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Celebrate Betty Boop Today!

8/31/2015

 
Perhaps the most amazing thing about Betty Boop is that, even after all these years, we’re still madly in love with her! Today, we say so-long to August, and our month-long celebration of everything Betty, with a BONUS 6th installment in our Celebrating Betty series! 

This exciting, final installment focuses on Betty Boop today. From books to apps, from paper towels in Turkey to cosmetics in Korea, Betty Boop is everywhere, and she's never been bigger! 

Betty fans will not want to miss this very special installment, including the opportunity to pre-order Betty's upcoming book: The Definitive Betty Boop, Volume I, a collection of Betty Boop comic strips from the 1930s that have been restored to their original glory, and a link to her beautiful new online store in Japan! Find it all HERE!
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The Cover of Betty's new book, scheduled for release in September 2015

When Betty Was a Redhead...

8/25/2015

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Part Five of our month-long celebration of Betty Boop focuses on Poor Cinderella. Not only was it Fleischer Studios first color film, it was also the only color film Betty appeared in during the 1930s, and the only one in which she appears with red hair!

Learn the story behind this gorgeous, and amazingly three- dimensional color classic, and then enjoy Poor Cinderella in its entirety!
And stay-tuned, the month is nearly over... but we've still got one more installment to come in our Celebrating Betty series. Look for it on August 31st!
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Which leg did Betty Boop wear her famous garter on???

8/18/2015

 
Check out Part Four of our month-long celebration of all things Betty for the answer to this and other pressing questions about Betty's most famous accessory, and its important cultural significance. 

Also included in this week's installment, fun facts and photos from Betty's 1995 stint as host of Macy's Tap-o-Mania, where Betty and more than 6,500 fellow hoofers, tapped their way into the Guinness Book of World Records.
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What does Boop-Oop-a-Doop mean?

8/11/2015

 
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Betty Boop is forever connected with the phrase Boop-Oop-a-Doop. The phrase, or some version of it, has been a part of Betty since her very first appearance in Dizzy Dishes. 

But what does the phrase Boop-Oop-a-Doop mean?

This question is at the heart of Part 3 in our month-long series "Celebrating Betty," and it's available online now! 

Click here now to read Part 3.
OR check out Part 1 and Part 2 first.   

Celebrating Betty Boop's debut 85 Years Ago Today!

8/9/2015

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85 years ago today, on August 9, 1930, the world heard Betty Boop’s iconic voice for the very first time! 

The film, Dizzy Dishes, was part of Fleischer Studios’ Talkartoon  series and centered on the antics of a hapless and easily distracted nightclub waiter-turned-cook-turned- entertainer, played by Bimbo, who was the studio’s big star character at the time. 

Although Betty played only a bit role, she quickly stole Bimbo's heart - and the nation's heart as well. It wasn't long before Betty was headlining her own series. Read more about Betty's meteoric rise to fame in Part Two of our August is Betty Boop Month series here. 
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Betty Boop’s FIRST WORDS!

8/8/2015

 
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This month is the anniversary of Betty’s very first film appearance. Dizzy Dishes was released on August 9, 1930 as part of Fleischer Studios’ Talkartoon series.

The cartoon's action all takes place in a nightclub. Betty makes only a brief appearance as a cabaret singer, but she catches the eye … and heart … of Bimbo the waiter, who is the star of the film.  In this first appearance, Betty never speaks. Instead she sings I Have to Have You. The song was the start of her film career!

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Here are Betty’s first words on film:

Lovin', I have to have lovin',
But when I'm having my lovin',
I have to have boop-boop-a-doop

Lovin', I must have my lovin',
But when I'm having my lovin',
I have to have you,

I'm so blue, waiting for you
to take me,
Oh, I can't go on like this, 
give me a kiss, huh,
and make me boop-boop-a-doop-a-doop,

Whoopee, I want to make whoopee,
and if I want to make whoopee,
I have to have boop-boop-a-doop-a-doop,

Boop-boop-a-doop… whoopee!

I Have to Have You was a song written by Robin Whiting in 1929.



August is Betty Boop Month!

8/2/2015

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All this month we’ll be celebrating Betty Boop, from her first appearance as a saucy, dog-eared nightclub singer, to leading lady, to cultural icon. 
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Why? 

Because 85 years ago, on August 9, 1930, Betty made her film debut in Dizzy Dishes!


The celebration starts today with the first installment of our Celebrating Betty series: Betty's Rise to Fame which follows Betty's meteoric rise from one bit role to super stardom in just two short years. 

We'll be adding a new installment to the exhibit every Tuesday this month, with a special bonus installment on August 9th. We hope you'll join us all this month as we celebrate the indomitable spirit, steadfast optimism and unfailing good will of Betty Boop! 
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