The Real Inspiration And Evolution Of The Betty Boop Cartoon

The End Of An Era

The last Betty Boop cartoons were released in 1939. The cartoons were Fleischer Studio’s last attempt to bring Boop into the new era of swing. In one of the final cartoons, Betty Boop is riding in a convertible with the words “Betty Boop’s Swing Band” on it. She rides the car into a Native American reservation and introduces all of the Native Americans to swing music, and then a few of the people there and her form a band called “Swinging Sioux Band”. Their attempts to transform Betty Boop failed, and the cartoon was canceled.