Most
people are familiar with Betty Boop, although many know very little
about her. She was born in 1930, inspired by a singer of the time
named Helen Kane.
When
Betty first appeared in a cartoon, she was intended to be a romantic
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for Bimbo, the Max Fleischer cartoon studio's dog character (an attempt
to create a Mickey Mouse equivalent). Therefore, when she first appeared,
she was a dog, singing in a nightclub where Bimbo worked. Betty soon
became so popular that she replaced Bimbo as the central character
in Fleischer cartoons. Soon afterwards, Betty became a human although
Bimbo remained a dog.
Betty
was created soon after the end of the "roaring '20s", a time when
people were relatively uninhibited about sexuality. As a result of
this, the early Betty Boop cartoons were rather explicit. Betty wore
a sleeveless dress that ended high above her knees, and in countless
cartoons, this dress came off (or in other cases, she wore a long
gown that would become translucent at certain times). "Boop-oop-a-doop"
seemed to have more meaning than just a scatty nonsense expression.
Dimensions
approx: 100mm L x 88mm W x 100mm H
Colours: as shown.
Material: PVC rubber, non toxic.
Packaging: Each Celebriduck comes in a clear gift box with hang tag.
...We produce our Celebriducks in limited editions and make changes
as we release each new edition. All first editions done before the
year 2000 were done in editions of 5000 and a number of them are
getting close to being sold out. The early first editions are a
bit larger and a little more firm, but subsequent editions after
the year 2000 reflect a duck which now squeaks, is a little smaller
and softer, has all new packaging, and floats as well or better
than any duckie on the market.
Celebriducks is a registered trademark & licensed product.
Any reproduction or infringement will result in litigation. All
items are licensed. Celebrity ducks cannot be imprinted without
authorisation of the licensor.
