Betty Boop

Betty Boop is a character created by animators Grim Natwick and Max Fleischer for the Fleischer Studios in 1930, first seen in the animated short Dizzy Dishes and going on to appear in a total 110 cartoons. Originally an antropomorphic French poodle, she soon changed into an human girl character noted for her sex-appeal. Her last cartoon appeared in 1939, after being toned down due to restrictions set by the film industry. However, comics and television specials later appeared and she remains a popular merchandising icon.

Fleischer Studios introduced Popeye into animation in the short Popeye the Sailor, which in fact belonged to the Betty Boop series, with the actual Popeye series soon to follow. The cartoon is titled "Popeye the Sailor with Betty Boop", although most of the action revolves around him, Bluto and Olive Oyl. Betty does in fact appear along Popeye, both performing a dance together on stage, in effect making Popeye's first screen appearance a "cross-over".

Quotes

• "Oooh, lookie lookie!" (lookie is slang for look)

Trivia

• Bonnie Poe provided the voice for both Olive Oyl and Betty Boop in the episode Popeye the Sailor.
• Betty Boop sings the title song "Strike up the band for Popeye the Sailor".
• Betty Boop is referenced in You Gotta Be a Football Hero, which was also William Costello's last performance as Popeye.
• When Olive and Popeye play "5 balls for 5 cents" you can see Betty Boop and Bimbo dolls in the upper left corner.
• Betty can be seen doing the same dance she did in her earlier cartoon Bamboo Isle.
• Betty's boyfriend Bimbo the dog can be seen in the audience.

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