Atomic Betty
Atomic Betty (retitled Atomic Betty: Mission Earth[2] for its third and final season) is a Canadian-French Flash animated science fantasy-comedy television series[3] produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Entertainment, Tele Images Kids and Marathon Media. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada, Phil Roman Entertainment (uncredited) in the United States and M6 (seasons 1 and 2) and Télétoon (season 3) in France.[4]
| Atomic Betty | |
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 From left to right: Sparky, Betty, and X-5. | |
| Also known as | Atomic Betty: Mission Earth (season 3) |
| Genre | Adventure Comic science fiction Magical girl Science fantasy Comedy |
| Created by |
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| Developed by | Kevin Gillis |
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| Opening theme | "Atomic Betty Theme" by Tajja Isen |
| Ending theme | "Atomic Betty Theme Remix" |
| Composer | Lenz Entertainment |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 79 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes 11 minutes (segments) 60 minutes (The No L-9 special) |
| Production companies | |
| Distributor | Breakthrough Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canada Teletoon France M6 (Seasons 1–2) Télétoon (Season 3) United States Cartoon Network (Seasons 1–2) The Hub (Seasons 2–3) |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) 1080p (16:9 HDTV Reissue) |
| Original release | August 6, 2004 – January 29, 2008 |
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In Canada, the series originally aired from August 6, 2004 [5][6] to January 29, 2008[7] on Teletoon. In France, the series aired on M6 from 2004 to 2005 and then on Télétoon+ from 2006 to 2008 and on BBC Kids until 2018 when BBC Kids discontinued. In the United States, the series aired on Cartoon Network from 2004 to 2005 and The Hub (now Discovery Family) from 2010 to 2013, with its third and final season. It will soon start airing reruns on Knowledge Network's Children's Programming block Knowledge Kids in Canada on May 2, 2021.
Synopsis
Betty Barrett is a typical 12-year-old girl who enjoys school, daydreaming about living in outer space, sci-fi movies, and singing in her musical band, living in Moose Jaw Heights (a fictional suburb of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan).[8][9] Unknown to all of her friends and family, however, she is also a member of the Galactic Guardians, an elite team dedicated to interstellar crime-fighting and law enforcement. As "Atomic Betty", assisted by her two allies; the alien pilot Sparky and a robot named X-5, she confronts the evil overlord Maximus I.Q. and his servant Minimus, as well as other intergalactic supervillains, criminals, terrorists, and gangsters. Despite being rather unassuming on Earth, Atomic Betty is a superstar throughout the galaxy and even has a crowd of people who consider her their role model.
In each episode, a crisis occurs somewhere in the galaxy, usually while Betty enjoys some tasks with her friends. Invariably, her wristwatch begins beeping, and she runs off alone to save the galaxy in her nice pastel pink-and-white superpowered Galactic Guardian battle suit, which allows her a wide variety of weapons, gadgets, and supernatural abilities, such as flying. Accompanied by her crew, Betty takes over to fight the villains before returning home and mentioning her absence.
The show includes frequent references to other well-known works of pop culture, especially sci-fi, such as Star Wars, The Matrix and Transformers.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 26 | Canada | August 6, 2004 | 2005 | |
| U.S. | September 1, 2004 | 2005 | |||
| 2 | 27 | October 7, 2005 | June 23, 2006 | ||
| 3 | 26 | September 28, 2007 | January 29, 2008 | ||
Characters
Production
Atomic Cartoons, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, writes the script and produces the animation for the series using Adobe Flash. Tele Images Kids produces animation and voice direction for the French-language version of the series. Breakthrough Films & Television, through its distribution subsidiary, handles worldwide distribution outside of Canada, except Spain and Portugal.[10]
Three seasons of the series have been produced to date, totaling 78 half-hour or 156 quarter-hour episodes, depending on the format shown in each market. There is also a one-hour Christmas special titled Atomic Betty: The No-L 9.
Cancelled sequel
In 2010, Atomic Cartoons announced a sequel series was planned for a production titled Atomic Betty Redux. The series would have featured the 17-year-old Atomic Betty; her teenage future self that debuted in "The Future Is Now! Part Two".
It was slated to be released either in late 2013 or mid-2014 but entered development hell shortly after. In early 2019, a Reddit user emailed Atomic Cartoons regarding the series and the response was that the planned series had been canceled due to the animation studio wanting to focus on new projects.[11]
Broadcast
Atomic Betty premiered on Teletoon in Canada on August 6, 2004. The series was previously aired on Cartoon Network from September 1, 2004 to December 2005 in the United States and The Hub (now Discovery Family) from October 10, 2010 to December 29, 2013.[12] It aired on CITV in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2006. The series is currently airing on Starz Kids and Family (first season only).[13]
Home media
Warner Home Video released two DVD volumes of the series on October 18, 2005 in Region 1[14][15][16] and February 6, 2006 in Japan. Each release contained eight segment-episodes from the first season. The other two volumes Betty Powers Up! and Betty Blasts Off![17] were planned but cancelled.
| DVD title | Season(s) | Episode count | Release date |
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| Betty, Set, Go! | 1 | 8 | October 18, 2005 |
| The season 1 compilation contained "Toxic Talent", "Spindly Tam Kanushu", "Atomic Roger", "Furball for the Sneeze", "The Really Big Game", "But the Cat Came Back", "The Doppelganger", and "The Incredible Shrinking Betty". Bonus features include: "Toughest Chick in the Alien World" Atomic Betty Theme music video. | |||
| Betty to the Rescue! | 1 | 8 | October 18, 2005 |
| The season 1 compilation contained "Maximus Displeasure", "Cosmic Cake", "Attack of the Evil Baby", "Crass Menagerie", "The Trouble with Triplets", "The Substitute", "Infantor Rules", and "Best (Mis)Laid Plans". Bonus features include: an animated interview with Maximus and Minimus discuss Atomic Betty. | |||
Merchandise
Soundtrack
| Atomic Betty | |
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| Released | November 8, 2005 |
| Recorded | 2004 |
| Genre | Pop, electronica |
| Length | 33:32 |
| Label | Koch |
Atomic Betty is the official soundtrack to the television series of the same name. It was released by Koch Records (now eOne Music) on November 8, 2005, and contains some tracks performed by the titular character of the series, Betty Barrett, voiced by Canadian actress-singer Tajja Isen. She wrote and recorded that album in 2004. As of 2017, the album is still available on iTunes[18] and Amazon.[19]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Atomic Betty Theme Song" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Supersonic Tronic Kinda Girl" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Alien Ball (Do The Betty!)" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Dog Star Sirius" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "A Feeling Called Love" | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Hold On" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Back In Space" | 2:01 |
| 8. | "This Cat Is Coming After You" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "That's What I Do" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Don't Surrender" | 4:14 |
Video game
A video game based on the series developed by Big Blue Bubble was released for the Game Boy Advance in Europe on August 25, 2005, and in North America on October 25, 2005.
References
- "Atomic Betty". London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- Clarke, Stewart (2008-10-16). "ITV buys new Atomic Betty". TBI Vision. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- "Atomic Betty [TV Series]". Allmovie. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
genres: Science Fiction
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9781476672939.
- "Breakthrough Animation Awards ATOMIC BETTY Worldwide Master Toy License to Playmates; Playmates Toys To Unveil ATOMIC BETTY Action Figures, Dolls and Accessories January '03". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. June 7, 2002. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2002-08-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Atomic Betty (OAD: 08/04/2008)". Zap2it TV Listings. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- "Saskatchewan Home To New Superhero," Hollywood North Report
- "Mad Maximus". Atomic Betty. Season 2.
- Breakthrough Entertainment: Atomic Betty. Retrieved 2009-02-27
- ExtensionEcho3 (2019-02-10). "PSA: There will be no Atomic Betty Redux!!". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- Thomas J. McLean (2010-09-08). "Atomic Betty Coming to The Hub". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- http://kidscreen.com/2017/06/08/distribution360-sends-five-kids-series-to-starz/
- "Atomic Betty: Season 1, Volume 1 – Betty, Set, Go!". Warner Home Video. Retrieved October 18, 2005.
- "Atomic Betty: Season 1, Volume 2 – Betty to the Rescue!". Warner Home Video. Retrieved October 18, 2005.
- "And Blast Off! -- Warner Home Video and Breakthrough Entertainment Launch the Highly Anticipated ``Atomic Betty DVDs Throughout the Galaxy Including Planet Earth". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. August 11, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- "Atomic Betty scrapped DVD volumes".
- "iTunes - Music - Atomic Betty by Atomic Betty". iTunes Store. 2005-11-08. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- "Atomic Betty: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
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