Bimbo's Girlfriends
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Before and after Betty Boop was created, Bimbo had other girlfriends and wives in various cartoons. Some are known as Betty Boop prototypes, whereas others listed on this page were leading ladies in various Fleischer animated shorts. Essie Fleischer, Max Fleischer's wife, suggested that they create a girlfriend for Bimbo. Most of the early Fleischer Studios Talkartoon shorts revolve around female characters.
The Robot
Bimbo's girlfriend is nameless and has a normal-sized, round head most of the time. In one scene where she comes out of the tent to help Bimbo she has the distinct head of Betty Boop. She also wears a hat with long, ear-like flaps.
Hide and Seek
A flapper girl, wears a fluffy hat she is also nameless. She make's a withdrawal from the bank and is kidnapped by a grabber. Bimbo saves the girl and they both escape down a hole to china where they are wed by a Chinese priest.
Teachers Pest
A girl who resembles Betty Boop appears in the hallways of Bimbo's school. Her hair is shaped like cat ears, which could be the reason why people often Betty Boop for Lulu Belle. She plays with Bimbo in the hallways until a teacher arrives and tells them to go back to class.
My Gal Sal
Bimbo's Serenade's to his girlfriend Sal in the Screen Song. She seems to be cheating on him with his best pal. At the end of the song Sal takes off her clothes and starts to dance until a hand shuts the curtains on her. Sal is most likely African American or Samoan.
Hot Dog
Bimbo attempts to impress a flapper girl in the 1930 cartoon Hot Dog.
Row Row Row
Bimbo's girlfriend is called Flo, she rejects him on multiple occasions, he then forces her to dance with him she slaps him many times which leads to him shaking her by her neck her hair gets messed up which makes her put on a new wig. After they finish dancing they have three children who appear from nowhere. Bimbo tries to escape but is chased by Flo.
LaPaloma
In LaPaloma Bimbo can be seen serenading a Spanish lady.
Barnacle Bill
In Barnacle Bill, Bimbo states that he has a wife in every port. But he courted them all but married none. Bimbo has eight girlfriends, Ruth, Lillian, Nell, Mae. Alice, Kitty, Ida, Sonia. While trying to court the Captain's girlfriend Nancy Lee (Betty Boop) at the same time.
Talkartoons & Screen Songs
Other female characters featured in the Fleischer Studios Talkartoons and Screen Songs.
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Bimbo's nameless girlfriend, who resembles Betty Boop.
Bedelia
A Screen Song that revolves around a female by the name of Bedelia.
Mabel
A Screen Song about a female character called Mabel.
Mariutch
In the 1930 Talkartoon Mariutch an Italian immigrant leaves his home and to travel to America, only to wind up in Coney Island. He flirts with a flapper girl, and then has a run-in with a cop. He soon sees a sexy shimmy dancer, who happens to be his wife, giving off a similar "plump curvy" vibe to Betty Boop's appearance in Dizzy Dishes. Both cartoons were released in 1930, and both were animated by Grim Natwick.