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Pudgy

Pudgy - Betty Boop's Pet Dog

History - The Animated Characters

Betty's pet dog, Pudgy

Pudgy is Betty Boop's sweet, faithful pet dog, but many confuse him with her boyfriend, Bimbo The Dog. I love little Pudgy-wudgy and think he is very cute but could not find alot of information on him!

It would seem that Betty Boop's dog Pudgy has been forgotton in the annals of their history, even though some of us love him as much as Betty does.

Betty Boop hugging Pudgy with red love hearts

Pudgy was her faithful puppy companion. Also seen in many cartoons with Betty were Grampy (who appeared in over 10 Betty cartoons), and the pretty boy Freddy, her sometime love interest, as well as a host of other personified animals most of whom disappeared after 1934.

Pudgy with a bulldog (colour film archive)

While in the earlier cartoons, one might find stories about Betty and Bimbo running away and getting terrorized by a singing, ghostly Cab Calloway walrus in a cave full of skeletal-looking geologic formations, the later cartoons have stories about Betty bringing home a cute but mischievous little baby monkey who gets into scraps with her dog, Pudgy.

Betty's dress falls well below the knees, and has a collar and sleeves. Betty also becomes taller and smaller-headed.

Betty Boop walking Pudgy in white dress and hat

This incredible change occurred because, around 1935, the Hays Act was passed. The Hays Act was created to "clean up" the media. It censored movies and cartoons, transforming Betty Boop into a wholesome and, compared to her former self, a rather less interesting character.

Betty Boop with Pudgy - title: Kiss Me

Still, Max Fleischer managed to slip one past the Hays Act in a cartoon called "A Language All My Own," in which Betty sings to a Japanese audience in both English and Japanese.

The English version of the song is quite innocent, but the Japanese version, when translated, contains a verse that goes something like this:

Come to bed with me and we'll boop-oop-a-doop!

Betty Boop with Pudgy and love hearts

Betty Boop putting on shoes with Pudgy

Betty Boop with Pudgy wearing white dress in picture frame

If you love Pudgy and have more information on him that I can add to my website then please email me and I will gladly add it to my website with you name and home town. You to can be featured in my Betty Boop A Doop World!

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