Betty Boop

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animated cartoon character comic strip character fictional character film character television character

Betty Boop is an iconic animated cartoon character from the 1930s, known for her flapper style, babyish voice, and status as one of the first and most famous sex symbols in animation.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Betty Boop (voice)	1
Betty Boop cartoons	1
Betty Boop series	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animated cartoon character ⓘ comic strip character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ television character ⓘ
associatedCharacter	Bimbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Fearless Fred NERFINISHED ⓘ Grampy NERFINISHED ⓘ Koko the Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ Pudgy the Puppy NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Helen Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ
catchphrase	Boop-Oop-a-Doop NERFINISHED ⓘ
censorship	subject to Production Code restrictions ⓘ
characterType	flapper ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdByStudio	Fleischer Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Grim Natwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Fleischer NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact	icon of early American animation ⓘ one of the first major female animated stars ⓘ
culturalRole	flapper icon ⓘ jazz age icon ⓘ sex symbol ⓘ
debutStudioSeries	Talkartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	Dizzy Dishes NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearanceDate	1930-08-09 ⓘ
franchise	Betty Boop film series NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	animated comedy ⓘ musical film ⓘ
hasColorVersion	yes ⓘ
inspiredBy	1920s flapper culture ⓘ jazz music ⓘ
merchandiseCategory	clothing ⓘ home decor ⓘ toys ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	babyish voice ⓘ curly black hair ⓘ garter on left leg ⓘ heart-shaped mouth ⓘ high-pitched singing ⓘ large round eyes ⓘ short dress ⓘ
notableSongAssociation	I Wanna Be Loved by You NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfTheatricalShorts	over 90 ⓘ
originallyBlackAndWhite	yes ⓘ
originalMedium	black-and-white animated short film ⓘ
portrayedAs	independent young woman ⓘ singer and performer ⓘ
producedBy	Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	urban nightclub environment ⓘ
spinOffFrom	Bimbo the dog character NERFINISHED ⓘ
styleChange	made more modest after mid-1930s ⓘ
subjectOf	copyright and likeness lawsuits ⓘ
timePeriod	1930s ⓘ
voiceActor	Ann Rothschild NERFINISHED ⓘ Bonnie Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Questel NERFINISHED ⓘ Margie Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fleischer → notableWork → Betty Boop ⓘ

subject surface form: Max Fleischer

Mae Questel → notableWork → Betty Boop ⓘ

this entity surface form: Betty Boop (voice)

Mae Questel → notableWork → Betty Boop ⓘ

this entity surface form: Betty Boop cartoons

Mae Questel → voiceOf → Betty Boop ⓘ

Golden Age of American animation → notableWork → Betty Boop ⓘ

this entity surface form: Betty Boop series