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Betty Boop started out in the early 1930's as
a dog character, primarily as the love interest
of a dog character named Bimbo, in the Talkartoons
series produced by Dave & Max Fleischer. She
was featured in several cartoons as this dog
character through 1930. It didn't take long
for Betty to surpass Bimbo in popularity, and
become the main character in the cartoons. (From:
Starring Bimbo, featuring Betty, To: Starring
Betty, featuring Bimbo.) In many of her cartoons
Bimbo was portrayed either as her boyfriend,
or at least a wanna-be boyfriend.
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As Betty's popularity grew, she went through
a transformation, losing her dog characteristics.
(Although her dog ears hung on for a little
while, before becoming earrings) Before long
she became the cute and sexy character that
we Betty Boop fans have grown to love. Her body
was modeled after Mae West, and her voice was
done by Mae Questal. There were more then one
hundred Betty Boop cartoons produced, including,
"Betty Boop for President" (1932), "Bamboo Isle"
(1932), and "Riding the Rails" (1938), which
even received an Oscar nomination.
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