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Fearless Fred



Name:

Fred / Freddie / Freddy


Age:

18-20


Gender:

Male


Nationality:

American


Sexual Orientation:

Heterosexual


Race:

Caucasian


Religion:

Judaism


Hair Color:

Black / Blonde / Red


Eye Color:

Black / Blue / Green


Occupation:

Actor / Police Officer / Solider / Lifeguard / Iceman


Fearless Fred Betty Boop Boyfriend

Fearless Fred is Betty Boop's semi-regular boyfriend who appeared in the earlier cartoon series from 1934 to 1935.

He made his first appearance in She Wronged Him Right. In Betty Boop's Trial, Fred the policeman chases Betty as she unintentionally exceeds the speed limit. She is taken to traffic court after being arrested. Throughout 1934, Fearless Fred had a number of more cameos in the films Betty Boop's Life Guard, There's Something About a Soldier, and Betty Boop's Prize Show.

His final animated film was the melodramatic No! No! A Thousand Times No!! from 1935.

Additionally, he made a one-off appearance in the 1985 animated feature The Romance of Betty Boop and the original comic strip series. In the comic strip, he was replaced by his counter-part Van Twinkle. The major differences between Fearless and Twinkle, is that Twinkle is European and is secretly a homosexual, according to The Life and Times of Betty Boop.[1]

Fred was last seen in Betty Boop's Big Break, a 1990 comic book special in which he appears as a lifeguard. In the Fleischer's Animated News, Fred was shown to have had married Betty.

It appears like Betty has forgotten or dumped Fearless in the Broadway spin-off Boop!. He has been replaced by Dwayne, Betty's new boyfriend.


Quotes

  • Fearless Fred: "Unhand that woman you villain!" (She Wronged Him Right)
  • Fearless Fred: "I regret I have but one life to give for your kiss Betty!" (There's Something About a Soldier)
  • Fearless Fred: "Remember in time of need Fearless Fred the sheriff is always at your service!" (Betty Boop's Prize Show)
  • Fearless Fred: "Are the stars out tonight! I don't know if it's cloudy or bright cause I only have ice for you Betty!" (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Betty Boop: "I could use a chunk Freddy!" (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Fearless Fred: "Your wish is my thrill!" (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Fearless Fred: "I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed delivering it." (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Fearless Fred: "Betty may I take you out to a movie on your day off? Afterwards we can take a refreshing ride on the ferry. I won't keep you out late I have a lawsuit class at midnight." (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Betty Boop: "Look... you're a nice boy Freddy but I'm really looking for a man of culture and wealth!" (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Fearless Fred: "He'll be darn lucky to get you Betty." (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Betty Boop: "Yes he will! I might even make him president after I achieve personal greatness naturally. Now if you will excuse me I have to get to work this evening!" (The Romance of Betty Boop)
  • Fearless Fred: "Of course... forgive me for detaining you and thank you for taking my ice. (Betty slams door in his face.)" (The Romance of Betty Boop)

Voiced by

Character Design

Fearless Freddy Lifeguard

Fearless Fred's character design was inspired by heart-throb and crooner Arthur Jarrett. Fred looks more or less like a counterpart to Betty, only more butch, manly and burly. In There's Something About a Soldier it is shown that Fred is "extremely overweight" underneath his clothes. In The Romance of Betty Boop, Bill Melendez made him less handsome and made him extremely hairy.

The Romance of Betty Boop

Freddy

Fearless Fred appears as Freddie the Iceman in The Romance of Betty Boop, and has a crush on Betty, but Betty seems more interested in millionaire Waldo Van Lavish. After he saves her life, Betty and Freddie confess their love for one another in song, but near the end of the film Betty gets a call from Hollywood and is offered the chance of a lifetime. It is hinted that she chose Hollywood over Fred.

Comic Strip

Betty Boop & Fearless Fred in the Comic Strip.

Fearless Fred also appears in the Betty Boop comic strip. He appears as one of Betty's many boyfriends. Betty meets up with Fred to go to a restaurant. Fred's hair is a light blonde or red instead of jet black like in the cartoons. Fred was substituted by Betty's other love interest Van Twinkle.

Trivia

  • Fred is Betty's second boyfriend, the first being Bimbo the dog.
  • It was often thought that Bimbo had been transformed into Fred which is false information, they are completely different characters. 
  • Fearless Fred only appeared in five Betty Boop cartoons from 1934-1935.
  • Fred was removed from the series from 1935 and was never seen again until the 1985 short The Romance of Betty Boop and he was also given a new character design.
  • Fearless Fred slightly resembles Betty Boop in his facial features like Disney's Mickey and Minnie, only his kewpie doll features are evened out to look more masculine.
  • In There's Something About a Soldier when a machine removes Fred's clothing he is deemed unfit, until the machine rolls him back into shape.
  • Betty's modern day relationship with Fred is awkward. In The Romance of Betty Boop, Betty shows no interest in him, even after he saves her life she shuns him.
  • In some up to date artworks Fred's hair has been changed from black to blonde and sometimes even red.
  • On the Fleischer Studios and Betty Boop official websites promotional artworks Fred can be seen in a crowd of cartoon characters. Fred appears alongside Betty Boop, BimboGrampy and Koko the Clown.
  • Jack Mercer is often credited as Freddy, but other sources indicate that Everett Clark did the role.

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