Betty Boop was born in the early 1930's at the Fleischer Brothers studios in New York, designed by Fleischer studio and animator Grim Natwick."Dizzy Dishes" was Betty Boop's First Cartoon Appearance.

Betty was originally designed to be a canine girlfriend to Bimbo the dog. Her early appearances featured her as a dog with a human body.

In early cartoons, she was featured as a supporting cast member and Bimbo as the main character. Her cartoons were actually designed for adults not children.

Betty's one and only colored cartoon in the 1930's was "Poor Cinderella" she was a red head.
Betty Boop was first identified as "Betty Boop" in "Silly Scandals" in 1931. Betty's first appearance
as a human female was in "Kitty from Kansas City " in 1931 and featured the singing of Rudy Vallee.

During Betty's performance of "You're Driving Me Crazy" in "Silly Scandals" (1931), Betty's top
kept falling off revealing a frilly bra.

"Any Rags," released in 1932, was the first film in which her dog ears became hoop earrings.
In the 1933 cartoon "Popeye the Sailor" Betty and Popeye danced the Hula together. The classic
cartoon Betty Boop's "Crazy Inventions" was released in 1933. Louis Armstrong and his music
were featured in the Betty Boop cartoon "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" in 1932.

In 1933 Betty Boop's garter was banned. Helen Kane,a paramount contract singer, was know
as the Boop-Oop-Doop girl. Betty Boop has famous guest stars: Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong,The Royal Samoans, and Don Redmans. In 1932 the release of "Minnie the Moocher"marked the first of the cartoons to feature a big name Jazz star, Cab Calloway, who also appeared in two other Boop cartoons, "The Old Man of the Mountain" and "Snow White".