Betty found new fans when in 1984 the group Van Halen mentioned her name in one of their songs and later the Rolling Stones featured her in a collage of women who were desirable in a video for their tour promotions for the "Voodoo Lounge" tour. She is as famous in the new century as she was in the last, and memorabilia with her name and image can be found just about everywhere. In America and the UK, there was a resurgence of her appeal as the Fleisher cartoons were re-released in the 1970s. It wasn't long before there were Boopsters worldwide that were singing the praises of this spunky little cartoon lady. The studio got threats from the KKK regarding this, but with guest stars that included Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Ethel Merman, Rudy Vallee and Maurice Chevalier, it didn't seem to faze the creators or the studio one bit. She featured many black jazz players on her show because of her love for jazz music. She is first caught off guard, but then she becomes angry and responds with her famous line "don't take my Boop-Oop-A-Doop away." The reason many feel that Betty Boop seemed to be more than a mere cartoon character, more of a flesh and blood woman, was because the men who created her worked and lived in New York in the infamous Times Square district, and began studying the women around them who were part of "the oldest profession in the world." Betty was a real mover and shaker in the world. In one famous cartoon, her boss demands of her, "Do you like your job!" as he stroked her thigh. Betty Boop had a hypnotic and unique effect in that she was able to fend off lecherous predators while she kept a degree of naivet. After Betty began her breakout role as a human being, Bimbo still stayed around as her beau, though he was still her dog. Max Fleisher Studios created Bimbo first to compete with the rising popularity of the Walt Disney studios cute animals, namely Mickey Mouse. Instead, Betty Boop wore chic high heeled pumps, had a little girl voice to accompany her baby face, and an air of independence coupled with womanly charms.
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