One of my favorite characters
in her cartoons is Grampy, the eccentric inventor who,
after putting on his thinking cap, seems to be able to solve
any problem. Grampy's way of doing things, was always fun, and
to say the least, unique. Another character that showed up occasionally
was Koko the clown, although he usually appeared as nothing more
then an "extra" in Betty's cartoons. And then there's Pudgy, Betty's
little dog . He's featured in many of her cartoons, in fact there
seem to be a couple of cartoons that he is the primary character.
Some of my favorite Betty Boop cartoons include: "Poor Cinderella"
(1934), "A Language all my Own" (1935), and "Betty Boop and the Little
King" (1936). Betty's popularity began to decline after her creators
were forced to "clean her up" under the Hays Code. Gone were the short
little skirts with her garter showing. Her hemline moved down to her
knees, and her character took on more of a school teacher persona. Since
it was the "cute" and "sexy" characteristics that made Betty popular,
eliminating them meant the beginning of the end of Betty's popularity.
During her prime, it was not uncommon to see big name musical guests
making appearances in her cartoons. Some of these were: "I'll be glad
when you're Dead, You Rascal You" (1932), featuring Louis Armstrong,
"Minnie the Moocher" (1932), featuring Cab Calloway, and one of my favorites
"Snow White" (1933) featuring Cab Calloway doing the song 
"Saint James Infirmary Blues".
In the 1930's, Betty Boop was made into dolls, toys,
and other collectibles. Her popularity declined for several
decades, but then, in the 1980's she began to become popular
again. Now, as she becomes more popular, there are many products
and collectables available. Some of the items I have are dolls,
ceramics, T-shirts, posters, watches,and more. Almost anything
you can think of, is now available. I think that Betty is as
popular now, as she has ever been.
Betty Boop, Bimbo, Pudgy, and Koko
are owned by, copyrighted by,
and licensed trade marks of
KING FEATURES SYNDICATE Inc.
and FLEISCHER STUDIOS,
Inc. .
All images of Betty Boop,
Bimbo, Pudgy, and Koko are copyrighted by
King Features Syndicate
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Last Update 02/01/2007