Unlike most cartoons we see today, her episodes were made to appeal to adult audiences. Adult Animationīetty was one of the first sex symbols of animation and she remains one of the most famous. She was given her own series that same year and dubbed "The Queen of the Animated Screen." Her cartoon series was so popular that many other characters got their start in her series, including Popeye. Becoming A Starīy 1932, Betty was the lead star of the Talkarttoons. Creators say that her appearance in the movie did help inspire her name later on though. Many people believe that Betty got her name in the 1931 cartoon Betty Co-ed, but the Betty this one was named after was a different character in the film. In Betty's first cartoon appearances, the supporting character didn't have a real name and was called "Nancy Lee" or "Nan McGrew" in a few episodes. As Betty proved to be more and more popular, she evolved into a full human by 1932, her floppy ears turned into hoop earrings and her poodle nose was morphed into a cute button nose. The character was based on the looks of singer Helen Kane (pictured), best known for her song "I Wanna Be Loved By You," and actress Clara Bow, who was the inspiration for Betty's Brooklyn accent. Because she was created for Bimbo, she was originally an anthropomorphic poodle character, but she still had her Betty charms. A Real Dogīetty's first appearance was in the cartoon Dizzy Dishes, where she was designed to be an object of lust for Bimbo, a dog character who was currently the lead in many of Max Fleischer's Talkartoons. A relic of the jazz era, she was an icon of hope for Americans suffering through the Great Depression as her flapper persona reminded them of good times from the past. So take a moment to watch today's Conversation and celebrate Betty Boop in all her 80-year-old glory.Ĭlick here to watch more from the Conversation series.Betty Boop celebrated her 80th birthday this month, as her first appearance on film occurred on August 9, 1930. According to Cathy Meils, director of the Betty Boop festival, Betty Boop is a hard cartoon character to resist. to celebrate the sultry cartoon star's birthday. This past weekend, Betty Boop's most devoted fans even gathered in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. She also helped launch the careers of other characters, including Popeye, who made his first appearance on the silver screen in a Betty Boop cartoon. She became the classic female form for many cartoon characters who came after her, including Jessica Rabbit from the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Over time she evolved into a more human cartoon, eventually becoming one of the era's first and most well known sex-symbols.Īnd as the decades passed, Boop stayed young and popular. A mix of a french poodle and an actress," explained Brinkman. "When she first started out she was kind of a poodle, she had actually dog ears. In today's Conversation ABC's Stephanie Sy took some time to celebrate Boop's birthday with animator Bryan Brinkman.Ĭreated by Max Fleischer, Boop made her debut on August 9, 1930, in a cartoon entitled "Dizzy Dishes." The character was modeled after some of the more popular singers and actresses of the era. 9, 2010— - A legend of the silver screen is celebrating today, as the black-and-white femme fatale, Betty Boop turns 80.
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