Boop
Essay that gives you an idea of what the cartoons are like
Betty Boop and the Production Code of 1934
Essay on an important era in American animation
Vital Stats
Birth
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Best Known As
Coy and sexy '30s cartoon

