Betty had a flare all her own, she could be daring and assertive all
the while keeping an air of innocence the public loved.
There is something about Betty Boop that is contagious and lovable.
Even if you don't know anything about her, there is still something
about her that people respond to.

By 1932 Betty was considered to be the first and only female animated
screen star who could do it all - Drama, Musicals and Comedy. She took
the country by storm and straight into society's hearts.

There were more than one 100 Betty Boop cartoons produced.
Now, almost 60 years, folks seem to still like the wit, the music and
the charm of Betty Boop.

She was designed by Grim Natwick who invented a better way to make
cartoons smooth and add speech better.

Early appearances of Betty Boop featured her as a dog with a human
female body. She sang in a voice imitation of Helen Kane, a Paramount
singer was known as the "Boop Oop a Doop" girl. Hence the name.
origionally a supporting cast member. Betty Boop's first appearance as
a human female was in "kitty from Kansas City" in 1931. The most
famous among the many women who were the voice of Betty Boop was
Mae Questel.

Betty Boop's final cartoon was " Yip Yip Yippy" (1939). Over 80 Betty
Boop cartoon's were made from 1932 to 1939.

Betty's sexuality is demonstrated in " Dizzy Red Riding Hood" (1931)
where her dress flies up and is pulled down by a nearby tree.

Betty Boop's cartoons were designed for adults and not children as
some people believed. During Betty's performance in 1931 of "You're
Driving Me Crazy" in "Silly Scandals," Betty's top kept falling off
revealing a frilly bra.