Within a year, Betty made the transition from an incidental human-canine breed to a completely human female character. In individual cartoons, she was called "Nancy Lee" or "Nan McGrew"-derived from the Helen Kane film Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)-usually serving as a girlfriend to studio star Bimbo. Betty Boop appeared as a supporting character in ten cartoons as a flapper girl with more heart than brains. Clara Bow is often given credit as being the inspiration for Boop, though Fleischer told his artists that he wanted a caricature of singer Helen Kane, who performed in a style shared by many performers of the day–Kane was also the one who sued Fleischer over the signature "Boop Oop a Doop" line. Inspired by a popular performing style, but not by any one specific person, the character was originally created as an anthropomorphic French poodle. Although she was toned down in the mid-1930s as a result of the Hays Code to appear more demure, she became one of the world's best-known and most popular cartoon characters.īetty Boop made her first appearance in the cartoon Dizzy Dishes, released on August 9, 1930, the seventh installment in Fleischer's Talkartoon series. She has also been featured in comic strips and mass merchandising.Ī caricature of a Jazz Age flapper, Betty Boop was described in a 1934 court case as "combin in appearance the childish with the sophisticated-a large round baby face with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat careful coiffure, with a very small body of which perhaps the leading characteristic is the most self-confident little bust imaginable". She was featured in 90 theatrical cartoons between 19. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. Human (although a dog in her first appearance)īetty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. Cindy Robinson (1991–present, official commercials).I can't wait to do your wedding cake! - Tracie - Thank you for sharing an interest in baking and decorating and for advice and thoughts on these things. Jackie - Thanks for giving me that extra little push to get into cake decorating. I love baking for you and I'll bake for you anytime! I love you too! - Pleasure-Way and SIGA employees - Thanks for loving all of my experimental baking and for letting me try new recipes on you. Massiel - Thanks for requesting your favorite cookies all the time. Dale - Thanks for being my support, for not minding me spending a LOT of time in the kitchen recently, and for your compliments since the very first cookie of mine that you ever tasted. Dad - Thanks for eating all the stuff I made when I was younger and even requesting your favorites as I got older. I just wanted to say thanks! - Mom - Thanks for introducing me to baking, for buying cool baking books that I have since stolen from you and still use to this day, and for encouraging me along the way, even when things didn't turn out quite right. So many people have been instrumental in getting my little business going and for encouraging me on the way. Wedding cakes or larger orders will require more notice. If you have a suggestion, please let me know! See my current Cake and Icing Flavor list here! Since I work a regular full time job during the day and only do cakes on the side, at least two week's notice is required for an order. So keep watching as I build my menu of products and flavors. As well as tried and true recipes like the very moist and delicious Hershey Deep Dark Chocolate Cake, I am always interested in trying new recipes and decorating techniques. I DO NOT use any kind of boxed mixes for my cakes and goodies. Please email me if you have an idea and want to know what it will cost. As of right now all of my cakes are custom made they will have custom pricing. I work full time in the accounting department of Pleasure-Way Industries, but since I love to bake and decorate cakes I decided to give it a whirl as a side business. Email: sugarbitescakes (at) gmail (dot) com (sorry for the weird format.I don't want a bunch of spam) My name is Megan Field and I started Sugar Bites as a small business out of my home.
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