One of our favorite animated cartoon characters, Betty Boop appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. With her overt sexual appeal, Betty was a hit with theater-goers, and despite having been toned down in the mid-1930s, she still has it today.

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Betty Boop gained even more exposure in the 1960s counterculture movement when her films would reach audiences once again when they were placed into syndication on television in the 1950s by U.M.&M. T.V. Corp. and later National Telefilm Associates. And what could be more counterculture than becoming a biker chick?

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A cartoon character from the silent-film era, Felix's black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combined to make him one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences based solely on his star power.

Joe Oriolo, introduced a redesigned, "long-legged" Felix in a new animated series for TV. Oriolo gave Felix his "Magic Bag of Tricks", which could assume an infinite variety of shapes at Felix's behest.

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The Pink Panther originally appeared in the opening and closing credit sequences of the 1963 live-action feature film The Pink Panther. The popularity of the character spawned a series of animated short films, and the character would appear in the opening sequence of every film in The Pink Panther series (except A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau). One-hundred twenty-four shorts (either theatrical or made-for-television) were produced, along with three prime-time television specials.

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The plot lines in the early animated cartoons where Popeye first appeared tended to be rather simple. A villain, usually Bluto, made a move on Popeye's "sweetie", Olive Oyl. The bad guy then clobbered Popeye until Popeye ate spinach, giving him superhuman strength. Thus empowered, the sailor made short work of the villain.

Don't you wish things were that easy these days?

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