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Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. Betty Boop are a Serbian Pop rock Girl band. Band history The band was formed in 2005 in Zrenjanin, Serbia The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Talkartoons is the name of a series of 42 animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 Max Fleischer ( July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an important Austrian American pioneer in the development of the Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. With her overt sexual appeal, Betty was a hit with theater-goers, and despite having been toned down in the mid-1930s, she remains popular today. This article is about the issues and phenomena pertaining to sexual function and behavior of Human Females Human female sexuality encompasses Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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History
Origins
Betty Boop made her first appearance on August 9, 1930 in the cartoon Dizzy Dishes, the sixth installment in Fleischer's Talkartoon series. " Minnie the Moocher " is a Jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra selling over 1 million copies Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dizzy Dishes is a Animated short film created by the Fleischer Studios in 1930 as part of the Talkartoon series Talkartoons is the name of a series of 42 animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 She was originally designed by Grim Natwick, a veteran animator of the silent era who would become lead director and animator for the Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney studios. Myron "Grim" Natwick ( August 16 1890 – October 7 1990) was an American Animator and Film director An animator is an Artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called Animation when rapidly displayed Ub Iwerks, ASC ( Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) ( 24 March 1901 &ndash 7 July 1971) was a two-time Academy Award winning Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The character was modeled after a combination of Helen Kane, the famous popular singer of the 1920s and contract player at Paramount Pictures, the studio that distributed Fleischer's cartoons and Clara Bow who was a popular actress in the 1920s who had not managed to survive the transition to sound because of her strong Brooklyn accent, yet became a trademark for Betty. Helen Kane ( August 4 1903, some sources indicate 1904 – September 26 1966) was an American popular Singer, best known Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame By direction of Dave Fleischer, Natwick designed the original character in the mode of an anthropomorphic French poodle. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects The character's voice was first performed by Margie Hines, and was later provided by several different voice actresses including Kate Wright, Ann Rothschild (a. Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and k. a. Little Ann Little), Bonnie Poe, and most notably, Mae Questel who began in 1931 and continued with the role until 1938. Mae Questel (Mae Questal is the spelling on the record label for Good Ship Lollipop 1932( September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an
While the original design was rather ugly and awkward, she was developed further after Natwick's departure under Berny Wolf, Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall, and Willard Bowsky. Betty became finalized as completely human by 1932 in the cartoon Any Rags. Her floppy poodle ears became hoop earrings, and her black poodle nose became a girl's button-like nose. Earrings are jewelry attached to the ear through a piercing in the Earlobe or some other external part of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings Betty appeared in ten cartoons as a supporting character, a flapper girl with more heart than brains. The term flapper in the 1920s referred to a "new breed" of young Women who wore short skirts bobbed their hair listened to the new Jazz music In individual cartoons she was called "Nancy Lee" and "Nan McGrew", usually served as a girlfriend to studio star Bimbo. Bimbo is a Fictional character, a Cartoon Dog created by Fleischer Studios.
Although it has been assumed that Betty's first name was established in the 1931 Screen Songs cartoon Betty Co-ed, this "Betty" was, an entirely different character. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Screen Songs is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 Though the song may have led to Betty's eventual christening, any references to Betty Co-ed as a Betty Boop vehicle are incorrect. (The official Betty Boop website describes the titular character as a "prototype" of Betty. ) In all, there were at least 12 Screen Songs cartoons that featured either Betty Boop or a similar character.
Betty appeared in the first "Color Classic" cartoon 'Poor Cinderella', her only theatrical color appearance (1934). The Macintosh Color Classic was the first color compact Apple Macintosh computer Betty made a cameo appearance in the feature film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), in her traditional black and white, saying work had "gotten slow since cartoons went to color," but she still had "what it takes. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released "
Betty Boop became the star of the Talkartoons by 1932, and was given her own series in that same year beginning with Stopping the Show. Stopping the Show is a 1932 Fleischer Studios Animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. From this point on, she was crowned "The Queen of the Animated Screen. " The series was hugely popular throughout the 1930s, lasting until 1939. But her best appearances are considered to be in the first three years due to her "Jazz Baby" character with innocent sexuality, which was aimed at adults. However the content of her films was affected by the National Legion of Decency and the Production Code of 1933. The National Legion of Decency, also known as the Catholic Legion of Decency, was an organization dedicated to identifying and combating objectionable content in Motion For the television broadcasting term please see Production code number. The Production Code guidelines imposed on the Motion Picture Industry placed specific restrictions on the content films with references to sexual innuendo. This greatly affected the content of the films of Mae West at Paramount, as well as the Betty Boop cartoons until the end of the series.
Betty Boop was the subject of additional publicity in 1934 when Helen Kane launched a major lawsuit against Max Fleischer and Paramount Studios for the "deliberate caricature" that produced "unfair competition" that exploited her personality and image. While Miss Kane had risen to fame in the 1920s as "The Boop-Oop-A-Doop Girl" star of stage, recordings, and films for Paramount, her career was over by 1930. Interestingly, Paramount promoted the development of Betty Boop following Miss Kane's decline. As Miss Kane's claims seemed on the surface to be valid, it was proven that her appearance was not unique in that she and the Betty Boop character bore a resemblance to Clara Bow, another major star of Paramount. But the largest evidence against Miss Kane's case was her claims to the origins of her singing style. While an outgrowth of Jazz "scat singing," testimony revealed that Miss Kane had witnessed a black performer, "Baby Esther" using a similar characterization in an act at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem some years earlier. An early test sound film was discovered of Baby Esther performing in this style, disproving Miss Kane's claims.
While "Betty Boop" continued in production for the next five years, her best films had already been released, since her personality was greatly neutralized from that point on. Due to a combination of policies affected by the Production Code and also changes in the content of Paramount's films also affected Betty's later appearances. While her later cartoons were more slick and consistently produced, they relied heavily on self-consciously cute and moralistic preaching, making Betty more of a "good citizen" maiden aunt spinster separated from any references to sexuality, and innocent girlishness. Oddly, Betty became a secondary character in her own cartoons, which began to center on the adventures of her pet dog, Pudgy, and the eccentric inventor, Grampy, who bore an interesting resemblance to Koko the Clown. Grampy is an animated Cartoon character appearing in the Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and Koko the Clown is an animated character created by animation pioneer Max Fleischer.
While the period that Betty represented had been replaced by the "Big Bands" of the Swing Era, Fleischer Studios made an attempt to develop a replacement character in this style in the "Betty Boop" cartoon, "Sally Swing" (1938). The Swing Era was the period of time (1935&ndash1946 when Big band Swing music was the most popular music in America. While a concept with potential, the character was not well conceived and failed to project an energetic personality of the type later developed by Tex Avery at MGM, or the type emerging from Betty Hutton, a major Paramount star and symbol of the "Swing" and "Jitterbug" craze. Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg, February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007) was an American film
The last "Betty Boop" cartoons were released in 1939, and a few made attempts to bring Betty into the "Swing Era. " In her last appearance, "Rhythm on the Reservation" (1939), she drives an open convertible labeled, "Betty Boop's Swing Band" while driving through a settlement of Native Americans. While in some ways considered "politically incorrect" by today's standards and sentiments over racial stereotypes, Betty introduces the natives to "Swing Music" and creates a "Swinging Sioux Band. " The last listed title in the series was "Yip-Yip-Yippie," but it was a one shot cartoon without Betty.
In 1955, Betty's 110 cartoon appearances were sold to television syndicator U. M. & M TV Corporation in 1955, which was acquired by National Telefilm Associates (NTA) the following year. NTA was reorganized in the 1980s as Republic Pictures, which is presently a subsidiary of Viacom, the parent company owning Paramount. Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution Ironically, Paramount, Boop's original home studio (via sister company Republic), now acts as theatrical distributor for the Boop cartoons they themselves originally released. Television rights are now handled by CBS Television Distribution, successor to various related companies, including Worldvision Enterprises, Republic, and NTA. CBS Television Distribution (CTD is a United States and Global Television Distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation 's three Worldvision Enterprises Inc was a Television program and Home video distributor established in 1962 as ABC Films, the syndication arm of the
Betty Boop appeared in two television specials, "The Romance of Betty Boop" (1984) and "The Betty Boop Movie Mystery" (1989), as well as cameo appearances in television commercials. And while television revivals were conceived, nothing materialized to the degree originally planned.
While the animated cartoons of "Betty Boop" have enjoyed a remarkable rediscovery over the last 30 years, official home video releases have been limited to the VHS collector's set of the 1990s. In spite of continue interest, no official DVD releases have occurred to date (Lionsgate Home Entertainment, under license from Republic, owns the video rights to the Boop cartoons). Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. Ironically, the image of Betty Boop has gained more recognition through the massive merchandising license launched by the heirs of Max Fleishcer, with audiences today unaware of Betty's place in cinema and animation history.
Betty as sex symbol
Betty Boop is known as the first and one of the most famous sex symbols on the animated screen;[1][2] she was a symbol of the depression era, a reminder of the more carefree days of The Jazz age flapper. A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star Her popularity was drawn largely from adult audiences, and the cartoons, while seemingly surrealistic, contained many sexual/psychological elements, particularly in the "Talkartoon", Minnie the Moocher which featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra. " Minnie the Moocher " is a Jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra selling over 1 million copies Cabell "Cab" Calloway III ( December 25, 1907 &ndash November 18, 1994) was a famous American Jazz Singer Minnie the Moocher is perhaps the one cartoon that defined Betty's character as a teenager of a modern era at odds with the old world ways of her parents.
Betty is at odds with her parents and opts to run away from home, only to get lost in a haunted cave with her boyfriend Bimbo. Bimbo is a Fictional character, a Cartoon Dog created by Fleischer Studios. A ghostly walrus (rotoscoped from live-action footage of Calloway), sings Calloway's famous song "Minnie the Moocher", accompanied by several other ghosts and skeletons. The walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus) is a large flippered Marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and Rotoscoping is an Animation technique in which Animators trace over live-action film movement frame by frame for use in Animated films Originally This haunting performance sends the frightened Betty and Bimbo back to the safety of "home, sweet home". "Minnie the Moocher" was a huge success on two levels. It was a tremedous promotion for Calloway's subsequent stage appearances, and also established "Betty Boop" as a cartoon star. The eight Talkartoons that followed all starred Betty, leading her into her own series beginning in 1932. With the release of Stopping the Show in August of 1932, the Talkartoons were replaced by the Betty Boop series, which continued for the next seven years, with Betty being one of Paramount's top stars. [1]
Betty Boop is important to animation history for being the first cartoon character to fully represent a sexual woman. Other female cartoon characters of the same period showed their panties regularly, like Minnie Mouse, but were not fully defined in a woman's form. Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by All other cartoon "girls" were merely clones of their male co-stars, with alterations in costume with the addition of eyelashes and a female voice. Betty Boop wore short dresses, high heels, and a garter belt. Her breasts were suggested with a low, contoured bodice that showed cleavage. In her cartoons, male characters tried to sneak peeks at her while she's changing, or simply walking along minding her own business. In Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle, she does the hula topless, wearing only a lei and a grass skirt, which she repeated in her cameo appearance in the first Popeye cartoon, Popeye the Sailor (1933). Hula (ˈhuːlə is a dance form accompanied by chant or song It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there Lei is a Hawaiian word for a garland or wreath More loosely defined a lei is any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Popeye the Sailor is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. Her "Bamboo Isle" performance was also included in the short Betty Boop's Rise to Fame, featuring a staged quasi-interview with studio head, Max Fleischer. Betty Boop's Rise to Fame is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop.
There was however, a certain girlish quality to the character. She was drawn with a head bigger than normal for an adult, but normal for a baby. This suggested the combination of girlishness and maturity many people saw in the 'flapper' type which Betty Boop was supposed to represent.
While compromises on Betty's virtue were always a challenge, the animators kept her "pure" and girl-like, on screen, anyway. The studio's 1931 Xmas card featured Betty in bed with Santa Claus, winking at the viewer. Also in 1931, the Talkartoons 'Bimbo's Express' and 'Dizzy Red Riding Hood' were given distinctly 'impure endings'. Officially, she was only 16 years old according to a 1932 interview with Fleischer. Attempts to compromise her virginity were reflected in "Chess Nuts" (1931) and most importantly, Boop-Oop-A-Doop (1932). In this cartoon, Betty is a High Wire Performer in a circus. The villainous Ringmaster lusts for Betty as he watches her from below, singing "Do Something," a song previously performed by Helen Kane.
As Betty returns to her tent, the Ringmaster follows her inside and sensually massages her legs, surrounds her and threatens her job if she doesn't submit. This is perhaps one of the earliest portrayals of sexual harassment on the screen, and was very daring at a time when such subject matter was considered taboo. Betty begs the Ringmaster to cease his advances, as she sings "Don't take my Boo-Oop-A-Doop Away. " Koko the Clown is outside of the tent, practicing his juggling and hears the struggle from inside the tent. He leaps in to save Betty's virtue, struggling with the Ringmaster who loads him into a cannon, firing it, thinking that he has sent the hero away, laughing with self-satisfaction. But Koko is hiding inside the cannon, and strikes the Ringmaster out cold with a mallet, returning with "the last laugh. " Concerned about Betty's welfare, she answers in song, "No, he couldn't take my boop-oop-a-doop away!"
Betty Boop's Big Boss, however, wrong-foots the audience. Betty Boop's Big Boss is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. After the usual menacing advances, there is a vast mobilization of outraged citizens, the Army, the Navy etc. to rescue Betty. The rescuers break in and discover Betty and the Big Boss happily embracing - it seems she likes this one after all! The cartoons closes with astonished exclamations of disgust.
Betty tamed
The Production Code censorship caused drastic changes to the character of "Betty Boop". For the television broadcasting term please see Production code number. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor No longer was she a carefree flapper, she became a husbandless housewife/career girl, wearing a fuller dress or skirt. For a few entries, she was given a boyfriend, "Freddie," who was introduced in "She Wronged Him Right"(1934), and appeared in five more cartoons. Next Betty was teamed with her cute puppy, "Pudgy", beginning with "Little Pal" (1934). The following year saw the addition of the eccentric inventor, "Grampy" who debuted in "Betty Boop and Grampy" (1935). While these cartoons were tame compared to her earlier appearances, their self-conscious wholesomeness was aimed at more of a juvenile audience, which contributed to the decline of the series. Much of this decline was also due to the lessening of Betty's role in the cartoons, which was dominated by her co-stars. This was a similar problem experienced with Walt Disney's "Mickey Mouse," who was becoming eclipsed by the popularity of Fleischer's biggest success, "Popeye. " At the same time, the story formulas for the later "Betty Boop" cartoons made her less capable on her own, constantly dependent upon "Grampy" for the solutions to her problems. [2]
Being largely a musical novelty character, the animators struggled to keep Betty's cartoons interesting by casting her with popular comic strip characters such as "Henry," "The Little King", and "Little Jimmy" hoping to create additional spinoff series as with her pairing with "Popeye" in 1933. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist But none of these films generated new series. A Betty Boop comic strip by Max Fleischer was syndicated through King Features from 1934 through 1937. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. From 1984 through 1987, a revival strip, Betty Boop and Friends was produced by Brian Walker, Ned Walker, Greg Walker, and Morgan Walker. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) But as the culture was changing towards the end of The Great Depression, Betty's theatrical career clearly had come to an end in 1939. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Betty today
Betty Boop's films found a new audience when Paramount sold them for syndication in 1955. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) U. M. &M. and National Telefilm Associates were required to remove the original Paramount logo from the opening and closing as well as any references to Paramount in the copyright line on the main titles. However, the mountain motif remains on some television prints, usually with a U. M. &M. copyright line, while recent versions have circulated with the Paramount-Publix reference in cartoons from 1931.
The original "Betty Boop" cartoons were in black and white. And as newer product made for television began to appear, her cartoons were soon retired, particularly with the arrival of color television in the 1960s. But Betty's film career saw a major revival in the release of "The Betty Boop Scandals of 1974", and became a part of the post 1960s counterculture movement. Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or NTA attempted to capitalize on this with a new syndication syndication package, but there was no market for cartoons in black and white. As an answer, they had them remade cheaply in Korea, but were unable to sell them due largely to their sloppy production that belied the quality of the originals. Unable to sell them to television, they assembled a number of the color cartoons in compilation feature titled, Betty Boop for President to capitalize on the 1976 election. Betty Boop for President is a 1932 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. But it saw no major theatrical release, and resurfaced in 1981 on HBO under the title, Hurray for Betty Boop.
It was the advent of Home Video that created an appreciation for films in their original versions, and Betty was rediscovered again in Beta and VHS versions. The ever expanding cable television industry saw the creation of American Movie Classics, which showcased a selection of the original black and white "Betty Boop" cartoons in the 1990s, which led to an eight volume VHS set, "Betty Boop, the Definitive Collection. " To date, no official DVD releases have been made in spite of the tremendous interest. In spite of this, there are currently twenty-two public domain Betty Boop cartoons available at the Internet Archive. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and
Marketers rediscovered Betty Boop in the 1980s, and "Betty Boop" merchandise has far outdistanced her exposure in films, with many not aware of her as a cinematic creation. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Much of this current merchandise features the character in her popular, sexier form, and has become popular worldwide once again. The 1980s, rapper, Betty Boo (whose voice, image and name were influenced by the cartoon character) rose to popularity in the UK largely due to the "Betty Boop" revival. Alison Moira Clarkson, better known as Betty Boo (born 6 March, 1970 in Kensington, London) is an English dance
There were brief returns to the theatrical screen. In 1988, Betty appeared after a 50 year absence with a cameo in the Academy Award-winning film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released In 1993, animation director Jerry Rees, best known for his film The Brave Little Toaster, wrote and produced a new Betty Boop feature film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jerry Rees is an animator and director best known for the 1987 Emmy-nominated animated special The Brave Little Toaster. The Brave Little Toaster is an animated Film from 1987, directed by Jerry Rees, written by Thomas M Seventy-five percent of the film was storyboarded, but two weeks before voice recording was to begin, MGM switched studio chiefs and the project, tentatively called The Betty Boop Feature Script, was abandoned.
Ownership of the Boop cartoons has changed hands over the intervening decades due to a series of corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures (mainly involving Republic Pictures and the 2006 corporate split of parent company Viacom into two separate companies). Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests As of 2008, Lions Gate Home Entertainment (under license from Paramount) holds home video rights and CBS Television Distribution retains television rights. Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. CBS Television Distribution (CTD is a United States and Global Television Distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation 's three Ironically, Paramount continues to hold theatrical distribution rights, although any sort of video or theatrical re-release has yet to be announced. But the "Betty Boop" character and trademark is currently owned by Fleischer Studios, with the merchandising rights licensed to King Features Syndicate.
The Betty Boop series continues to be a favorite of many critics, and the 1933 Betty Boop cartoon Snow White (not to be confused with Disney's 1937 film Snow White) was selected for preservation by the U. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Snow White is a 1933 animated short film in the Betty Boop series from Max Fleischer 's Fleischer Studios. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American film based on the eponymous German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. S. Library of Congress in the National Film Registry in 1994. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Betty Boop's popularity continues well into present day culture, with references appearing in the comic strip Doonesbury, where the character B. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Doonesbury is a Comic strip by G B Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of a vast array of different characters of different ages professions D. 's busty girlfriend/wife is named "Boopsie" and the animated reality TV spoof Drawn Together, where Betty is the inspiration for Toot Braunstein. Drawn Together is an American Animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November Toot Braunstein is a Fictional character in the Animated series Drawn Together. A "Betty Boop" musical has been developed for Broadway, with music by Andrew Lippa. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Andrew Lippa is an American Composer, Lyricist, book writer, Performer, and
Filmography (Betty Boop series)
Note: see the Talkartoons filmography for Betty Boop's earlier appearances, and see the Screen Songs filmography for additional Betty Boop's appearances. Talkartoons is the name of a series of 42 animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 Screen Songs is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929
References
- ^ Betty Boop - Boop Oop a Doop (1986) from Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Video World Is Smitten by a Gun-Toting, Tomb-Raiding Sex Symbol from The New York Times
- Solomon, Charles (1994): The History of Animation: Enchanted Drawings. Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Stopping the Show is a 1932 Fleischer Studios Animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee is a 1932 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Bimbo and Koko Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Betty Boop MD is a 1932 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Bimbo Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle is a 1932 Fleischer Studios Betty Boop Animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. 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Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Betty Boop's Birthday Party is a 1933 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Koko the Clown Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Betty Boop's May Party is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Betty Boop's Big Boss is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Mother Goose Land is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Popeye the Sailor is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. The Old Man of the Mountain is a 1933 Animated short in the Betty Boop series produced by Fleischer Studios. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. I Heard is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Bimbo Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Morning Noon and Night is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers is a 1933 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz She Wronged Him Right is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Red Hot Mamma is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Betty Boop Animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Ha! Ha! Ha! is a 1934 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Betty in Blunderland is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Betty Boop's Rise to Fame is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Betty Boop's Trial is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Betty Boop's Life Guard is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Poor Cinderella is a 1934 Fleischer Studio Animated short film featuring Betty Boop. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. There's Something About a Soldier is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Betty Boop's Little Pal is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Pudgy (in his first Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Betty Boop's Prize Show is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Keep in Style is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published When My Ship Comes In is a 1934 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM Baby Be Good is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Taking The Blame is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Pudgy. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Stop That Noise is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Swat the Fly is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Puppy. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer No! No! A Thousand Times No!! is a 1935 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned A Little Soap and Water is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. A Language All My Own is a 1935 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Betty Boop and Grampy is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Grampy (in his first Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Judge for a Day is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Making Stars is a 1935 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Betty Boop with Henry the Funniest Living American is a 1935 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Little Nobody is a 1936 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Pudgy. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon Betty Boop and the Little King is a 1936 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Otto Soglow 's Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Not Now is a 1936 Fleischer Studios Animated short films starring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Pup. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Betty Boop and Little Jimmy is a 1936 Fleischer Studio Animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring newspaper comic strip character Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to A Song A Day is a 1936 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Grampy. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. More Pep is a 1936 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Pudgy. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Happy You and Merry Me is one of a series of animated short films featuring Betty Boop produced by the Fleischer Studios during the 1930s Stars Mae Questel Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Making Friends is a 1936 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in House Cleaning Blues is a 1937 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Grampy. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Whoops! I'm a Cowboy! is a 1937 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The Hot Air Salesman is a 1937 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop and featuring Wiffle Piffle Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Pudgy Takes a Bow-wow is a 1937 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Puppy. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the The Impractical Joker is a 1937 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Ding Dong Doggie is a 1937 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Zula Hula is a 1937 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Grampy. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland Riding the Rails is a 1938 Fleischer Studios Animated short film featuring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Pup. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Out of the Inkwell was the title for a 1938 Betty Boop Animated short film Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The Swing School is a 1938 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop Synopsis At Betty Boop's Music Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the My Friend the Monkey is a 1939 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Musical Mountaineers is a 1939 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Rhythm on the Reservation is a 1939 Fleischer Studios Animated short film starring Betty Boop. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Yip Yip Yippy is 1939 Fleischer Studios Animated short film While it was released as part of the Betty Boop series it does not feature Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Outlet Books Company.
- Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
- Betty Boop: The Definitive Collection Volumes 1-8 (VHS)
External links
- Betty Boop's website
- List of Betty Boop cartoons in the public domain on-line
- Betty Boop on Vintage ToonCast