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The Moocher
03-11-2005, 07:30 AM
Or "colour" for my fellow Brits.

Betty's modern incarnation is as a marketing icon, and she's drawn in glorious color. Somehow, however, the colors chosen don't strike me as right.

In the only 1930s color cartoon that I am aware of, she was a readhead with green eyes. Now she's a brunette, although her eyes haven't changed.

I think the little dress is black. Yes, she's cute in red, but in the 1930s only a certain type of woman would wear red, and Betty's far too nice a girl....

And as for the red garter - no way! She shows a black bra in some cartoons, but I think that's as daring as it gets.

I don't recall the fishnets in the cartoons either. Another modern addition perhaps, along with the biker gear.

I won't even speculate on other garments. I'm probably in enough trouble already. :D

Comments?

Mooch (aka Ian)
Bikerbettyboop
03-11-2005, 02:18 PM
HI Ian... thanks for your input and feedback and for sharing your thoughts with us regarding the "old vintage nostalgic classic Betty" versus the "new thorughly modern Betty".

I believe you are correct that it is a marketing tactic...In order to introduce Betty to a new younger, hip crowd, King Features needs to keep "updating" her image and appearance and appeal.

But that's just my two cents worth!!

Theresa aka the BikerBettyBoop
The Moocher
03-11-2005, 02:24 PM
Thanks Theresa

For the record, the 30s cartoon in which Betty was a redhead is Cinderella.

Mooch
Bikerbettyboop
03-30-2005, 07:38 PM
Got it... I've since purchased that one! And she's a redhead on the cover of Betty Boop and Grampy DVD!
The Moocher
04-01-2005, 03:51 PM
To me she was always a brunette. I don't think the redhead image attraracted many fans even in the 1930s. My grandfather was sure she was brunnette

Redheads, so they say, have more fun. Blonde doesn't work. Brunette works for me.

Mooch
BBooper
04-02-2005, 12:00 PM
i agree, BB has always been a beautiful brunette for me! :D

BBooper
xxx
Bikerbettyboop
04-24-2005, 01:46 PM
I agree... brunette it just has to be!!
Boopadoopgrl
07-07-2005, 12:00 AM
was betty boop famous in the 50's like she was when she first came out.
Boopadoopgrl
BBooper
07-11-2005, 02:04 PM
20's and 30's i think, mainly the 30's, but i'll have to check that ;)

BBooper
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Bikerbettyboop
07-15-2005, 10:15 AM
Boopadoopgrl... I hope you've been able to find your answer from one of the other links... it's not necessary to ask the same question over and over again.

Hope you can find another topic to discuss with us... ok dokie?
bettyboopfan
07-20-2005, 01:15 AM
I tried to lead her to the answer that was posted by Mooch and MGCHAN.....not sure if she ever found her way!
LilMizNaughty25
07-23-2005, 05:41 PM
Betty is in Colour!!!!!!
bettyboopfan
07-23-2005, 07:43 PM
There are some Betty's in Color.
The Moocher
07-25-2005, 06:33 AM
There are some Betty's in Color.

Fleischer Studios only made one Betty Boop Cartoon in colour. That was Poor Cinderella (1933).

MTA "colourised" most of the original cartoons in the early 1970s. The original drawings were traced in sweatshops in South Korea, the backgrounds were blocked out, much of the animation and all the live sequences were cut, and many of the originals were damaged.

Compilations such as the 1980 Betty Boop For President (1980) and Hurrah For Betty Boop (1985) used the colourised 1970 cartoons.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) was made in colour but Betty was black and white.

Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery (1989) was made in colour. This was a Betty Boop special made for CBS. However CBS lost interest in the project and it was never completed or screened. The Disney Cartoon Channel bought the rights to the cartoon in 1994 and parts have been screened and released to video. However, the end product is unedited, unfinished and a total mish-mash (IMHO). It's a pity that the first real attempt at a new Betty Boop cartoon in 50 years should go so radically wrong.

I don't know much about Betty Boop and the Girls of Mischief (2004). The video is certainly in colour, but I haven't been able to obtain it. I have heard second-hand that it isn't very good, but I'd welcome input from anyone who has seen it.

Mooch
LilMizNaughty25
07-25-2005, 07:03 AM
I have never scene a BB cartoon!!!!!!!
bettyboopfan
08-04-2005, 02:16 AM
You have never seen a Betty cartoon?
The Moocher
08-08-2005, 09:27 AM
You have never seen a Betty cartoon?

Actually, for a young person living in the UK, this wouldn't be unusual. Betty Boop Cartoons haven't been shown on UK TV for a very long time, and Betty Boop videos and CDs are normally only playable in North America.

Mooch
bettyboopfan
08-19-2005, 05:21 PM
I guess I just assumed everyone had the ability to see a boop cartoon.

I didn't think about the videos not being playable anywhere else.
vallygurl888
03-07-2006, 09:09 PM
Yes, she's cute in red, but in the 1930s only a certain type of woman would wear red, and Betty's far too nice a girl....
I don't know about that. In "Betty's Big Boss" she hits on a guy to get a job.
vallygurl888
03-07-2006, 09:11 PM
Actually, for a young person living in the UK, this wouldn't be unusual. Betty Boop Cartoons haven't been shown on UK TV for a very long time, and Betty Boop videos and CDs are normally only playable in North America.

Mooch
There are many public domain DVDs that are region free.
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03-08-2006, 11:43 AM
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03-08-2006, 06:32 PM
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The Moocher
03-14-2006, 07:24 AM
I don't know about that. In "Betty's Big Boss" she hits on a guy to get a job.

This is true. In the 1930s pre-Hays cartoons Betty was a lot naugtier than the thoroughly wholesome (if somewhat underdressed) image we see today. Yes, she did use her looks to advantage in a number of cartoons and Talkartoons.

Nevertheless, as was made clear in Crazy Town, Betty Boop's heart, or any other part of her, is not for sale. In the 1930s only a "certain" type of lady wore red. Please don't ask me to go into details - there are young people here. Betty was never that type of girl.

Mooch
The Moocher
03-14-2006, 07:32 AM
There are many public domain DVDs that are region free.

Actually, if you look into it, there is a lot of duplication in the DVDs that can be played in the UK. I have about 40 cartoons from the 1930s, but I have gone to a lot of trouble and expense to get them. You can't walk into Walmart and buy a DVD for a couple of bucks, like you can in the US.

I still maintain that it would not be unusual for a young person in the UK never to have seen a Betty Boop cartoon, or even to know that she made cartoons, even if such a person were a fan of Betty's current image and collectible items.

Mooch