Betty Boop: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series. She has also been featured in comic strips and mass merchandising. A caricature of a Jazz age flapper, Betty Boop wore a revealing dress that displayed her curvaceous figure. Despite having been toned down in the mid-1930s as a result of the Hays Code to appear more demure, she became one of the best-known and popular cartoon characters in the world.

Series details

• Title: Betty Boop
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1930-08-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1939-08-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 8 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 34953
• TVDB ID: 101621

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1930: premiered 1930-08-09; final listed air date 1930-12-26.
• Season 1931: premiered 1931-04-03; final listed air date 1931-12-12.
• Season 1932: premiered 1932-01-12; final listed air date 1932-12-16.
• Season 1933: premiered 1933-01-06; final listed air date 1933-12-01.
• Season 1934: premiered 1934-01-05; final listed air date 1934-12-21.
• Season 1935: premiered 1935-01-18; final listed air date 1935-12-27.
• Season 1936: premiered 1936-01-31; final listed air date 1936-12-18.
• Season 1937: premiered 1937-01-15; final listed air date 1937-12-24.
• Season 1938: premiered 1938-01-28; final listed air date 1938-12-23.
• Season 1939: premiered 1939-01-27; final listed air date 1939-08-11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Betty Boop on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.