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The Bimbo Conundrum

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Here's a little doodle I came up with a while back.

Here's an interesting thing I've found: In Betty Boop's first couple of cartoons from the early 1930's, her companion Bimbo was constantly going through design changes, most of them lasting only one cartoon. With all those different Bimbos around, what's a girl to do?

From left to right clockwise:

- Fitz ("Out of the Inkwell" series): Although he technically didn't appear in any cartoons with Betty, he was an early version of Bimbo who always accompanied Koko the Clown in the "Out of the Inkwell" cartoons. I guess I kinda cheated by including him.

[link]"Koko's Earth Control", one of Fitz's appearances.

- Bimbo #1 ("Dirty Dishes" and "Barnacle Bill"): Betty's first sidekick. A shorter version of him appears in "Barnacle Bill".

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- The Mysterious Mose ("Mysterious Mose"): Possibly one of the coolest cartoon characters of all time, he almost stole the spotlight, had Betty not been so cute in this cartoon (I used her look in this cartoon for the drawing above).

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- Bimbo #2 ("Minnie the Moocher", "Bimbo's Initiation", etc.: Bimbo's longest lasting appearance. He stayed like this for plenty of cartoons and was Betty's main companion.

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- Pudgy: Betty's dog in her later cartoons. Due to the Motion Picture Production Code (known as Haye's Code), Bimbo was trashed as Betty's sidekick due to alleged implications of bestiality. He later developed into a simple dog and became Betty's pet throughout the late 1930's.

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Interestingly, you can see Bimbo's character slowly evolves into his final look. Don't believe me? Look at the Bimbos clockwise. ;)
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I'm creating a cartoon. It's called, Forgotten Tales! It's about these forgotten and obscure characters that go on wacky and crazy adventures.