She started her days as a doodle
A cartoon portraying a poodle
Then her form was revised
Anthro-po-morphised
To party, and sway and canoodle.
David Cairns
Image: Dizzy Dishes (Dave Fleischer; 1930). Introduced in 1930 as a nameless poodle (note the ears) dressed in flapper fashions, the original Betty was the girlfriend of established Fleischer star pooch, Bimbo. In 1931, New Yorker Mae Questel took over vocal duties for Betty, providing her trademark squeaky voice. The following year, the character was officially christened as Betty Boop and assumed her more familiar human form, although she maintained her romantic interest in Bimbo for several films.
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