List of Betty Boop films and appearances

The following is a list of films and other media in which Betty Boop has appeared. She was featured in 126 theatrical cartoons between 1930 and 1939 (89 in her own series and 37 in the Talkartoons, Screen Songs and Color Classics series).

Betty Boop filmography
Short films	89
Television movies	2

Starting in 2013, Olive Films released the non-public domain cartoons on Blu-ray and DVD in four "Essential Collection" volumes, although they were restored from the original television internegatives that carried the altered opening and closing credits. Volume 1 was released on August 20, 2013,^[1] and Volume 2 on September 24, 2013.^[2] Volume 3 was released on April 29, 2014, and Volume 4 on September 30, 2014.^[3][4]

In May 2022, animator and archivist Steve Stanchfield released a Blu-Ray collection titled "The Other Betty Boop Cartoons, Volume 1" through his label Thunderbean Animation, which features public domain cartoons that were not on the Olive Films sets. It includes the long-lost, recently discovered cartoon Honest Love and True.^[5]

Appearances in Talkartoons, Screen Songs and Color Classics series

Note: see the Talkartoons, Screen Songs and Color Classics filmographies for additional respective entries in all three series.

1930
No.	Film	Animated By	Original release date	Series	Availability	Notes
1	Dizzy Dishes	Grim Natwick, Ted Sears	August 9	Talkartoons	Betty Boop Essential Collection (BBEC) Volume 21	First appearance
2	Barnacle Bill	Rudy Zamora, Seymour Kneitel	August 25	Talkartoons	Betty Boop Definitive Collection (BBDC) VHS Volume 1
3	Accordion Joe	Ted Sears, Grim Natwick	December 13	Talkartoons	no modern physical media
4	Mysterious Mose	Willard Bowsky, Ted Sears, Grim Natwick (uncredited)	December 29	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 1
1931
5	Teacher's Pest	Grim Natwick, Seymour Kneitel	February 7	Talkartoons	no modern physical media	Brief cameo
6	The Bum Bandit	Willard Bowsky, Al Eugster, Grim Natwick (uncredited)	April 6	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 1	Betty is named "Dangerous Nan McGrew" First time Betty Boop is seen in her slender physique
7	Silly Scandals	Grim Natwick	May 23	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 1	First time Betty is named, although only as "Betty" (no surname is given)
8	Bimbo's Initiation	Grim Natwick (uncredited)	July 27	Talkartoons	BBEC Volume 21	Placed at #37 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons
9	Bimbo's Express	Unknown	August 22	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 1
10	Minding the Baby	James Culhane, Bernard Wolf	September 28	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 1	First time Betty's full name appears on the titles, stylized as "Betty-Boop"
11	Kitty from Kansas City (music by Rudy Vallée)	Unknown	October 31	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 2	Named "Kitty"
12	Mask-A-Raid	Al Eugster, James Culhane	November 9	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 1	First time Betty Boop is depicted as a human as opposed to a dog- with dog ears replaced by earrings.
13	By the Light of the Silvery Moon	Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman	November 14	Screen Songs	no modern physical media	Betty Boop appears briefly topless in a bathtub.
14	Jack and the Beanstalk	Unknown	November 22	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 4	Final time Betty Boop is depicted as a dog.
15	Dizzy Red Riding Hood	Grim Natwick	December 12	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 4
1932
16	Any Rags?	Willard Bowsky, Thomas Bonfiglio	January 5	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 6	Surviving master negative has original opening title card intact
17	Boop-Oop-a-Doop	Unknown	January 16	Talkartoons	BBEC Volume 2	First use of the song "Sweet Betty" which would become the theme song for the Betty Boop series.
18	The Robot	Unknown	February 8	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 3	A Bimbo cartoon, seemingly held over from earlier in production- Bimbo appears in a primitive design. Bimbo's girlfriend is largely a generic one-off, but is drawn to resemble Betty in a few close-ups that were likely inserted later.
19	Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (music by The Round Towners Quartet)	Unknown	March 4	Screen Songs	no modern physical media
20	Minnie the Moocher (music by Cab Calloway)	Willard Bowsky, Ralph Somerville	March 11	Talkartoons	BBEC Volume 3	Named #20 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons
21	Swim or Sink	James Culhane, David Tendlar	March 13	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 2
22	Crazy Town	James Culhane, David Tendlar	March 25	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 3
23	Just One More Chance	Unknown	April 1	Screen Songs	no modern physical media
24	The Dancing Fool	Seymour Kneitel, Benard Wolf	April 6	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 3
25	Chess-Nuts	James Culhane, William Henning	April 18	Talkartoons	BBEC Volume 1
26	Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning	Unknown	April 22	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 3
27	A-Hunting We Will Go	Al Eugster, Rudolph Eggeman	May 3	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 2
28	Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Music by Ethel Merman)	Unknown	May 20	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 3
29	Admission Free	Thomas Johnson, Rudolph Eggeman	June 12	Talkartoons	BBDC VHS Volume 3
30	The Betty Boop Limited	Willard Bowsky, Thomas Bonfiglio	July 18	Talkartoons	BBEC Volume 2	Final entry in the Talkartoons series.
31	You Try Somebody Else (Music by Ethel Merman)	Unknown	July 29	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 2	Brief Cameo
32	Rudy Vallee Melodies (Music by Rudy Vallée)	Unknown	August 5	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 2
33	Just a Gigolo (Music by Irene Bordoni)	Unknown	September 9	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 3
34	Romantic Melodies (Music by Arthur Tracy)	Unknown	October 21	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 3
35	Time on My Hands (Music by Ethel Merman)	Unknown	December 23	Screen Songs	no modern physical media	Betty Boop appears as a mermaid.
1933
36	Popular Melodies (Music by Arthur Jarrett)	Unknown	April 7	Screen Songs	BBDC VHS Volume 3	Final appearance in the Screen Songs series.
1934
37	Poor Cinderella	Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall, William Henning	August 3	Color Classics	BBEC Volume 4	Only appearance in the Color Classics series. Betty's only appearance in color.

Betty Boop series

1932
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
1	Stopping the Show (with Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier)	Roland Crandall, Rudolph Eggeman	12 August	BBEC Volume 41
2	Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee	Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf	19 August	BBEC Volume 22
3	Betty Boop, M.D.	Willard Bowsky, Thomas Goodson	2 September	BBEC Volume 13
4	Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle (music by Royal Samoans and Miri)	Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf	23 September	BBEC Volume 1
5	Betty Boop's Ups and Downs	Willard Bowsky, Ugo D'Orsi	14 October	BBEC Volume 2
6	Betty Boop for President	Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall	4 November	BBEC Volume 1
7	I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (music by Louis Armstrong)	Willard Bowsky, Ralph Somerville	25 November	BBEC Volume 34
8	Betty Boop's Museum	William Henning, Reuben Timinsky	16 December	BBEC Volume 2
1933
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
9	Betty Boop's Ker-Choo	Seymour Kneitel, Bernard Wolf	6 January	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
10	Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions	Willard Bowsky, Ugo D'Orsi	27 January	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
11	Is My Palm Read	David Tendlar, William Henning	17 February	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
12	Betty Boop's Penthouse	Willard Bowsky	10 March	BBEC Volume 1
13	Snow-White (music by Cab Calloway)	Roland Crandall	31 March	BBEC Volume 4
14	Betty Boop's Birthday Party	Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman	21 April	BBEC Volume 1
15	Betty Boop's May Party	David Tendlar, William Henning	12 May	BBEC Volume 1
16	Betty Boop's Big Boss	Bernard Wolf, David Tendlar	2 June	BBEC Volume 2
17	Mother Goose Land	Roland Crandall, Seymour Kneitel	23 June	BBEC Volume 3
18	Popeye the Sailor	Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall	14 July	PTS Volume 15
19	The Old Man of the Mountain (music by Cab Calloway)	Bernard Wolf, Thomas Johnson	4 August	BBEC Volume 3
20	I Heard (music by Don Redman)	Willard Bowsky, Myron Waldman	1 September	BBEC Volume 3
21	Morning, Noon and Night (music by Rubinoff)	David Tendlar, Thomas Johnson	6 October	BBEC Volume 2
22	Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party	Willard Bowsky, Myron Waldman	3 November	BBEC Volume 1
23	Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (music by Rubinoff)	William Henning, Seymour Kneitel	1 December	BBEC Volume 4
1934
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
24	She Wronged Him Right	Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson	5 January	BBEC Volume 4
25	Red Hot Mamma	Willard Bowsky, David Tendlar	2 February	BBEC Volume 4
26	Ha! Ha! Ha!	Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall	2 March	BBEC Volume 3
27	Betty in Blunderland	Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson	6 April	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
28	Betty Boop's Rise to Fame		18 May	BBEC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
29	Betty Boop's Trial	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	15 June	BBEC Volume 1
30	Betty Boop's Life Guard	Willard Bowsky, David Tendlar	13 July	BBEC Volume 1
31	There's Something About a Soldier	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	17 August	BBEC Volume 4
32	Betty Boop's Little Pal	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	21 September	BBEC Volume 2
33	Betty Boop's Prize Show	Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman	19 October	BBEC Volume 2
34	Keep in Style	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	16 November	BBEC Volume 2
35	When My Ship Comes In	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	21 December	BBEC Volume 4
1935
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
36	Baby Be Good	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	18 January	Public Domain
37	Taking the Blame	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	15 February	Public Domain
38	Stop That Noise	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	15 March	BBEC Volume 3 (Public Domain)
39	Swat the Fly	David Tendlar, Sam Stimson	19 April	Public Domain
40	No! No! A Thousand Times No!!	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	24 May	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
41	A Little Soap and Water	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	21 June	Public Domain
42	A Language All My Own	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	19 July	Public Domain
43	Betty Boop and Grampy	David Tendlar, Charles Hastings	16 August	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
44	Judge for a Day	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	20 September	Public Domain
45	Making Stars	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	18 October	Public Domain
46	Betty Boop with Henry, the Funniest Living American	Myron Waldman, Sam Stimson	22 November	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
47	Little Nobody	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	18 December	Public Domain
1936
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
48	Betty Boop and the Little King	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	31 January	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
49	Not Now	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	28 February	Public Domain
50	Betty Boop and Little Jimmy	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	27 March	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
51	We Did It	Willard Bowsky, George Germanetti	24 April	Public Domain
52	A Song a Day	David Tendlar, Nicholas Tafuri	22 May	Public Domain
53	More Pep	Thomas Johnson, Dave Hoffman	19 June	Public Domain
54	You're Not Built That Way	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	17 July	Public Domain
55	Happy You and Merry Me	Willard Bowsky, George Germanetti	21 August	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
56	Training Pigeons	Myron Waldman, Edward Nolan	18 September	Public Domain
57	Grampy's Indoor Outing	David Tendlar, William Sturm	16 October	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
58	Be Human	Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman	20 November	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
59	Making Friends	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	18 December	Public Domain
1937
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
60	House Cleaning Blues	David Tendlar, Eli Brucker	15 January	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
61	Whoops! I'm a Cowboy	Tom Johnson, David Hoffman	12 February	Public Domain
62	The Hot Air Salesman	Thomas Johnson, David Hoffman	12 March	Public Domain
63	Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow	Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman	9 April	Public Domain
64	Pudgy Picks a Fight!	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	14 May	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
65	The Impractical Joker	Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres	18 June	Public Domain
66	Ding Dong Doggie	Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres	23 July	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
67	The Candid Candidate	Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman	27 August	Public Domain
68	Service with a Smile	David Tendlar, William Sturm	23 September	BBEC Volume 3
69	The New Deal Show	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	22 October	BBEC Volume 3
70	The Foxy Hunter	Thomas Johnson, Harold Walker	26 November	BBEC Volume 1
71	Zula Hula	Tom Johnson, Frank Endres	24 December	BBEC Volume 4
1938
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
72	Riding the Rails	Myron Waldman, Hicks Lokey	28 January	BBEC Volume 4
73	Be Up to Date	Thomas Johnson, Harold Walker	25 February	BBEC Volume 3
74	Honest Love and True	Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman	25 March	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
75	Out of the Inkwell	Tom Johnson, Otto Feuer	22 April	BBEC Volume 3
76	The Swing School	Tom Johnson, Frank Endres	27 May	BBEC Volume 4
77	The Lost Kitten	Myron Waldman, Lillian Friedman	24 June	Public Domain
78	Buzzy Boop	David Tendlar, William Sturm	29 July	Public Domain
79	Pudgy the Watchman	Tom Johnson, Harold Walker	12 August	BBEC Volume 4
80	Buzzy Boop at the Concert	Tom Johnson, Harold Walker	16 September	UCLA (Public Domain)
81	Sally Swing	Willard Bowsky, Gordon A. Sheehan	14 October	BBEC Volume 4
82	On with the New	Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres	2 December	Public Domain
83	Thrills and Chills	Roland Crandall	23 December	BBEC Volume 3
1939
No.	Film	Animated by	Original release date	Availability
84	My Friend the Monkey	Thomas Johnson, Frank Endres	28 January	Public Domain
85	So Does an Automobile	Roland Crandall, Frank Kelling	31 March	Public Domain
86	Musical Mountaineers	Tom Johnson, Harold Walker	12 May	TOBBC Volume 1(Public Domain)
87	The Scared Crows	David Tendlar, William Sturm	9 June	Public Domain
88	Rhythm on the Reservation	Myron Waldman, Graham Place	7 July	TOBBC Volume 1 (Public Domain)
89	Yip Yip Yippy	Roland Crandall, Robert Bemiller	11 August	Public Domain

Television films

Name	Date
The Romance of Betty Boop	March 20, 1985
The Betty Boop Movie Mystery	June 25, 1989

Source:^[6]

Other appearances

Betty Boop made an appearance in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.^[7]

References

1. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 1". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
2. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 2". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
3. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
4. "Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 4". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
5. Stanchfield, Steve (2022-05-19). "The Other Betty Boop Cartoons, Volume 1 Blu-ray – and a Sneak Peek of Two Lost Cartoons". Retrieved 2022-05-21.
6. "Today in History: In 1985, The Romance Of Betty Boop Premieres". Roodepoort Record. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
7. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Mae Questel: Betty Boop". IMDB. Retrieved 2021-11-12.