Talkartoons

Talkartoons is a series of 42 animated shorts produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. These cartoons were made between 1929 and 1932. The first entry in the series, Noah's Lark, was released on October 15, 1929. The series ended with The Betty Boop Limited on July 1, 1932. These shorts were often rhythmic, rubbery, and sometimes even surreal. Bimbo was the main character in most of the shorts. He debuted in Hot Dog. Grim Natwick was asked to make a love interest for Bimbo, so Betty Boop was created, and she debuted in Dizzy Dishes. Soon, she became a more popular character than Bimbo, prompting Fleischer Studios to give Betty her own series.