BETTY’S ON THE AIR AGAIN
Betty Boop cartoons were among the first theatrical shorts to be repackaged for television syndication during the early 1960s. And, on August 8, 1996, American Movie Classics, which recently brought Betty Boop back to the small screen on Saturday mornings, aired a prime-time, star-studded tribute to the cartoon queen. AMC’s “65th Anniversary Salute to Boop” included a marathon presentation of original 1930s cartoons hosted by noted Hollywood director Richard Fleischer, son of Max Fleischer, who was responsible for bringing Betty Boop and co-stars Koko and Bimbo out of the inkwell in the early 1930s.
Arts & Entertainment aired a “Biography” of Betty Boop in 1996, marking the first time a cartoon star had been profiled for the cable network’s acclaimed series.
“The Romance of Betty Boop” and “Betty Boop’s Hollywood Mystery,” two full-color animated specials, were originally produced in the 1980s for network television.
Betty had a cameo role in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (1988). The film blended animated, ink-and-paint cartoon characters and flesh-and-blood live actors. Which Made Betty Boop Tin Signs even more popular again.
Betty Boop’s name and image continue to turn up on popular television shows, including “Murphy Brown,” “Beverly Hills 90210, ” “Melrose Place” and the British cult import “Absolutely Fabulous.”
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