Betty Boop - The music goes 'round and around

[TheWally243]

I'm enjoying the comments from fans as I am to the music. The information I'm getting from this era is keeping very busy. Thanks everyone

[TuberOnTheLoose]

From Wikipedia: Mae Questel (pronounced "ques-TELL"; (9/13/08–1/4/98) was an actress and vocal artist best known for providing the voices for the animated characters, Betty Boop and Olive Oyl.

Born as Mae Kwestel in New York City to Simon and Freida Kwestel, she attended Morris High School and studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and the Theatre Guild.

...at the age of 17 Questel won a talent contest held at the RKO Fordham Theatre in the Bronx by imitating Helen Kane.

[bernardin1996]

isnt that toot of "drawn together"?

[Jamindian9T2]

@bernardin1996: Toot's Character from "Drawn Together! was based on Betty Boop, Both Being sex symbols. Toot is a "parody" or "spoof" of Betty Boop. Where Betty is sweet and attracts many people, Toot however, does the complete opposite.

[SailorV1234]

i love this video but i have a question. if she's black and white, how did she receive a red dress?

[peoplesrepub0fEmily]

<3 <3 <3 THANKYOU!

[TheSara90]

who dubbed her?

[SwaggerLikeUz]

Cool Stuff !!

[rosieyposie7]

oH BOOP boop be DOOP, I got MONROE singing that KANE tune2!!!

[rosieyposie7]

this is some GREAT BB music Cartoon that I don't mind WATCHING!

[SaahRaah123]

awwh_<3

ilove it (:

[zombieminxz]

thats meeee

[southsaxon]

Could someone please explain Betty Boop to me? She's strangely compelling, but somehow a bit risque and forbidding..is she some form of sexual expression of the '30's?

[ohOliviax]

According to Wikipedia she was a symbol of the Depression era and a reminder of the more carefree days of Jazz Age flappers. Flappers in the 1920s were a new breed of young women who wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behaviour. Flappers were seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup, drinking, treating sex in a casual manner, smoking, driving and flouting social and sexual norms. Very Betty Boop.

[halnwheels]

Well Olivia,

It seems that these are the right times for dearl 'ol Betty again!

Great clip and thanks for posting, Miglesias.

[ohOliviax]

Except that it isn't out of the norm for people to act in the same way. In fact we act worse :)

[TuberOnTheLoose]

@southsaxon Betty isn't as risque as you might think. You should study the history of the USA in the 20's & 30's. You'll discover that your grandparents or great grandparents weren't quite as innocent, prudish, and pure as they would have you believe. They had it all. Sex scandals, nudity in movies, drinking bootleg booze at a speakeasy, and even drug abuse (check out Cab Calloway's "Reefer Man here on the tube). They knew how to party even back then.

[2emeraldeyes]

@TuberOnTheLoose - yeah....and? Of course, There is nothing new under the sun. It's so funny how people think that in the "old days" everything was so perfect. That is such a misconception. It's called sin, Hello? It has been around since life began!

[sweeetxfire]

i love the scene of Cab Calloway dancing :) great vid

[robalex93]

como se llam una cancíon que desia. (Rowling) ?

[Peetii182]

Great video!!

Jó videó:):)

[Mr1920s]

VERY well done!!!

[t1tspears]

great video

[welngtn4]

Miglesias64, you have done well; a very fine tribute!!

[tudorcito]

preciosa betty

[otzi08]

Very good tribute.

[drcoxcentral]

Now that was well done!

[Cresantstar]

oh ive no room for another comment so ill leave it here

helen kane didnt sing the song

it was mae questal who sang this song

yes betty was modled on helen kane but mae questal is the only voice of betty

[Cresantstar]

oops i take that back,

Mae Questel is the Only Main Voice of betty boop, I was forgetting bonnie poe, Margie hines, Little ann little Rothschild, Kate Wright

[MaxPennington]

@Cresantstar As I thought. It's easy to get them mixed up. Helen Kane was the original oop boop ba doop girl, even though it became Betty Boop's signature. Mae Questal had quite a long career after the Betty Boop gig too.