Betty Boop Figures

Internet directories sell hundreds of different shapes, sizes, and kinds of Betty Boop figures. Enter her name and “figure” in a search engine, and you can shop to your heart’s content.

Betty Boop was notoriously risqué for her time, and lots of figurines pay homage to that. Betty Boop with a skimpy halter top and mini-skirt, Betty winking mischievously, Betty kicking her bare legs into the air—these are a few of many sexy images that appear often in the figurine inventories.

More general party images of Betty Boop also come up here and there, such as a resin figurine of Betty Boop with a strapless blouse, mini-skirt, and a martini glass in her hand. This particular figurine has a hand over the mouth and an awkward expression on the face—maybe she’s had a little too much to drink already?

Gambling is also a common motif throughout. Hundreds of different Betty Boop figures portray the starlet posing next to a giant bingo card, pile of dice, or slot machine. These figures include hinge boxes that are compact enough to hold cuff links, bracelets, and other small trinkets.

Betty Boop was a singer and dancer, and many figures celebrate this. One vaudeville-performer-style figurine wears a retro outfit of top hat, cane, and black coat. Another top hat-clad Betty Boop sits astride a piano, with a guitarist perched beside her.

Many other Betty Boop figures actually play music. Some of these are quite festive, like the one of Betty Boop swing dancing with a fellow next to a jukebox. This box’s key winds up to play Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock.”

The 1950s era gets play in many other figures. There is one of Betty Boop dressed up in sneakers and jump skirt for a sock hop. Another figurine is dressed as a diner waitress, complete with a platter holding a fountain shake and burger. Yet another wears a fedora and sits atop a vintage hot rod. On the gaudier side, one retro figurine is decked out in a wide-brimmed hat and feather boa.

A myriad other figures of Betty Boop represent other themes. A biker Betty Boop sits astride a motorcycle. A tropical island Betty leans against a stone totem while wearing a lulu and lei. A nurse Betty donned in medical garb puts a stethoscope to an ailing Pudgy. In short, you’ll find a Betty Boop for almost any place and time.

Posted April 16th, 2010 in Betty Boop, Shopping.

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Betty Boop Figures

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