The Real Inspiration And Evolution Of The Betty Boop Cartoon

The Times They Were A-Changin’

Boop’s initial success began to flounder in the late 1930’s. Part of her decline was due to the fact that her cartoon co-stars were being featured in her cartoons more than she was. Fleischer attempted to keep her popular up by pairing her with other popular comic strip characters, such as The Little King and Little Jimmy. He even tried to create a spinoff series with his other popular character, Popeye, but the series never took off. The flapper and jazz era was coming to an end, being replaced by big bands and swing, and as it faded, so did Betty Boop.

But fans weren’t ready to say goodbye to Betty Boop.