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110-Betty Boop-Rhythm on the Reservation-1939
The Last Fleischer immortal Betty Boop Cartoon where She appeared. Why? Who know? Margie hines who first voiced Betty Boop in dizzy dishes gets to finish off the cartoon series by voicing betty boop in the last cartoon feature. Betty Boop is known as the first and one of the most famous sex symbols on the animated screen she was a symbol of the Depression era, a reminder of the more carefree days of Jazz Age flappers. Her popularity was drawn largely from adult audiences, and the cartoons, while seemingly surrealistic, contained many sexual/psychological elements, particularly in the "Talkartoon", Minnie the Moocher, featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra. Minnie the Moocher is perhaps the one cartoon that defined Betty's character as a teenager of a modern era at odds with the old world ways of her parents. Betty is at odds with her parents and opts to run away from home, only to get lost in a haunted cave with her boyfriend Bimbo. A ghostly walrus (rotoscoped from live-action footage of Calloway), sings Calloway's famous song "Minnie the Moocher", accompanied by several other ghosts and skeletons. This haunting performance sends the frightened Betty and Bimbo back to the safety of "home, sweet home". "Minnie the Moocher" was a huge success on two levels. It was a tremedous promotion for Calloway's subsequent stage appearances, and also established "Betty Boop" as a cartoon star. The eight Talkartoons that followed all starred Betty, leading her into her own series ...