Betty's son

[The Moocher]

I'm sure somebody asked about whether Betty ever had a baby. I can't find the thread in this forum.

Betty has what appears to be a son in two cartoons - from the storylines it's unlikely she's minding him for somebody else. In Baby Be Good (1935) he's a baby. In Betty Boop and Little Jimmy (1936) he's about four or five years old, and his name is Jimmy.

The Foxy Hunter (1937) had a character called Junior, who may have been Betty's child, or else a child she was minding.

The reason I'm posting is that I have found pictures of the baby and little Jimmy. The second picture is colorized.

Mooch

[bettyboopfan]

Thanks for the pics, Moocher.

I remember someone posting a question about Betty having a baby.

[crystalflames]

I never knew that, thanks for sharing. :D :D

[bboop480]

Who Would Have Been The Father???

[boopie1969]

Interesting!!! i didn't know that. I thought I had watched all of her shows. Guess I missed a couple.

Who would be the father?

boopie1969

[bettyboopfan]

I think somewhere Mooch said once before who may have fathered the baby.....hmmm...I will see if I can find it.

[The Moocher]

There's no sign of a husband in either of the cartoons. The issue of a father is simply not addressed. Nobody in either cartoon specifically says the child is Betty's, but the stories don't make much sense otherwise.

I know it's difficult, but please remember Betty Boop is a cartoon character, not a real person. She played parts. She could play the part of a mother. In B*m Bandit (1931) she played Dangerous Nan McGrew, the mother of seventeen children. In this case Bimbo was the father.

Little Jimmy was also a character from a strip cartoon. In Betty Boop and Little Jimmy he played the part of Betty's son. The issue of a father simply isn't relevant.

It's fun to speculate of course. Why did Fearless Fred disappear so suddenly?

Mooch

[Boop-a-DoopGirl]

Interesting! I'm learning stuff all the time!!
Thank you Mooch it's great reading!!

[bettyboop0398]

The baby in the pic does look a bit like her!Yeh!That's awesome Betty representing for single mothers(if she was the mother)!.Lol!

[Candlesnboop]

They are so cute!! Thanks for sharing with us Moocher!!:)

[someone200]

lets hope bimbo's not the father lol. That'll be wierd... jimmy would be half boy and half dog