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* BigApplesauce: Takes The entire special takes place entirely in New York City during 1939(specifically near the end of TheGreatDepression).
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Implied with Freddy. The ending has Betty being called to travel to Hollywood for a screen test, leaving a dumbfounded Freddy staring at the viewers.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Implied with Freddy. The ending has Freddy--though he and Betty being called confess their love for each other at the end of the special, Betty immediatelly gets a call to travel all the way out to Hollywood for a screen test, leaving a dumbfounded Freddy staring at the viewers.
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* {{Girly Bruiser}}: Betty is quite rough on the {{terrible trio}} both times she encounters them.
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* HumanFocusedAdaptation: The cast are all-human. Betty's FunnyAnimal cast and Koko the Clown are AdaptedOut.
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* PeriodPiece: A television special made in [[TheEighties the mid-1980s]] but set at [[TheGreatDepression the end of the 1930s.]]
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* PeriodPiece: A television special made in TV-special from [[TheEighties the mid-1980s]] but set at that takes place in [[TheGreatDepression the end of the 1930s.late-1930s.]]
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* DamselInDistress: Betty is this when Chuckles and Punchy tie up Betty to take her to Johnny Throat's apartment.
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* DamselInDistress: Betty is this when Chuckles and Punchy tie up Betty to take her to Johnny Throat's apartment. [[DamselOutOfDistress She does get out of their clutches though]].
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''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in CBS starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Creator/BillMelendez.
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''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in on CBS starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Creator/BillMelendez.
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''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in UsefulNotes/{{Syndication}} CBS starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Creator/BillMelendez.
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* AssKicksYou: Betty does this to get rid of the two women with Waldo Van Lavish during her "I Wanna Be Loved By You" musical number.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never see what happens to Punchy and Chuckles as they chase Betty and Waldo through the New York City rooftops and light-up signs. According to the script, the two end up [[ItMakesSenseInContext falling into a beer glass]] on a beer billboard.
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* ChorusGirls: Betty Boop performs as one at the Club Bubbles. The other girls had quit, so Betty had to perform on her own.
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* ChorusGirls: Betty Boop performs as one at the Club Bubbles. The other girls had quit, so Betty had to perform on her own.
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* PeriodPiece: A television special made in TheEighties but set at the end of TheThirties
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* PeriodPiece: A television special made in TheEighties [[TheEighties the mid-1980s]] but set at [[TheGreatDepression the end of TheThirties the 1930s.]]
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Waldo's dad laughed when an angry Betty knocks out his son for trying to make her his maid.
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* {{Expy}}: Chuckles, one of Johnny Throat's henchmen, is one of Tommy Udo from ''Film/KissOfDeath'' according [[http://bettyboop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Romance_of_Betty_Boop_(Script) to the script]]. His trait of eerie laughing was taken from Udo's character.
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* {{Expy}}: Chuckles, one of Johnny Throat's henchmen, is one of Tommy Udo from ''Film/KissOfDeath'' according [[http://bettyboop.wikia.[[https://bettyboop.fandom.com/wiki/The_Romance_of_Betty_Boop_(Script) to the script]]. His trait of eerie laughing was taken from Udo's character.
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* HumanFocusedAdaptation: The cast are all-human. Betty's FunnyAnimal cast and Koko the Clown are AdaptedOut.
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* ALadyOnEachArm: Waldo was accompanied by two debutante tramps named Tracy (blonde) and Mimsey (redhead). They both take an instant dislike towards Betty, due to her knocking them off their table with her hips while singing for Waldo.
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''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in UsefulNotes/{{Syndication}} starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Bill Melendez.
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''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in UsefulNotes/{{Syndication}} starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Bill Melendez.
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''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in FirstRunSyndication starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Bill Melendez.
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''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in FirstRunSyndication UsefulNotes/{{Syndication}} starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Bill Melendez.
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Set in 1939 [[BigApplesauce New York]], Betty Boop is featured as an independent girl with big dreams; as of the present though, she is working two jobs to make ends meet during the Great Depression - a shoe clerk by day and a chorus girl by night at the Club Bubbles of her Uncle Mischa. A local iceman named Freddy is in love with her but Betty only has eyes for the rich playboy Waldo Van Lavish.
Unfortunately for Betty, Uncle Mischa is severely in debt to a local mobster named Johnny Throat. During Betty's performance, Mr. Throat comes to collect the money, accompanied by his two thugs Punchy and Chuckles. When Mr. Throat sees Betty Boop though, he takes an interest in her.
Unfortunately for Betty, Uncle Mischa is severely in debt to a local mobster named Johnny Throat. During Betty's performance, Mr. Throat comes to collect the money, accompanied by his two thugs Punchy and Chuckles. When Mr. Throat sees Betty Boop though, he takes an interest in her.
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Set in 1939 [[BigApplesauce New York]], Betty Boop is featured as an independent girl with big dreams; as of the present though, she is working two jobs to make ends meet during the Great Depression - a shoe clerk by day and a chorus girl by night at the Club Bubbles of her Uncle Mischa. A local iceman named Freddy is in love with her but Betty only has eyes for the rich playboy Waldo Van Lavish.
Lavish.
Unfortunately for Betty, Uncle Mischa is severely in debt to a local mobster named Johnny Throat. During Betty's performance, Mr. Throat comes to collect the money, accompanied by his two thugs Punchy and Chuckles. When Mr. Throat sees Betty Boop though, he takes an interest in her.
Unfortunately for Betty, Uncle Mischa is severely in debt to a local mobster named Johnny Throat.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Johnny Throat has greenish skin.
* BigApplesauce: Takes place entirely in New York City during 1939
* BigDamnHeroes: Betty and Waldo fall from the tall buildings in Times Square while pursued by Chuckles and Punchy. But Freddy rescues them in a net as he rides in a police helicopter.
* BigApplesauce: Takes place entirely in New York City during 1939
* BigDamnHeroes: Betty and Waldo fall from the tall buildings in Times Square while pursued by Chuckles and Punchy. But Freddy rescues them in a net as he rides in a police helicopter.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Johnny Throat has greenish skin.
*BigApplesauce: BigApplesauce: Takes place entirely in New York City during 1939
*BigDamnHeroes: BigDamnHeroes: Betty and Waldo fall from the tall buildings in Times Square while pursued by Chuckles and Punchy. Punchy. But Freddy rescues them in a net as he rides in a police helicopter.
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* DamselInDistress: Betty is this when Chuckles and Punchy tie up Betty to take her to Johnny Throat's apartment.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Implied with Freddy. The ending has Betty being called to travel to Hollywood for a screen test, leaving a dumbfounded Freddy staring at the viewers.
* DirtyCoward: Waldo Van Lavish; he is terrified when confronted by Johnny Throat's goons, forcing Betty Boop to take charge.
* ExactWords: Waldo tells Betty he wants her to meet his parents. Betty interprets this as a marriage proposal but ends up finding out that Waldo wanted Betty to be an upstairs maid to his father!
* {{Expy}}: Chuckles, one of Johnny Throat's henchmen, is one of Tommy Udo from ''Film/KissOfDeath'' according [[http://bettyboop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Romance_of_Betty_Boop_(Script) to the script]]. His trait of eerie laughing was taken from Udo's character.
* FilmNoir: The special has elements of this with its dark, muted backgrounds of black and gray.
* HandbagOfHurt: Betty wields one against Johnny Throat's thugs and Waldo Van Lavish.
* TheHyena: Chuckles is this, hence his name.
* KarmaHoudini: We never see or hear of Chuckles, Punchy or their boss Johnny Throat being arrested for kidnapping Betty Boop or trying to kill her.
* LoanShark: Implied with Johnny Throat as Uncle Mischa is heavily in debt to him.
* PeriodPiece: A television special made in TheEighties but set at the end of TheThirties
* RealPlaceBackground: Many of the backgrounds resemble photographs with the various cartoon characters animated over them.
* TerribleTrio:
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Implied with Freddy. The ending has Betty being called to travel to Hollywood for a screen test, leaving a dumbfounded Freddy staring at the viewers.
* DirtyCoward: Waldo Van Lavish; he is terrified when confronted by Johnny Throat's goons, forcing Betty Boop to take charge.
* ExactWords: Waldo tells Betty he wants her to meet his parents. Betty interprets this as a marriage proposal but ends up finding out that Waldo wanted Betty to be an upstairs maid to his father!
* {{Expy}}: Chuckles, one of Johnny Throat's henchmen, is one of Tommy Udo from ''Film/KissOfDeath'' according [[http://bettyboop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Romance_of_Betty_Boop_(Script) to the script]]. His trait of eerie laughing was taken from Udo's character.
* FilmNoir: The special has elements of this with its dark, muted backgrounds of black and gray.
* HandbagOfHurt: Betty wields one against Johnny Throat's thugs and Waldo Van Lavish.
* TheHyena: Chuckles is this, hence his name.
* KarmaHoudini: We never see or hear of Chuckles, Punchy or their boss Johnny Throat being arrested for kidnapping Betty Boop or trying to kill her.
* LoanShark: Implied with Johnny Throat as Uncle Mischa is heavily in debt to him.
* PeriodPiece: A television special made in TheEighties but set at the end of TheThirties
* RealPlaceBackground: Many of the backgrounds resemble photographs with the various cartoon characters animated over them.
* TerribleTrio:
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* DamselInDistress: DamselInDistress: Betty is this when Chuckles and Punchy tie up Betty to take her to Johnny Throat's apartment.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Implied with Freddy. The ending has Betty being called to travel to Hollywood for a screen test, leaving a dumbfounded Freddy staring at the viewers.
*DirtyCoward: DirtyCoward: Waldo Van Lavish; he is terrified when confronted by Johnny Throat's goons, forcing Betty Boop to take charge.
*ExactWords: ExactWords: Waldo tells Betty he wants her to meet his parents. parents. Betty interprets this as a marriage proposal but ends up finding out that Waldo wanted Betty to be an upstairs maid to his father!
*{{Expy}}: {{Expy}}: Chuckles, one of Johnny Throat's henchmen, is one of Tommy Udo from ''Film/KissOfDeath'' according [[http://bettyboop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Romance_of_Betty_Boop_(Script) to the script]]. His trait of eerie laughing was taken from Udo's character.
*FilmNoir: FilmNoir: The special has elements of this with its dark, muted backgrounds of black and gray.
*HandbagOfHurt: HandbagOfHurt: Betty wields one against Johnny Throat's thugs and Waldo Van Lavish.
*TheHyena: TheHyena: Chuckles is this, hence his name.
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*KarmaHoudini: KarmaHoudini: We never see or hear of Chuckles, Punchy or their boss Johnny Throat being arrested for kidnapping Betty Boop or trying to kill her.
*LoanShark: LoanShark: Implied with Johnny Throat as Uncle Mischa is heavily in debt to him.
*PeriodPiece: PeriodPiece: A television special made in TheEighties but set at the end of TheThirties
*RealPlaceBackground: RealPlaceBackground: Many of the backgrounds resemble photographs with the various cartoon characters animated over them.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Betty Boop with Uncle Mischa (left) and Johnny Throat (right)]]
->'' "A girl gets so lonesome reaching for the stars all by herself..."''
--> '''Betty Boop'''
''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in FirstRunSyndication starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Bill Melendez.
Set in 1939 [[BigApplesauce New York]], Betty Boop is featured as an independent girl with big dreams; as of the present though, she is working two jobs to make ends meet during the Great Depression - a shoe clerk by day and a chorus girl by night at the Club Bubbles of her Uncle Mischa. A local iceman named Freddy is in love with her but Betty only has eyes for the rich playboy Waldo Van Lavish.
Unfortunately for Betty, Uncle Mischa is severely in debt to a local mobster named Johnny Throat. During Betty's performance, Mr. Throat comes to collect the money, accompanied by his two thugs Punchy and Chuckles. When Mr. Throat sees Betty Boop though, he takes an interest in her.
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!!This work features examples of the following tropes:
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Johnny Throat has greenish skin.
* BigApplesauce: Takes place entirely in New York City during 1939
* BigDamnHeroes: Betty and Waldo fall from the tall buildings in Times Square while pursued by Chuckles and Punchy. But Freddy rescues them in a net as he rides in a police helicopter.
* ChorusGirls: Betty Boop performs as one at the Club Bubbles.
* DamselInDistress: Betty is this when Chuckles and Punchy tie up Betty to take her to Johnny Throat's apartment.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Implied with Freddy. The ending has Betty being called to travel to Hollywood for a screen test, leaving a dumbfounded Freddy staring at the viewers.
* DirtyCoward: Waldo Van Lavish; he is terrified when confronted by Johnny Throat's goons, forcing Betty Boop to take charge.
* ExactWords: Waldo tells Betty he wants her to meet his parents. Betty interprets this as a marriage proposal but ends up finding out that Waldo wanted Betty to be an upstairs maid to his father!
* {{Expy}}: Chuckles, one of Johnny Throat's henchmen, is one of Tommy Udo from ''Film/KissOfDeath'' according [[http://bettyboop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Romance_of_Betty_Boop_(Script) to the script]]. His trait of eerie laughing was taken from Udo's character.
* FilmNoir: The special has elements of this with its dark, muted backgrounds of black and gray.
* HandbagOfHurt: Betty wields one against Johnny Throat's thugs and Waldo Van Lavish.
* TheHyena: Chuckles is this, hence his name.
* KarmaHoudini: We never see or hear of Chuckles, Punchy or their boss Johnny Throat being arrested for kidnapping Betty Boop or trying to kill her.
* LoanShark: Implied with Johnny Throat as Uncle Mischa is heavily in debt to him.
* PeriodPiece: A television special made in TheEighties but set at the end of TheThirties
* RealPlaceBackground: Many of the backgrounds resemble photographs with the various cartoon characters animated over them.
* TerribleTrio:
** TheDon: Johnny Throat
** TheDragon: Chuckles
** TheBrute: Punchy
* TheUnintelligible: Johnny Throat is this, always communicating in mumbles, grunts and groans. Chuckles [[TranslatorBuddy translates what]] Mr. Throat says.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Betty Boop with Uncle Mischa (left) and Johnny Throat (right)]]
->'' "A girl gets so lonesome reaching for the stars all by herself..."''
--> '''Betty Boop'''
''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a 1985 animated television special aired in FirstRunSyndication starring Desiree Goyette as WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and produced by Bill Melendez.
Set in 1939 [[BigApplesauce New York]], Betty Boop is featured as an independent girl with big dreams; as of the present though, she is working two jobs to make ends meet during the Great Depression - a shoe clerk by day and a chorus girl by night at the Club Bubbles of her Uncle Mischa. A local iceman named Freddy is in love with her but Betty only has eyes for the rich playboy Waldo Van Lavish.
Unfortunately for Betty, Uncle Mischa is severely in debt to a local mobster named Johnny Throat. During Betty's performance, Mr. Throat comes to collect the money, accompanied by his two thugs Punchy and Chuckles. When Mr. Throat sees Betty Boop though, he takes an interest in her.
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!!This work features examples of the following tropes:
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Johnny Throat has greenish skin.
* BigApplesauce: Takes place entirely in New York City during 1939
* BigDamnHeroes: Betty and Waldo fall from the tall buildings in Times Square while pursued by Chuckles and Punchy. But Freddy rescues them in a net as he rides in a police helicopter.
* ChorusGirls: Betty Boop performs as one at the Club Bubbles.
* DamselInDistress: Betty is this when Chuckles and Punchy tie up Betty to take her to Johnny Throat's apartment.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Implied with Freddy. The ending has Betty being called to travel to Hollywood for a screen test, leaving a dumbfounded Freddy staring at the viewers.
* DirtyCoward: Waldo Van Lavish; he is terrified when confronted by Johnny Throat's goons, forcing Betty Boop to take charge.
* ExactWords: Waldo tells Betty he wants her to meet his parents. Betty interprets this as a marriage proposal but ends up finding out that Waldo wanted Betty to be an upstairs maid to his father!
* {{Expy}}: Chuckles, one of Johnny Throat's henchmen, is one of Tommy Udo from ''Film/KissOfDeath'' according [[http://bettyboop.wikia.com/wiki/The_Romance_of_Betty_Boop_(Script) to the script]]. His trait of eerie laughing was taken from Udo's character.
* FilmNoir: The special has elements of this with its dark, muted backgrounds of black and gray.
* HandbagOfHurt: Betty wields one against Johnny Throat's thugs and Waldo Van Lavish.
* TheHyena: Chuckles is this, hence his name.
* KarmaHoudini: We never see or hear of Chuckles, Punchy or their boss Johnny Throat being arrested for kidnapping Betty Boop or trying to kill her.
* LoanShark: Implied with Johnny Throat as Uncle Mischa is heavily in debt to him.
* PeriodPiece: A television special made in TheEighties but set at the end of TheThirties
* RealPlaceBackground: Many of the backgrounds resemble photographs with the various cartoon characters animated over them.
* TerribleTrio:
** TheDon: Johnny Throat
** TheDragon: Chuckles
** TheBrute: Punchy
* TheUnintelligible: Johnny Throat is this, always communicating in mumbles, grunts and groans. Chuckles [[TranslatorBuddy translates what]] Mr. Throat says.
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